PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 1807 p4p, 1755 weight class) and Pauke Murhaa (ranked 240 p4p, 233 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Murley
vs
Murhaa

194 cm
39
212
22 - 16 - 1

188 cm
35
220
25 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murley cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scott Murley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
Nice cross by Murhaa.
Murley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been informed that Murhaa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murley misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murley misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Murley cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Murley throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murley throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa throws a leg kick
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murley misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murley.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but Murley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
Murley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murley looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Murley.
Murhaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Murley.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Murley avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murley.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa.

It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murley.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Murley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley jabs at Murhaa's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murley walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
Murley misses with a straight left.
A jab from Murley misses.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
Murley misses with a body shot.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murley avoids a kick to the body.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Murley misses its intended target.
Murley connects with a right hand. Murhaa shakes it off.
Murhaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Murley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Murley avoids it.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Murley ducked under it nicely.
Murley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murley takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murley throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murley scores with a nice right hand.
Murley loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.

Oooooh!!! Murhaa has knocked Murley down with a huge combo! Murhaa steps away and waves a wobbly Murley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Murley is rocked!
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Murley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murley.
Murley dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Murley seems to have got his legs back now.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Murley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murhaa misses with a two punch combination.
Murley throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pauke Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Murley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murley.
Murley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Murley swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murley misses the jab.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murley misses with a looping right.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Murley avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murley.
Pauke Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murley scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murley digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murley throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa misses with a head kick.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murley misses with a hook to the body
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murley throws a body shot but no joy.
Murley blocks a jab.
Murhaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Murley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Murley loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Murley just misses with a punch to the body.
Murley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhaa momentarily.
Murley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murhaa on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa lands with a cross.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murley swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murley throws a one two combo.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murley throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murley blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Murley.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Murley avoids the body shot from Murhaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Murley's head.
Murhaa defending well as Murley loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murley misses with a hook.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murley.
Murley throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murley.
Murley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murley misses with a hook.
Murley just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Murley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa tries to land a front kick but Murley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
Murley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Murley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Murley.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Murley's shoulder, as Murley tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murhaa walks into a stiff left hand from Murley.
Murhaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murley checks it well.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murley is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Murley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Murley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Murley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murley on the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Murley ducked under it nicely.
Murley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Murhaa throws a jab when Murley was well out of range.
Murley moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Murley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murhaa's hands.
A slow jab from Murley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Murley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murley takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Murley moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murley.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Murley.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murley throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murley slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murhaa - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Murhaa lands a big head kick that sends Murley tumbling to the mat! Murhaa takes a step backwards and waves Murley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Murley misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murley.
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Murhaa misses.
Murley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murley.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Murley's head but Murley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Murley missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Murhaa cracks Murley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murhaa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Murley to stand back up!
Murley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murhaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murley if he has to take too many more of those.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murley misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pauke Murhaa!
A victorious Pauke Murhaa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Scott Murley stepped up to the mic, saying ' '.