PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Cadena (ranked 3098 p4p, 3577 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 303 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cadena
vs
Murhapuro

183 cm
18
155
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
153
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodolfo Cadena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro cracks a nice hook into Cadena's ribs.
Cadena throws a nice looking combination but Murhapuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cadena lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhapuro connects with the punch.
Cadena scores with a jab. Murhapuro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cadena moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Cadena.
Murhapuro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cadena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhapuro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhapuro throws out a counter right but Cadena avoids it with no problem.
Cadena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cadena moves away from the strike by Murhapuro.
Cadena looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cadena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhapuro unleashes a big counter combination but Cadena bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Cadena does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro throws a hook but Cadena avoids it easily.
Murhapuro scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhapuro stuns Cadena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro stuns Cadena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murhapuro misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cadena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhapuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cadena moves out of range of the strikes.
Cadena throws a hook to the side of Murhapuro's head but Murhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cadena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cadena's head backwards.
Murhapuro lands the left hand.
Murhapuro's corner calls for a 1-2. Murhapuro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cadena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cadena slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cadena is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Cadena misses
and Murhapuro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Cadena misses its intended target.

Murhapuro rushes Cadena and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Murhapuro breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhapuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Cadena.
Cadena throws a right hand that Murhapuro ducks under and follows up with a left that Murhapuro also avoids with ease.
Cadena takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but Cadena slips the punch.
Cadena lands with a shot to the body.
Cadena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Cadena. Those never looked like landing.
Murhapuro throws a jab when Cadena was well out of range.
Cadena's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhapuro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cadena scrambles back to his feet.
Murhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
Murhapuro misses with a hook. Cadena ducked under it nicely.
Murhapuro lands with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Murhapuro misses.
Cadena is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cadena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murhapuro counters with a nice uppercut.

Cadena is rocked!
Murhapuro slips a jab and a cross from Cadena.
Cadena is breathing heavily.
Murhapuro scores with a one two! Cadena had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Cadena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro steps in with a hook that catches Cadena right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Murhapuro follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cadena looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Murhapuro!