PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Nedved (ranked 3863 p4p, 5639 weight class) and Hick McMurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Nedved has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nedved
vs
McMurray

180 cm
25
193
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
195
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavel Nedved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hick McMurray!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McMurray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

McMurray tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McMurray has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

McMurray tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McMurray has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McMurray working away.
Nedved wants to get back to his feet but McMurray drags him back down.

McMurray thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

McMurray goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nedved has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McMurray but great work by Nedved.
Nedved wants to control but McMurray is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on McMurray's face as Nedved controls the position.
McMurray tries to bench press Nedved off him but Nedved keeps the position.

Nedved is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. McMurray looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nedved gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. McMurray is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nedved lets go of the hold and McMurray can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pavel Nedved!