PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joachim Murat (ranked 4740 p4p, 25442 weight class) and Du Klippt (ranked 334 p4p, 400 weight class). Joachim Murat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Du Klippt's chin.

Murat
vs
Klippt

173 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
158
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

BKC Nutrition and Laundry [30%]

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joachim Murat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Du Klippt!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Klippt on his heels. He'll look to pass Klippt's guard now, I'm sure.
Klippt is trying to control the position but Murat postures up.
Murat wants to pass the guard but Klippt is keeping the position.
Klippt wants to sweep but no luck.
Klippt trying to control the position.
Murat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murat trying to control but Klippt is working from the bottom.
Murat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat chips away with some ground and pound.
Murat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Klippt controls Murat momentarily but Murat frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murat is working Klippt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Klippt looking to control.
Murat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Klippt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murat controlling from the top position.
Klippt wants to sweep here but Murat controlling him for the moment.
Murat advances to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klippt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klippt wants to improve his position but Murat is controlling well.
Murat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klippt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murat lands strikes from half guard.
Klippt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Klippt trying to control from the bottom.

Murat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murat slows the pace down in half guard.
Klippt wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klippt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Klippt is rocked!
Murat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klippt is still in real trouble! Can Murat finish him?
Murat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klippt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murat is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Klippt!
Murat postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Klippt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Klippt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joachim Murat!
Du Klippt spoke after the fight, saying 'Unfortunate loss today, I’m going to work harder than ever and come back stronger than ever, I will be champion one day.'.