PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killem Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enemy. Quick has chosen Ready, Able as his entrance music. Killem Quick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Murth
vs
Quick

180 cm
26
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

200 cm
22
199 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killem Quick!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quick.
Quick looks to score with a jab to the body but Murth is just out of range.
Quick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Murth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murth was well out of range. Poor timing from Quick.
Murth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quick counters with a straight right hand.
Quick misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murth.
Quick misses with a straight left.
Quick lands a two punch combo.
Murth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth misses with a combination
letting Quick counter with a right hand.
Murth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quick counters with a left to the body.

Quick gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Murth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murth looking to pass the guard.
Quick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murth advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Quick sneaks out the side door and pushes Murth away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Murth misses with a two punch combination.
Quick misses the shot to the body.
Quick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Quick throws the left hand but Murth avoids the punch easily.
Murth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Quick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is looking to clinch but Murth is avoiding it.
Quick looks for a takedown but Murth sprawls well.
Quick lands a really nice looking cross but Murth seems unphased.
Quick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murth needs to keep his hands up - Quick had a free shot at his head there.
Quick misses with a combination
and Quick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murth.
Murth looks to land a combination but Quick avoids it well.
Murth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quick.
Murth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Quick darts in and clinches Murth up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Quick.
A short right from Quick.

Murth breaks the clinch.
Murth misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murth tries to bum rush Quick with a series of wild strikes but Quick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Murth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Quick sprawls well initially but Murth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killem Quick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Murth slips under a jab from Quick.
Murth blocks a jab.
Quick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Killem Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quick moves in looking to clinch but Murth pushes him off.
Quick misses with a few strikes there.
Quick thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murth scores with a three punch combo!

Murth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murth wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quick can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murth wants to pass the guard but Quick is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Murth has gone for a leg lock! Quick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Murth's guard.
Murth keeping full guard, as Quick tries to pass.
Quick forces his way into half guard.

Murth actively working from the bottom here.
Murth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Quick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Quick's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murth looking for the choke but no joy.
Murth missing with punches from the back.
Murth throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Murth is persistently looking for the submission but Quick is defending it well.
Quick covering up well under a series of strikes from Murth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murth punches the canvas rather than the man.
Murth has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Quick.

Murth is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Murth throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Quick won't enjoy being in this position. Murth looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Quick is tapping - it's over boys! Murth picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Murth!