PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gheorghe Muresan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Boner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muresan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bing Bang by Korki Buchek. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Muresan
vs
Boner

225 cm
25
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

220 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gheorghe Muresan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Boner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muresan scores with a nice right hand.
Boner throws a sloppy head kick and Muresan moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Boner.
Boner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muresan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Boner.
Muresan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King Boner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boner throws a sloppy head kick
and Muresan counters with a good, hard body kick but Boner shrugs it off.
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!
Muresan misses with a head kick.
Boner throws a lazy head kick
and Muresan counters with a nice uppercut.
Boner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Muresan tries to clinch up but Boner circles away and keeps his distance.
Muresan thows a body kick. Boner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boner looks gassed!
Muresan doesn't manage to clinch there - Boner circles away.
Muresan connects with a solid leg kick.
Muresan tries to clinch up but Boner circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muresan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Muresan.
Muresan tries to clinch there but Boner circles away.
Boner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boner blocks the body kick.
Muresan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Boner misses
and Muresan counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muresan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Muresan.
A head kick by Boner misses
and Muresan counters with a nice leg kick.

Muresan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muresan just leaning against Boner, taking a breather.
Muresan trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Muresan.
Muresan tries a knee to the head but Boner blocks it.

Boner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muresan was well out of range. Poor timing from Boner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boner throws a sloppy head kick
and Muresan counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muresan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muresan. That's going to slow Boner down.
Boner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boner throws a lazy head kick
letting Muresan counter with a right hand.
Muresan tries to clinch up but Boner circles away and keeps his distance.
Boner throws a sloppy head kick
and Muresan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Muresan with a jab.
Boner wants to clinch but Muresan slips to the side
and Muresan counters with an outside leg kick.
Boner keeps the fight on the outside.
Boner throws a head kick that misses
and Muresan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boner really felt that one!
Muresan lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muresan throws a head kick but Boner moves out of range.
A low kick from Boner is predictable there
enabling Muresan to counter with a crisp jab.
Boner wants to clinch.
Muresan avoids the head kick by Boner.
Boner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boner throws a head kick that misses.
Muresan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muresan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Muresan pushes Boner up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muresan crunches a lovely knee into Boner's ribcage.
Muresan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muresan.
Muresan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boner misses with a knee strike.
Muresan with a knee to the head.
Muresan is struggling to control the position.
Muresan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muresan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muresan landing knees to the body.
Boner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muresan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muresan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boner looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muresan obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muresan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Boner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boner looks to clinch
and Muresan counters with a body kick that stops Boner in his tracks momentarily.
Muresan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gheorghe Muresan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muresan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boner tries to clinch
and Muresan counters with a head kick. That will keep Boner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boner avoids the head kick by Muresan.
Boner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muresan.
Muresan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boner can do to turn this around?
Boner lands a leg kick that knocks Muresan off balance momentarily.
Boner throws a sloppy head kick
and Muresan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boner misses with a head kick.
Boner throws a head kick that misses.
Boner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muresan tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boner darts in trying to clinch
and Muresan counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner swings away with a body shot that misses

and Muresan moves into the clinch.
Boner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boner stalls.
Muresan lands a knee to the body.
Muresan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Muresan.
Muresan landing knees to the head.
Boner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muresan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muresan lands a nice knee to the body.
Boner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muresan blocks it with crossed arms.
Muresan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muresan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muresan blocks it with crossed arms.
Muresan misses with a knee to the head.
Boner misses with a knee strike.
Boner is looking to control Muresan's arms but Muresan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boner has his back to the cage.
Muresan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Boner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Boner misses the target.
Boner wants to clinch

and Muresan moves into the clinch.
Boner tries a knee to the head but Muresan blocks it.
Muresan connects with a knee to the head.
Muresan scores with a knee to the head.
Muresan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boner blocks it with crossed arms.
Boner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boner pushes off an throws an elbow but Muresan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muresan misses with a knee to the head.
Boner is trying to break the clinch but Muresan is controlling him.
Boner tries to land knees in the clinch but Muresan avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boner misses with a knee to the head.
Muresan lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boner looking to throw knees to the head but Muresan is blocking nicely.
Muresan scores with a knee to the head.
Muresan connects with a knee to the head.
Boner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muresan misses with a knee to the head.
Boner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muresan connects with a knee to the head.
Boner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muresan tries to land a knee to the head but Boner blocks with his arms.
Muresan with a knee to the head.
Muresan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boner.
Boner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muresan avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muresan blocks it with crossed arms.
Muresan lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muresan landing knees to the body.
Boner managing to block the knees to the body from Muresan.
Boner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muresan's face.
Muresan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boner is trying to break the clinch but Muresan is controlling him.
Muresan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boner's efforts to push away.
Boner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muresan is keeping busy.
Muresan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muresan misses with a knee strike.
Boner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muresan connects with a knee to the head.
Boner is trying to break the clinch but Muresan is controlling him.
Muresan wants to stall.
Boner tries a knee to the head but Muresan blocks it.
Muresan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boner tries to land knees in the clinch but Muresan avoids the damage to the body.
Muresan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boner backwards.
Muresan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gheorghe Muresan dominated that second round.
That's time! Muresan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muresan counters with a solid body kick.
Boner tries to clinch but Muresan moves out of range.
Muresan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boner looks to score with a jab to the body but Muresan is just out of range.
Boner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muresan was well out of range. Poor timing from Boner.
Muresan throws a head kick that misses.
Boner keeps the fight on the outside.
Muresan blocks a head kick by Boner.
Boner just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muresan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boner throws a lazy head kick
and Muresan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muresan wants to clinch up but Boner keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Muresan counters with a low kick, right behind Boner 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muresan scores with a leg kick.
Muresan jabs Boner right on the nose. Boner blinks but takes it well.
Muresan misses with a head kick.
Muresan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boner throws a lazy head kick

and Muresan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Muresan tries a knee to the head but Boner blocks it.

Boner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boner wants to clinch but Muresan slips to the side
and Muresan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muresan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muresan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boner throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muresan avoids the head kick by Boner.
Muresan tries to land a front kick but Boner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boner misses with the body kick
and Muresan counters with a big head kick but Boner shrugs it off.
Gheorghe Muresan is winning the standup battle so far.
Muresan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boner throws a lazy head kick
and Boner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boner misses with a head kick.
Muresan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muresan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Muresan is looking to clinch.
Boner throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muresan tries to clinch but Boner is having none of it.
Boner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Muresan has Boner up against the cage in a clinch.
Boner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muresan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boner blocks it with crossed arms.
Muresan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gheorghe Muresan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muresan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muresan lands a knee to the head.
Muresan trying to control the position but instead, Boner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muresan into the cage.
Boner stalling in the clinch but Muresan improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muresan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muresan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muresan connects with a knee to the head.
Boner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muresan is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muresan's brow.
Boner is looking to break free of the clinch but Muresan has double underhooks.
Muresan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boner's face.
Muresan crunches a lovely knee into Boner's ribcage.
Boner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muresan being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muresan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King Boner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boner is looking to control Muresan's arms but Muresan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boner has his back to the cage.
Boner misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gheorghe Muresan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muresan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gheorghe Muresan!