PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumerk Murwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murwain
vs
Yvel

198 cm
23
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
235 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumerk Murwain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murwain avoids a kick to the body.

Yvel moves into range and clinches up with Murwain.

Murwain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yvel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murwain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yvel has Murwain pressed against the cage, preventing Murwain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Murwain breaks the clinch.
Yvel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yvel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murwain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murwain avoids the body shot from Yvel.
Yvel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murwain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yvel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Murwain throws the left hand but Yvel avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Yvel misses.
Yvel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murwain circles away quickly and effectively.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel throws a head kick but Murwain moves out of range.
Yvel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yvel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yvel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yvel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yvel connects with a solid leg kick.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Murwain missing with a left hand there. Yvel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murwain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ruben Yvel has been cut.
Murwain scores with a jab. Yvel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Yvel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice cross by Murwain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murwain throws a hook but Yvel blocks it.
Yvel tries to clinch up but Murwain circles away and keeps his distance.
Yvel just misses with a punch to the body.
Yvel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murwain.
Yvel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murwain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yvel momentarily.
A lazy left from Murwain finds it's target.
Ruben Yvel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Murwain misses

and Yvel counters by clinching up.
Murwain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Murwain breaks from the clinch.
Murwain throws a hook but Yvel blocks it.
Murwain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yvel moves out of range as Murwain strikes.
Yvel throws a push kick but Murwain slaps the foot to one side.
Yvel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel walks into a jab.
Yvel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Yvel clinches with his opponent.
Murwain tries to break the clinch but Yvel is controlling the position.
Murwain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murwain working hard to break the clinch.
Murwain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murwain is trying to break the clinch but Yvel is controlling him.
Murwain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murwain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murwain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yvel has him pressed against the cage.
Murwain has had enough of the clinch but Yvel keeps him there for the moment.
Yvel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yvel holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murwain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yvel misses with a kick to the body.
Yvel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murwain counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Ruben Yvel's cut even more.
Yvel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murwain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yvel.
Yvel looks to clinch
enabling Murwain to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yvel doesn't manage to clinch there - Murwain circles away.
Yvel moves out of range as Murwain strikes.

Murwain lands a big uppercut and Yvel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yvel looks OK. Murwain waves Yvel back to his feet!
Yvel misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yvel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yvel moves out of range of the strikes.

Yvel closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumerk Murwain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Yvel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yvel throws a wild body kick that Murwain sees coming a mile off.
Murwain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murwain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yvel doesn't seem bothered though.
Yvel tries to clinch there but Murwain circles away.
Murwain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murwain lunges at Yvel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yvel's hand.
Yvel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The cut above Ruben Yvel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murwain throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Murwain lands.

Yvel is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murwain. Yvel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murwain works the jab nicely.
Yvel is still on wobbly legs! Can Murwain finish him?

Ruben Yvel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel seems to have recovered his senses.

Murwain lands a big right hand that sends Yvel crashing to the mat! Murwain stays standing though and waves Yvel back to his feet!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruben Yvel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rumerk Murwain!