PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McMurtry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nak Hoon Im (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McMurtry
vs
Hoon Im

185 cm
25
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen McMurtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nak Hoon Im!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Im ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMurtry moves away.
A combination from McMurtry does no damage.
Im swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McMurtry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McMurtry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Im scores with a jab to the body.

Im moves into the clinch successfully.
McMurtry avoids a wild elbow strike from Im.
Im is trying to push McMurtry away but McMurtry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McMurtry tries to circle away but Im has him pinned against the cage.
Im lands a nice elbow.
McMurtry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Im blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Im keeps control of McMurtry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Im lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Im keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMurtry's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Im.
Im is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Im is trying to break free.
McMurtry is trying to push Im away but Im has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Im looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McMurtry blocking some punches.
McMurtry dodges an elbow strike from Im.
McMurtry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Im wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Im on the inside.
Im softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McMurtry working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McMurtry's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Im throws an elbow but misses.
Im throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McMurtrys head.
A frustrated look appears on McMurtry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Im swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Im wants to break the clinch but can't.
McMurtry is trying to break the clinch but Im is controlling him.
Im has had enough of the clinch but McMurtry keeps him there for the moment.
Im lands an elbow just above McMurtry 's eye.
Im scores with a nice hook to the head.
Im misses with a hook from the clinch.
Im looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McMurtry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Im wants to break free but McMurtry has control.
A short right from Im on the inside.
McMurtry dodges an elbow strike from Im.
Im lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMurtry backwards.
McMurtry has had enough of the clinch but Im keeps him there for the moment.
McMurtry is trying to break free.
McMurtry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Im working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McMurtry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McMurtry wants to get back to striking at distance but Im won't allow it.
Im wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McMurtry is trying to break the clinch but Im has him pressed against the cage.
Im throws a head punch that misses.

McMurtry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Im misses with a jab to the body
and McMurtry counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Im was well out of range. Poor timing from McMurtry.
Im misses with a looping right.
McMurtry tests Im's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Im cracks McMurtry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMurtry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McMurtry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McMurtry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Im throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Im misses with a shot to the body
and McMurtry counters with a left and a right that stings Im.

McMurtry tries to keep at a distance but Im has taken the fight into the clinch.
Im fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMurtry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McMurtry misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMurtry tries to throw a body punch but Im avoids it by throwing McMurtry back against the cage.
Im keeps control of McMurtry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Im blocks the elbow strike.

McMurtry breaks the clinch.
Im looks to land a left hand but McMurtry moved out of range nicely.
Im throws a body punch but McMurtry moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Im cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McMurtry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Im takes the fight into the clinch.
Im misses with an elbow strike.
McMurtry avoids the elbow strike from Im, against the cage.
McMurtry tries to break free but Im pushes him back against the cage.

Im pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMurtry cracks Im with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Im swings for the body but McMurtry moves out of range.
McMurtry tries to bum rush Im with a series of wild strikes but Im uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMurtry lands a nice looking body shot.
Im swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McMurtry counters with a nice body kick.
Im looks gassed!
McMurtry walks into a left hand.
Im swings away with a body shot that misses
letting McMurtry counter with a right hand.
McMurtry scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Im looks to land a right hand but McMurtry moved out of range.
McMurtry lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Im throws an off balance right hand
and McMurtry counters with a three punch combo that has Im backing up. Im nods at McMurtry to acknowledge the strikes.
McMurtry is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the body from Im misses
and McMurtry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Im gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Im.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Im.
A nice right hand lands inside from Im.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMurtry.
Im misses with a punch on the inside.
McMurtry is trying to break the clinch but Im has him pressed against the cage.
McMurtry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMurtry is looking to break free of the clinch but Im has double underhooks.
Im has McMurtry pressed against the cage, preventing McMurtry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Im looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McMurtry working hard to break the clinch.
McMurtry tries to work over Im's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McMurtry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Im's elbow.
McMurtry can't find room to land a body shot as Im controls the action.
McMurtry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Im has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Im misses with the head strike.
McMurtry avoids a wild elbow strike from Im.
Im wants to break free but McMurtry has control.
Im misses with some punches.
Im is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McMurtry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen McMurtry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McMurtry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McMurtry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMurtry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Im jabs McMurtry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Im misses with a body shot
and McMurtry finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McMurtry feints a jab promting Im to slip. McMurtry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Im slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McMurtry avoids the body shot from Im.
A looping hook to the body misses from Im. McMurtry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Im misses with a hook to the body
and McMurtry counters with a two punch combo.
Stephen McMurtry is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMurtry throws a series of strikes that have Im backpedaling.
Im throws a predictable looking body shot
and McMurtry counters with a nice body shot.
McMurtry misses with a two punch combination.
McMurtry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Im.
Im is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McMurtry lands a high kick!

McMurtry knocks Im to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Im is rocked!

McMurtry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Im to his feet.
Im is still on wobbly legs! Can McMurtry finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McMurtry.
Im seems to have recovered his senses.
McMurtry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Im takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McMurtry throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMurtry throws a one two combo.
McMurtry lands with a nice body kick.
Im takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McMurtry lands with a good body shot.
McMurtry scores with a body shot.
McMurtry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Im looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Im misses
and McMurtry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McMurtry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Im misses with a hook to the body
and McMurtry counters with a three punch combo that has Im backing up. Im nods at McMurtry to acknowledge the strikes.
Im takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McMurtry feints a jab promting Im to slip. McMurtry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Im slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McMurtry.
McMurtry scores with a head kick. Im tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McMurtry scores with a head kick.
McMurtry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Im under the eye.
A lazy left from McMurtry finds it's target.
McMurtry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Im slips a jab and a cross from McMurtry.
McMurtry punishes Im's body with a nice straight punch.
McMurtry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McMurtry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Im backs up against the cage.
McMurtry feints a jab promting Im to slip. McMurtry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Im slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McMurtry misses with the combination.
McMurtry lands a nice looking body shot.
Im has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from McMurtry.

Im closes the distance and clinches.
McMurtry tries to break free but Im pushes him back against the cage.
Im has a couple of punches blocked by McMurtry.
Im is looking to break free of the clinch but McMurtry has double underhooks.
McMurtry is trying to push Im away but Im has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McMurtry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Im keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMurtry's efforts to push away.
Im working aggressively here.
McMurtry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from McMurtry on the inside.
Im keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMurtry's efforts to push away.
Im creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Im misses with an elbow over the top.
McMurtry tries to work over Im's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McMurtry is trying to push Im away but Im has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Im swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMurtry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ims head.

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.
Im misses with an elbow strike.
Im looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Im wants to break free but McMurtry has control.
Im doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McMurtry blocks an elbow strike.
Im is looking to break free of the clinch but McMurtry has double underhooks.
Im doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McMurtry pushes off an throws an elbow but Im leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McMurtry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Im prevents McMurtry from breaking the clinch.
Im has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Im wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McMurtry has him pressed against the cage.
McMurtry lands with a short shot to the head.
McMurtry takes a shot to the head.
Im lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McMurtry backwards.
McMurtry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McMurtry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Im can do to turn this around?
McMurtry works on Im's body with a couple of short punches.
Im lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Im keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMurtry's efforts to push away.
Im misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Im fails to land.
McMurtry tries a body shot but Im blocks it.
McMurtry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen McMurtry dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Im misses with a hook to the body
and McMurtry counters with a head kick.
Im throws a right hand that misses
and McMurtry counters with a nice body shot.
McMurtry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMurtry lands a nice hook to Im's body. Im takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McMurtry misses with a few strikes there.
McMurtry scores with a head kick.
McMurtry misses with a series of wild punches.
Im takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McMurtry lands a head kick. Im smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McMurtry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Im thows a left - swing and a miss!
Im dodges the punch combination from McMurtry.
McMurtry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McMurtry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Im stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McMurtry misses with a wild combination.
Stephen McMurtry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurtry thuds a left hand into Im's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McMurtry.
McMurtry jabs Im to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Im misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McMurtry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McMurtry lands with a kick to the temple. Im shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McMurtry moves into range and connects with a jab.
McMurtry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Im eats them both and turns towards McMurtry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Im takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McMurtry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Im backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMurtry lands a high kick!
McMurtry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McMurtry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McMurtry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McMurtry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McMurtry fails to land with a series of punches.
Nak Hoon Im has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry lands a head kick!
McMurtry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMurtry throws a nice head kick!
McMurtry throws a right hand that Im ducks under and follows up with a left that Im also avoids with ease.
Im swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Im throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMurtry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMurtry misses with a double jab.
Im misses with a jab to the body
and McMurtry finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McMurtry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Im swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McMurtry counters with a two punch combo.
McMurtry lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for McMurtry.
Im has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry avoids the body shot from Im.
McMurtry digs a good hook to Im's body.
McMurtry throws a front kick that sends Im stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from McMurtry.
McMurtry lands a nice shot to the body.
McMurtry looks to land a combination. Im sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McMurtry digs a good body shot into Im's ribs.
McMurtry throws a nice head kick!
McMurtry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McMurtry scores with a kick to the body.
McMurtry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Im misses the body punch
and McMurtry counters with a head kick. That will keep Im thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Im has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McMurtry finds it's way round the side to connect with Im's head.
A left and a right from McMurtry both land. Nice combination.
Im ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMurtry moves away.
Im tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMurtry was well out of range. Poor timing from Im.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry fails to land with a series of punches.
Im scores with a shot to the body.
McMurtry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Im has time to react.
Im swings away with a body shot that misses
and McMurtry counters with a series of strikes. Im will be more careful next time no doubt.
Im on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Im slips a jab and a cross from McMurtry.
McMurtry lands a two punch combo.
McMurtry lands a slapping body shot.
McMurtry just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from McMurtry misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Im. McMurtry does a little dance to reset his feet.
McMurtry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMurtry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Im misses with a body shot
and McMurtry counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Im misses with a body shot
and McMurtry counters with a nice uppercut.
McMurtry throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen McMurtry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McMurtry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen McMurtry!