PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saso Murko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixon Tudeep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tudeep has chosen Survival of the Fitttest as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Murko
vs
Tudeep

175 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
208 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saso Murko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dixon Tudeep!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudeep throws a looping overhand right but Murko ducks down to avoid it.
Tudeep scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tudeep misses with a leg kick
letting Murko counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Murko as Tudeep shoots in.
Tudeep throws a combination that misses
and Murko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tudeep misses with a combination
and Murko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Tudeep forces Murko back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Murko.
Tudeep is trying to break the clinch but Murko has him pressed against the cage.
Tudeep tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murko avoids it.
Murko is leaning against Tudeep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tudeep pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tudeep drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tudeep has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Saso Murko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixon Tudeep.
Murko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murko presses Tudeep against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tudeep is trying to push Murko away but Murko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murko.
Tudeep looks gassed!
Murko slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Murko.
Tudeep is trying to force a seperation but Murko has the dominant position.
Murko is leaning against Tudeep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Murko.
Murko lands a nice shot to the body.
Murko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
Murko lands a hook that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
Murko pushes Tudeep back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Murko.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murko seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A hook to the body from Murko.
Murko slows down the pace here.
Murko lands a nice shot to the body.
Murko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tudeep up against the cage.
Murko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murko stalling.
Murko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tudeep tries to break free but Murko pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murko.
Murko pushes Tudeep back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Murko.
Murko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murko just leaning against Tudeep, taking a breather.
Tudeep has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tudeep up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saso Murko.
Murko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Murko as he connects with a hook.
Murko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tudeep on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudeep misses with a right hand
and Murko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Murko closes the distance and clinches.
Murko pushes Tudeep back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tudeep trying to land knees to the body.
Murko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
Murko scores with a hook to the body.
Tudeep's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murko pushes Tudeep back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murko works on Tudeep's body with a couple of short punches.
Murko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Murko.
Murko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tudeep up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murko pushes Tudeep back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murko.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tudeep's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murko lands a shot to the body.
Murko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murko presses Tudeep against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murko gets through Tudeep's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murko lands a body punch.
Murko is leaning against Tudeep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
Murko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Murko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Murko on the inside.
Murko stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murko.
Murko lands a left hand.
Tudeep wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tudeep walks into a jab.
Tudeep falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Murko has closed the distance and engaged Tudeep in a clinch.
Murko keeps control of Tudeep as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tudeep drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murko pulls his leg out and moves away.

Murko has managed to clinch.
Murko stalling.
Murko gets through Tudeep's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saso Murko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murko lands a nice shot to the body.
Murko lands a body shot.
Murko slowing the pace effectively.
Tudeep takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Murko.
Tudeep is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Murko.
Murko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tudeep can do to turn this around?
Murko lands with a short shot to the head.
Murko pushes Tudeep back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murko is working Tudeep over against the cage.
Murko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murko - that landed with a thud.
Murko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tudeep.
Murko taking a breather.
Tudeep can't get the takedown.
Murko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
Murko lands with a left to the head.
Murko works on Tudeep's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Murko.
Murko lands a shot to the body.
Murko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tudeeps head.
Murko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
Murko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tudeep misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murko is leaning against Tudeep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murko stalling against the cage.
Tudeep with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murko controlling the action here for a moment.
Murko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murko.
Murko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murko lands a nice uppercut.
Murko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murko pushes Tudeep back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murko effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Murko.

Tudeep ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tudeep no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tudeep looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murko wants to stand but Tudeep is controlling his posture from full guard.
Murko won't allow Tudeep to sweep him here.

Tudeep looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tudeep on the ground.
Tudeep looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murko is one step ahead there.
Tudeep not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tudeep keeping moving, preventing Murko from controlling successfully.
Murko wants to get up but he can't break Tudeep's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tudeep keeping moving, preventing Murko from controlling successfully.
Murko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Saso Murko wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Tudeep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saso Murko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tudeep is looking to land body kicks.
Tudeep looks to land a body kick but Murko moved away.
Dixon Tudeep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Murko gets tackled into the cage by Tudeep. Tudeep maintains the clinch.
Tudeep wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tudeep has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Murko.
Tudeep tries to circle away but Murko has him pinned against the cage.
Tudeep is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Murko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Murko lands with a right to the head.
Murko lands a shoulder strike.
Tudeep goes for a takedown attempt but Murko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saso Murko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixon Tudeep.
Tudeep takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tudeep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Murko.
Tudeep throws a combination that misses
and Murko counters with a nice uppercut.
Saso Murko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tudeeps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tudeep is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murko lands a nice looking body shot.

Tudeep moves into the clinch.
Murko presses Tudeep against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murko lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Murko.
Murko scores with a hook to the body.
Murko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tudeep tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murko avoids it.
Murko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Dixon Tudeep has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Murko.
Murko is stalling here.
Murko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tudeep.
Murko digs a right hand underneath Tudeep's ribcage. Tudeep let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murko - that landed with a thud.
Saso Murko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
Murko lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Murko.
Murko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
Murko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tudeep backwards.
A right hand to the body from Murko.
Murko keeps control of Tudeep as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tudeep.
Tudeep is working for takedown but Murko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudeep tries to break the clinch but Murko is controlling the position.
Tudeep tries to break the clinch but Murko is controlling the position.
Murko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murko taking a breather.
Murko scores with a hook to the body.
Tudeep is looking to break free of the clinch but Murko has double underhooks.
Murko controlling the action here for a moment.
Murko lands a nice uppercut.
Tudeep tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murko has Tudeep pressed against the cage.
Tudeep is trying to force a seperation but Murko has the dominant position.
Murko stalling in the clinch.

Tudeep has Murko pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tudeep pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Murko tumbling to the mat - Tudeep dives into Murko's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tudeep is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tudeep prevents Murko from getting back to his feet.
Tudeep trying to control the position from guard on top but Murko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murko trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saso Murko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murko, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saso Murko!