PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rabesandratana Randreanaivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saso Murko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Randreanaivo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Insane Clown Posse - Another Love Song. Rabesandratana Randreanaivo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Randreanaivo
vs
Murko

188 cm
22
216 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rabesandratana Randreanaivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saso Murko!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Murko as Randreanaivo shoots in.
Murko lands a jab to the head.
Murko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murko misses the shot to the body.
Murko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murko leaves Randreanaivo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left lands for Murko.
Randreanaivo checks a leg kick.
Randreanaivo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rabesandratana Randreanaivo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randreanaivo shoots in for a takedown but Murko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murko lands a jab to Randreanaivo's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randreanaivo doesn't seem bothered though.
Randreanaivo is breathing heavily.
Randreanaivo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murko as he jumps to the side.
Murko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Randreanaivo. That did some damage!
Randreanaivo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murko.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murko pushes Randreanaivo up against the cage in a clinch.

Murko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randreanaivo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murko is out of range and Randreanaivo settles back down.
Murko digs a good body shot into Randreanaivo's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murko. Randreanaivo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randreanaivo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murko pinned against the cage. Murko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murko lands a nice hook to Randreanaivo's body. Randreanaivo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Murko.
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!
Murko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murko. Randreanaivo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randreanaivo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murko.
Murko lands a jab to the head.
Murko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randreanaivo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murko.

Murko instigates a clinch.
Randreanaivo blocks a body shot from Murko.
Murko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Murko lands with a short shot to the head.
Murko lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Randreanaivo.
Murko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Randreanaivo.
Murko lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Murko.

Murko manages to break the clinch.
Murko scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Randreanaivo's sensitive parts.
Murko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Rabesandratana Randreanaivo has been cut.
Randreanaivo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donk. Murko catches Randreanaivo right on the button with a cross.
Murko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randreanaivo doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murko. Randreanaivo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murko misses the shot to the body.
Randreanaivo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Randreanaivo avoids the body shot from Murko.
Murko thuds a left hand into Randreanaivo's body.
A cross from Murko lands.
Murko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Randreanaivo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murko connects with a solid leg kick.
Murko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murko scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Murko slams his shin into Randreanaivo's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murko scores with a nice body kick.
Murko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murko takes a swing at Randreanaivo's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saso Murko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rabesandratana Randreanaivo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Murko just misses with a punch to the body.
Randreanaivo misses with a wild combination.
Randreanaivo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murko swivels and escapes.
Murko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Randreanaivo's sensitive parts.
Murko stuns Randreanaivo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Randreanaivo rather than just go for the knockout.
Murko scores with the left hand. Randreanaivo knows he should have avoided that one.
Randreanaivo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murko.
Saso Murko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murko misses the shot 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!
Murko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice cross by Murko.
Murko misses with a body shot.
Randreanaivo has his takedown stuffed
and Murko counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murko, right into the meat.
Randreanaivo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murko lands a body shot.
Murko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randreanaivo manages to avoid it.
Randreanaivo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rabesandratana Randreanaivo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randreanaivo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murko throws a body punch but Randreanaivo moves out of range.
Randreanaivo drops his hands momentarily and Murko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left lands for Murko.

Randreanaivo is rocked!
Murko cracks Randreanaivo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Randreanaivo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Murko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Randreanaivo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saso Murko!