PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leiffi Murunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leiffi Murunen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Out
vs
Murunen

155 cm
24
141 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

155 cm
25
131 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leiffi Murunen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murunen throws a series of punches but Out avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Out.
Murunen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murunen misses with a left hand
and Out counters with a nice uppercut.
Murunen fails to land with a series of punches.
Out goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murunen tests Out's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Out ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Out delivers a nice body kick.
Out cracks Murunen with a good jab.
Murunen looks to land a left hand but Out moved out of range nicely.
Murunen misses with an uppercut
and Out counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murunen doesn't seem bothered though.
Murunen slips a straight right by Out.
Out dodges the punch combination from Murunen.
Out dodges the punch combination from Murunen.
Murunen looks gassed!
Murunen misses with a hook
enabling Out to counter with a crisp jab.
Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murunen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Out misses with a body kick.
Murunen throws a lazy uppercut
and Out counters with a nice uppercut.
Murunen throws a lazy right hand but Out sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Murunen misses the target.
Out shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murunen but Murunen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murunen throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Out slips a jab and a cross from Murunen.
Murunen swings for the body but Out moves out of range.
Murunen throws a hook to the side of Out's head but Out sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
Murunen throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out throws a series of punches but Murunen moves out of range.
Out with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murunen throws a jab but it's blocked by Out.
Nice defenses there by Out.
Murunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Out counters with a nice leg kick.
Murunen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Out waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murunen.
Out moves in looking to clinch but Murunen pushes him off.
Murunen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Out bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murunen moves away.
Murunen misses with a wild body shot.
Murunen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murunen misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murunen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murunen throws a looping overhand right but Out ducks down to avoid it.
Murunen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Out tries to land a front kick but Murunen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Out thows a body shot but no joy.
Murunen moves out of range as Out throws a body kick.
Murunen misses with a right hand
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Out shoots in looking for a takedown but Murunen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Out's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out slips under a jab from Murunen.
Murunen throws a hook to the side of Out's head but Out sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knock Out dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Murunen misses with a low kick.
Murunen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murunen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murunen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Out counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murunen misses with an uppercut
and Out counters with a nice body kick.
Out looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Out looks to land a combination but Murunen avoids it well.
Murunen tries a low kick but Out avoids it.
Out throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murunen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murunen misses with a right hand
and Out counters with a nice uppercut.
Murunen misses with a right hand
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murunen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Out.
Murunen misses with a jab to the body
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Murunen.
Nice shot lands for Murunen.
Out scores with a hook to the body. Murunen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murunen misses with a right hand
and Out counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murunen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Out slips under a jab from Murunen.
Murunen moves away from the strike by Out.
Murunen misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Leiffi Murunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murunen looks to throw the jab but Out is out of range.
Murunen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Out needs to keep his hands up - Murunen had a free shot at his head there.
Out closes the distance and clinches up with Murunen, looking for a takedown. Out pushes Murunen against the cage but Murunen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Murunen. Those never looked like landing.
Murunen misses with a right hand
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murunen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Out back to the cage. Murunen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murunen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Out lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murunen connects with a body shot.
Murunen swings widly with a right hand
and Out counters with a one-two to the body.
Out misses with a looping left.
Murunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Out scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good shot there by Murunen.
Murunen throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Out counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murunen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Out momentarily.
Murunen throws an off balance right hand
and Out counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murunen misses the jab.
Murunen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murunen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murunen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murunen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Knock Out will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murunen.
Murunen misses the jab.
Out thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murunen if he has to take too many more of those.
Murunen drops his hands momentarily and Out takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murunen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Murunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Out fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murunen throws an overhand right that lands on Out's shoulder, as Out tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murunen throws the left hand but Out avoids the punch easily.
Out tries to move into range but Murunen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Out manages to avoid it.
Murunen throws a right hand that misses
and Out counters with a series of strikes. Murunen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murunen misses with a looping right.
Murunen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murunen misses with a double jab.
Out scores with a one two! Murunen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murunen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Out's head backwards.
Murunen throws the left hand but Out avoids the punch easily.
Murunen misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Murunen.
Murunen throws a lazy uppercut
and Out counters with a one-two to the body.
Out uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murunen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murunen misses with a hook. Out ducked under it nicely.
Murunen misses with an uppercut
and Murunen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murunen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danga de danga de dang - Out scores with a four punch combination!
Murunen throws a right hand that misses
and Out makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murunen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Out throws a hook but Murunen blocks it.
Murunen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Out counters with a series of strikes. Murunen will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murunen throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Murunen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Out sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Out takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knock Out is winning the standup battle so far.
Murunen misses with a right hand
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.
Out slips under a jab.
Out throws a jab but it's blocked by Murunen.
Murunen misses with a left hand
and Out counters with a left and a right that stings Murunen.

Murunen is rocked!
Murunen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Out counters with a left and a right... And another left! Murunen is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knock Out!