PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enemy. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Murth
vs
Scheisse

180 cm
30
190 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

195 cm
30
202 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scheisse!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Murth misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scheisse lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scheisse lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scheisse is looking to chop away at Murth's legs.
Scheisse throws a leg kick that misses.
Scheisse misses with a body shot.
Murth throws a series of strikes that have Scheisse backpedaling.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scheisse lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scheisse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murth in his tracks.
Murth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scheisse sprawls well. Scheisse wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murth gets slowly back to his feet.
Murth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scheisse moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scheisse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murth.
Some bone on bone action there as Murth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scheisse misses with a straight left.
Murth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scheisse.
Scheisse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Murth with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Murth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Scheisse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scheisse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michael Scheisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Murth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scheisse throws a shot to the body.
Murth misses with a few strikes there.
Murth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scheisse tries a low kick but Murth avoids it.
Scheisse misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse takes a swing at Murth's ribcage but misses.
Murth misses with a few strikes there.
Scheisse tries to clinch up but Murth circles away and keeps his distance.
Scheisse misses with a hook.
Scheisse tries to clinch but Murth is having none of it.
Murth misses with a body shot.
Scheisse throws a nice outside leg kick.

Scheisse moves into the clinch.
Murth can't break the clinch.
Scheisse working Murth over with knees to the body.
Murth managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Murth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scheisse up against the cage.
Scheisse lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scheisse.
Scheisse scores with a hook to the body.
Murth is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Scheisse.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Scheisse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scheisse 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.

Scheisse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael Scheisse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scheisse attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scheisse throws out a powerful jab.
Scheisse is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scheisse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scheisse.
Murth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scheisse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murth. That did some damage!
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!
Scheisse looks to score with a jab to the body but Murth is just out of range.
Scheisse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth throws a series of punches but Scheisse moves out of range.
Murth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scheisse has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scheisse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scheisse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scheisse misses with a wild body shot.
Adam Murth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scheisse.
Good leg kick by Scheisse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murth checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth checks a leg kick.
Scheisse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheisse motions for Murth to come forward. Scheisse throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scheisse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murth was well out of range. Poor timing from Scheisse.
Murth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scheisse throws a low kick, looking for Murth's leg but Murth calmly moves out of range.
Murth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murth slips under a jab from Scheisse.
Scheisse misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse just misses with a punch to the body.
Murth fails to land the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scheisse.
Scheisse throws a shot from downtown. Murth moves away and avoids it.
Michael Scheisse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scheisse scores with a one two! Murth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Scheisse clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scheisse.
Murth leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Scheisse.
Scheisse tries to stall but Murth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scheisse lands a shot to the body.
Scheisse prevents Murth from breaking the clinch.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Murth avoids the damage to the body.
Murth managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scheisse is pressed up against the cage. Murth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scheisse down to the mat. Scheisse avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scheisse.
Sloppy strikes from Scheisse. Those never looked like landing.
Murth staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scheisse. Scheisse obviously looking to wear him down.
Murth checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scheisse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Scheisse clinches.
Scheisse can't find room to land a body shot as Murth controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Scheisse.
Scheisse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scheisse missing with knees to the body.
Scheisse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scheisse trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scheisse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murth managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Murth avoiding damage as Scheisse throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse tries a body shot but Murth blocks it.
Murth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scheisse to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Murth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murth working hard to break the clinch.
Scheisse tries to work over Murth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scheisse taking a breather.
Scheisse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Murth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scheisse digs a right hand into Murth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murth's gas tank.
Murth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scheisse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Murth manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scheisse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scheisse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scheisse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Murth working for submissions but it's allowed Scheisse to get to half guard.

Scheisse gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scheisse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Murth scores with a four punch combination!
Scheisse misses with a low kick.
Scheisse throws a right hand that Murth ducks under and follows up with a left that Murth also avoids with ease.
Scheisse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Michael Scheisse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scheisse. Scheisse obviously looking to wear him down.
Scheisse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murth looks for a takedown but Scheisse sprawls well.
Adam Murth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth dodges the punch combination from Scheisse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scheisse.
Scheisse pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murth is out of range and Scheisse settles back down.

Scheisse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murth, pushing him back against the cage.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Murth's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scheisse struggles to land a body shot inside as Murth controls his hands.
Michael Scheisse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Murth breaks the clinch.
Murth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scheisse. Scheisse obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scheisse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scheisse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scheisse!
A victorious Michael Scheisse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.