PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurba Derba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Derba
vs
Murometz

210 cm
29
280 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
280 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurba Derba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Murometz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murometz tries to close the distance and clinch but Derba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murometz shoots in looking for a takedown but Derba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murometz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Murometz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Derba trying to stall but Murometz improves his position.
Murometz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murometz.
Derba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murometz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Derba tries to work over Murometz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murometz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derba's elbow.
Murometz blocks a body shot from Derba.
A short left from Murometz.
Derba takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derba misses with a body punch.
Murometz crunches a lovely knee into Derba's ribcage.
Derba is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derba.
Murometz gets through Derba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Derba controlling the action here for a moment.

Murometz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murometz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murometz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Derba!
Murometz thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murometz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Derba is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derba is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Murometz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Derba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murometz on the ground.

Murometz working for a guillotine from mount but Derba is in no mood to give up.
Murometz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Murometz content just to control the position here.
Murometz dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murometz has hold of Derba's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Derba manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Murometz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Derba to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Derba shrugs it off.
Derba is squirming around, avoiding Murometz's attempts to control the action.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murometz wants to finish this one by submission but Derba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Murometz.
Murometz is landing with some decent strikes but Derba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derba is squirming around, avoiding Murometz's attempts to control the action.
Murometz throwing strikes here but Derba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Murometz lands a nice shot to the head.

Murometz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Derba has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Murometz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Derba is looking to escape.
Derba tries to lock up and control but Murometz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murometz looking to control but Derba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Murometz 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.

Derba misses with a looping right.
Derba thows a body shot but no joy.
Derba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murometz wants to clinch up but Derba keeps it at a distance.
Derba scores with a leg kick.
Derba lands a really nice looking cross but Murometz seems unphased.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murometz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murometz tries to throw a body punch but Derba avoids it by throwing Murometz back against the cage.
Derba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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!
Murometz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murometz taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Derba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murometz pushes Derba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murometz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murometz is working Derba over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Murometz.
Murometz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Derba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Murometz.
Derba takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Murometz - that landed with a thud.
Ilya Murometz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Murometz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Murometz with that takedown attempt.
Murometz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hurba Derba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilya Murometz.
Murometz scores with a body shot.

Murometz pushes Derba up against the cage in a clinch.
Murometz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Derba misses with a body punch.
Derba blocks a body shot from Murometz.
Murometz stalling the fight.
Derba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murometz.
Murometz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Derba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murometz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Derba moves forwards but Murometz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murometz shoots in but no luck this time.
Murometz tries to clinch up but Derba circles away and keeps his distance.
Ilya Murometz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derba looks to score with a jab to the body but Murometz is just out of range.
Ilya Murometz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murometz moves in looking to clinch but Derba pushes him off.
Donk. Derba catches Murometz right on the button with a cross.
Murometz fails with a takedown attempt.
Derba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murometz misses with a wild body shot.
Murometz is looking to clinch.
Murometz tries to clinch but Derba moves out of range.
Derba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Derba lands with an uppercut that bounces Murometz off the cage and back into range.
Derba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Derba counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murometz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murometz is looking to clinch.
Murometz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Murometz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Murometz darts in and clinches Derba up against the cage.
Murometz lands a good knee to the midsection. Derba won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murometz.
Murometz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murometz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murometz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murometz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murometz stalling in the clinch.
Murometz lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murometz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murometz lands a body shot.
Murometz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murometz presses Derba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murometz presses Derba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz cracks Derba with a nice body shot.
Murometz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Murometz manages to break the clinch.
Murometz has a takedown stuffed.
Derba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Derba motions for Murometz to come forward. Derba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Murometz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Derba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Derba tries to get out of the position.

Murometz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Derba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ilya Murometz has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murometz in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz moves into full mount!
Murometz with good strikes from the mount here!
Murometz tries to control but Derba wriggling away.

Murometz looking for a guillotine from mount but Derba is having none of it.
Ilya Murometz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murometz raining down shots from the mount!
Murometz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Derba is looking to escape.

Derba is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Murometz locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Derba is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilya Murometz!
Ilya Murometz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.