PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bearinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth has chosen Enemy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bearinstein
vs
Murth

182 cm
25
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
32
190 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Next Level Nutrition

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Bearinstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Murth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murth drives through with a takedown into Bearinstein's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Murth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murth stops Bearinstein from standing up.
Murth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bearinstein's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearinstein is pressing down on Murth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bearinstein is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murth postures up in Bearinstein's guard and throws a big left but Bearinstein blocks it.
Murth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murth won't allow Bearinstein to sweep him here.
Murth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bearinstein's guard.
Bearinstein is trying to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bearinstein's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth wants to pass the guard but Bearinstein is defending well.
Murth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bearinstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murth trying to control from half guard but Bearinstein is working away.
Murth not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Murth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bearinstein sees it coming and defends easily.
Bearinstein is not content to let Murth control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth slips a nice elbow through Bearinstein's hands, connecting with Bearinstein's forehead.
Murth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murth wants to free his trapped foot but Bearinstein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bearinstein is trying to stand up here but Murth is controlling him well.
Bearinstein is staying active underneath Murth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murth working Bearinstein over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bearinstein trying to control here.
Murth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bearinstein's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bearinstein keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Murth is thwarting Bearinstein's attempts to control the position.
Bearinstein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murth.
Murth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bearinstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murth is pressing down on Bearinstein's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bearinstein is holding on for now.

Murth is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Murth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bearinstein is just riding it out for now. Murth eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth is stalling here. Bearinstein is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Murth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bearinstein has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bearinstein trying to control the position but Murth is working away.
Murth is trying to work for a sweep but Bearinstein has mounted him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murth slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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!
Bearinstein is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Murth blocks a head kick by Bearinstein.
Bearinstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murth throws a hook but Bearinstein avoids it easily.
Murth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bearinstein throws a lazy right hand but Murth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Murth does no damage.
Bearinstein misses with a body shot
and Murth counters with a left to the body.
Bearinstein thows a body shot but no joy.
Bearinstein throws a poor cross that misses

and Murth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bearinstein won't be happy with that.
Murth cracks Bearinstein with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Adam Murth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bearinstein is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Murth off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth wants to control his opponent's hands but Bearinstein gets his hands free.
Bearinstein is trying to stick to Murth's back but Murth is turning into Bearinstein. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bearinstein's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Murth.
Murth stops Bearinstein from standing up.
Bearinstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murth throws a big right hand that misses.
Bearinstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murth landing some decent shots from guard.
Murth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bearinstein working a defensive guard here.
Murth wants to control from the top but Bearinstein keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bearinstein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bearinstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murth wants to control from the top but Bearinstein keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bearinstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bearinstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth slips a straight right by Bearinstein.
Bearinstein misses with an uppercut. Murth saw that one coming.
Murth connects with a body shot.
Paul Bearinstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bearinstein misses its intended target.
Bearinstein connects with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Bearinstein coming out on top.
Bearinstein throws the kick towards the body but Murth avoids it.
Bearinstein thows a body shot but no joy.
Bearinstein misses with a wild combination.
Bearinstein throws an overhand right that lands on Murth's shoulder, as Murth tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murth misses with a two punch combination.
Bearinstein loads up on a big right hand but Murth slips the punch.
Bearinstein misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bearinstein backs up against the cage.
Bearinstein ducks under a wild hook from Murth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bearinstein throws a head kick but Murth moves out of range.
Murth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Bearinstein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Murth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Murth 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!

Nice shot lands for Bearinstein.

Murth gets a double leg takedown into Bearinstein's guard.
Murth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murth stops Bearinstein from standing up.
Murth postures up in Bearinstein's guard and throws a big left but Bearinstein blocks it.
Murth looking to sit in guard and control but Bearinstein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Murth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Murth looking for a guillotine here but Bearinstein defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearinstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Murth has wrist control.

Murth looking for a guillotine here but Bearinstein defends easily.

Murth isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bearinstein stacks Murth on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bearinstein!

Bearinstein decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearinstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murth misses with a two punch combination.
Bearinstein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bearinstein.
Bearinstein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murth's head backwards.
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!
Bearinstein throws a sloppy head kick and Murth moves out of range easily.
Bearinstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Bearinstein.
A jab from Bearinstein misses.
Paul Bearinstein is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murth is defended easily by Bearinstein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth avoids the head kick by Bearinstein.
Bearinstein misses the body punch

and Murth counters with a single leg into guard. Bearinstein didn't expect that.
Murth tries to free his leg and advance position but Bearinstein is retaining full guard.
Murth wants to control from the top but Bearinstein keeps moving.
Bearinstein manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bearinstein trying to control but Murth is having none of it.
Adam Murth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul Bearinstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bearinstein avoids the attempt from Murth to control.
Bearinstein pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murth wants to control but Bearinstein is having none of it.
Murth is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murth wants to hold on but Bearinstein pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Bearinstein.
I think Murth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Murth!
An out of breath Adam Murth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.