PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alf Hooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murosaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lady Marmalade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hooker
vs
Murosaki

178 cm
26
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Hooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koji Murosaki!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooker blocks a jab.
Murosaki throws a nice looking combination but Hooker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Murosaki clinches.
Murosaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hooker lands an elbow that stopped Murosaki in his tracks for a moment.
Hooker tries to land a knee to the head but Murosaki blocks with his arms.
Hooker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murosaki's face.
Hooker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murosaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Hooker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hooker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murosaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murosaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Hooker gets an underhook and turns Murosaki into the cage.
Hooker slowing the pace effectively.

Hooker manages to break the clinch.
Hooker staying out of range there.
Murosaki avoids the head kick by Hooker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hooker throws a head kick that misses.
Murosaki throws a body punch but Hooker moves out of range.
Murosaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murosaki moves in looking to clinch but Hooker pushes him off.
Murosaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hooker is breathing heavily.
Murosaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooker is just out of range.
Hooker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murosaki blocks a head kick by Hooker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooker takes one on the button.
Hooker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murosaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Murosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hooker breaks from the clinch.

Murosaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hooker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murosaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murosaki blocks the elbow strike.
Murosaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hooker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hooker tries to land a knee to the head but Murosaki blocks with his arms.
Hooker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murosaki tries to pull guard but Hooker won't allow it.
Alf Hooker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Murosaki.
Hooker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hooker obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki blocks an elbow strike.
Murosaki avoiding damage as Hooker throws knees to the body.
Murosaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hooker breaks from the clinch.
Murosaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murosaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hooker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Murosaki - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murosaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Hooker is rocked!
Hooker glances at the clock... BAM! Murosaki nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hooker crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hooker is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koji Murosaki!
Koji Murosaki thanked the fans post fight for their support.