PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdoul Murquite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murquite comes to the cage accompanied by Não Posso Mais. Leduc has chosen Balls to the Wall as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Murquite
vs
Leduc

200 cm
23
299 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

204 cm
21
300 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Dragon
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdoul Murquite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Leduc!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murquite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murquite has his takedown stuffed
enabling Leduc to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Abdoul Murquite has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Leduc misses the target.
Murquite wants to slow Leduc down by chopping away at his legs.
Murquite fails with a takedown attempt.

Murquite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leduc, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leduc.
Leduc has a couple of punches blocked by Murquite.
Murquite has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leduc after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdoul Murquite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murquite has Leduc pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leduc manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Leduc on the inside.
Leduc swings wildly with an uppercut but Murquite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leduc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Murquite has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Leduc regains guard immediately.
Leduc tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murquite trying to control but Leduc is working from the bottom.
Leduc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leduc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leduc wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Murquite stopping the sweep attempt from Leduc.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murquite looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murquite is looking to chop away at Leduc's legs.

Murquite gets caught flat footed, as Leduc shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leduc looking to pass the guard.
Leduc must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leduc trying to control but Murquite is working from the bottom.
Murquite wants to control the position but Leduc says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Leduc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murquite's head.
Murquite gets full guard.
Leduc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murquite. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murquite is trying to keep Leduc in close.
Leduc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leduc with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murquite has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leduc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murquite controlling Leduc's posture.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murquite had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leduc defends it easily.
Murquite working a defensive guard here.
Murquite bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leduc's guard.
Leduc looking for a sweep. Not yet Leduc, not yet.

Murquite is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leduc is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leduc has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murquite wants to sweep here but Leduc controlling him for the moment.
Murquite keeping moving, preventing Leduc from controlling successfully.
Murquite is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murquite wants to sweep here but Leduc controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Murquite looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leduc postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdoul Murquite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdoul Murquite's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murquite feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leduc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murquite is one step ahead there.
Leduc manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murquite tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murquite is working hard here to advance position.
Leduc lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murquite slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murquite tries to get to full guard but Leduc has control of the leg.
Murquite gets full guard.
Leduc tries to free his leg and advance position but Murquite is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murquite wants to sweep but no luck.
Leduc lands a couple of elbows.
Murquite manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leduc manages to get himself to full guard.
Murquite wants to control from the top but Leduc keeps moving.
Leduc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murquite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leduc is keeping the position for now.
Leduc not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leduc keeping moving, preventing Murquite from controlling successfully.
Leduc not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Murquite gets the takedown into side control.
Leduc is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Murquite's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Leduc is trying to control Murquite's posture but Murquite avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murquite throws a strike aimed at the side of Leduc's head but Leduc avoids it well.
Murquite throws a strike aimed at the side of Leduc's head but Leduc avoids it well.

Murquite is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leduc has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murquite is looking to take a break and control but Leduc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murquite creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leduc sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murquite controls the position from side control.
Abdoul Murquite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leduc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murquite wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murquite lands an elbow.
Murquite is looking to take a break and control but Leduc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leduc is looking to regain half guard here but Murquite keeps moving and retains side control.
Murquite throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murquite throws an elbow but Leduc slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murquite landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leduc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leduc is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Murquite is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Leduc looks calm but he's in trouble here. Murquite gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Leduc is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Murquite lets go of the hold and Leduc can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abdoul Murquite!
Abdoul Murquite seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.