PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pitbull Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonjasky
vs
Murder

200 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pitbull Murder!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonjasky counters with a leg kick.

Bonjasky feints and as Murder raises his hands in defense, Bonjasky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bonjasky slips nicely into half guard.
Murder looks winded!
Bonjasky sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Murder looking for submissions off his back.
Bonjasky controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bonjasky drops an elbow to the side of Murder's head.
Bonjasky moves into full mount! Murder won't be happy about that!
Bonjasky trying to control but Murder is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky controlling from mount.
Murder can't escape the position.
Bonjasky trying to control but Murder is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bonjasky looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky wants to control the pace but Murder is squirming around nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Remy Bonjasky.
Bonjasky lands with a slapping head kick.

Bonjasky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonjasky is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bonjasky trying to control the action but Murder is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Murder doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bonjasky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murder won't be happy with that.

Bonjasky goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murder rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bonjasky's guard! Nice work there by Murder!
Bonjasky wants to improve his position but instead Murder has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonjasky gets back to full guard.
Bonjasky looking to control.
Murder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murder is breathing heavily.
Murder prevents Bonjasky from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky regains half guard.
Murder passes into side control, despite Bonjasky's attempt to control the position.
Bonjasky sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bonjasky wants to improve his position but Murder is controlling well.

Murder is trying to work for a kimura but Bonjasky is defending well.
Bonjasky wants to control but Murder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky is looking to improve his position.
Bonjasky is controlling Murder's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Murder is thwarting Bonjasky's attempts to control the position.
Bonjasky wants to control the action here but instead Murder manages to pass to full mount!
Bonjasky manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bonjasky is defending against the submission attempts here by Murder.
Bonjasky keeping hold of Murder's head, controlling as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murder wants to work for an arm triangle but Bonjasky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Bonjasky looking for submissions off his back.
Bonjasky gets full guard.

Murder is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bonjasky is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bonjasky has escaped and now he's on top!
Bonjasky wants to control from the top but Murder keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonjasky pushing down on Murder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bonjasky slips a nice elbow through Murder's hands, connecting with Murder's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bonjasky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murder napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bonjasky wants to control but Murder is keeping him busy.
Murder is letting Bonjasky control him for a moment.

Bonjasky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murder is not content to let Bonjasky control the position.
Bonjasky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murder can do to turn this around?
Murder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Murder!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonjasky controlling the position easily from mount.
Remy Bonjasky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Bonjasky connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky trying to control but Murder is having none of it.
Bonjasky controlling from mount.
Bonjasky landing strikes from the mount and Murder is in trouble!
Bonjasky working Murder over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bonjasky with a couple of short strikes.

Bonjasky looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bonjasky controlling the position easily from mount.
Bonjasky tries to control but Murder wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonjasky controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Bonjasky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonjasky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bonjasky!