PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sloppo Tjefski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tjefski
vs
Murray

225 cm
21
292 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
295 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sloppo Tjefski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Murray!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tjefski with a hook.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Tjefski saw that one coming.
Tjefski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Tjefski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Tjefski forces Murray back against the ropes and clinches.
Murray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tjefski is defending well for now.
Tjefski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murray fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Tjefski manages to break the clinch.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt

and Murray counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Tjefski is keeping the position.
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tjefski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tjefski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tjefski!

Murray tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tjefski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murray sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murray tries to roll over but Tjefski keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murray looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murray manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Murray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tjefski defends well.
Tjefski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Murray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Tjefski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Murray has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tjefski has managed to get both his arms back between Murray's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murray looking for a guillotine here but Tjefski defends easily.

Murray looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tjefski is defending well. Murray quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tjefski has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Murray celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Murray!