PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Hargraves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Murgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hargraves
vs
Murgen

169 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

175 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doyle Hargraves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurgen Murgen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Murgen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murgen thuds his right hand into Hargraves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hargraves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murgen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hargraves connects with the punch.
Hargraves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murgen misses with a hook
and Hargraves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hargraves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murgens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hargraves tries to clinch up but Murgen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hargraves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hargraves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hargraves throws a sloppy head kick and Murgen moves out of range easily.
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!
Hargraves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hargraves throws a lazy head kick
and Murgen counters with a left to the body.
Hargraves throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargraves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murgen.
Hargraves scores with a body shot.
Hargraves avoids the body shot from Murgen.
Hargraves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murgen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murgen ducks under a wild hook from Hargraves.
Hargraves throws a jab when Murgen was well out of range.
Hargraves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hargraves misses with an uppercut
and Murgen counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Doyle Hargraves has been cut.
Hargraves lunges at Murgen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murgen's hand.
Murgen ducks under a wild hook from Hargraves.
Murgen punishes Hargraves's body with a nice straight punch.
Hargraves scores with a sloppy right hand. Murgen should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hargraves. Murgen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murgen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hargraves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hargraves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murgen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Hargraves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hargraves throws a lazy head kick
and Murgen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hargraves misses with a looping right.
Murgen flicks out a counter leg kick but Hargraves steps away.
Hargraves misses with an uppercut.

Hargraves clinches up against the ropes.
Hargraves lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hargraves.
Murgen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hargraves lands an uppercut.
Hargraves tries to throw a body punch but Murgen avoids it by throwing Hargraves back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargraves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murgen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hargraves throws a big shot that misses.
As Hargraves backs off Murgen throws a huge counter combo but Hargraves manages to avoid it all.
Murgen scoring well with a low kick there.
Hargraves pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murgen is out of range and Hargraves settles back down.
Hargraves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hargraves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hargraves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hargraves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hargraves loads up on a big right hand but Murgen slips the punch.
Murgen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hargraves throws a leg kick but Murgen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murgen staying out of range there.
Hargraves checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murgen staying out of range there.
Hargraves misses with a looping right.
Murgen moves out of range as Hargraves throws a body kick.
Murgen scores with a hook to the body. Hargraves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doyle Hargraves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murgen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hargraves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murgen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hargraves misses the shot to the body.
Murgen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murgen blocks a head kick by Hargraves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hargraves.
Hargraves lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hargraves looks for the body kick but Murgen saw that one coming.
Murgen throws a counter combo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murgen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murgen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hargraves loads up on a big right hand but Murgen slips the punch.
Hargraves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hargraves blocks a jab.
Murgen throws a hook to the side of Hargraves's head but Hargraves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hargraves tries a head kick but it misses.
Murgen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hargraves with a body shot.
Hargraves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hargraves throws a chopping leg kick but Murgen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hargraves misses with the body kick
and Murgen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hargraves clinches up with Murgen and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murgen lands with a left to the head.
Hargraves lands a right hand.
Hargraves blocks an uppercut.
Hargraves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murgen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hargraves lands with a left to the head.
Murgen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hargraves controls his hands.
Hargraves can't find room to land a body shot as Murgen controls the action.
Murgen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargraves lands with a light punch inside.
Hargraves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hargraves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hargraves has a couple of punches blocked by Murgen.
Hargraves prevents Murgen from breaking the clinch.
Hargraves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murgen.
Murgen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hargraves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murgen lands an uppercut.
Hargraves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murgen.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hargraves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murgen blocks an uppercut.
Hargraves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murgen.
Hargraves throws a head punch that misses.
Hargraves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargraves has a couple of punches blocked by Murgen.
Hargraves lands a right hand.
Murgen is trying to break free.
Hargraves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hargraves lands with a short shot to the head.
Murgen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hargraves's defenses.
Hargraves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murgen wants to get back to striking at distance but Hargraves won't allow it.
Hargraves lands a left hand.
Murgen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hargraves swings wildly with an uppercut but Murgen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murgen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hargraves controls his hands.
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!
Murgen misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hargraves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murgen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murgen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murgen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargraves.
Hargraves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hargraves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hargraves misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hargraves.
Hargraves lands with a light punch inside.
Murgen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hargraves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hargraves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hargraves as the two fighters clinch.
Hargraves throws a punch but it's blocked by Murgen.
Murgen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hargraves's elbow.
Hargraves lands a left hand.

Murgen is rocked!
Hargraves swings wildly with an uppercut but Murgen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murgen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hargraves finish him?
Hargraves misses with the head strike.
Hargraves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hargraves working aggressively here.
Hargraves swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hargraves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hargraves drops Murgen with a naaaaasty hook - Murgen is in real trouble here! Hargraves dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doyle Hargraves!