PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Florentino Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ino Hyto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Murray
vs
Hyto

175 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 St Petersburg, Florentino Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ino Hyto!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hyto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hyto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Murray counters by moving into the clinch.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray slows down the pace here.
Come on Murray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murray gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hyto misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Murray decides to pull guard.
Murray looking to control.
Murray doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Murray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murray seems keen to control Hyto's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray keeping full guard, as Hyto tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyto trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray wants to sweep here but Hyto controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Murray throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hyto uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murray is looking to reverse the position.
Murray is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hyto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Murray tries to strike but it doesn't land.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hyto tests Murray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyto wants to clinch.
Murray changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyto cracks Murray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hyto throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Hyto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
Hyto sizes up Murray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Murray shoots in and gets a takedown into Hyto's guard.
Murray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hyto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murray throwing strikes from guard but Hyto blocks nicely.
Murray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murray is looking to work some ground and pound but Hyto has wrist control.
Hyto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hyto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyto looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ino Hyto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murray shoots in and drives through. Hyto sprawls well.
Hyto throws out a powerful jab.
Hyto connects with a jab.
Hyto with a hook.
Florentino Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyto throws a combination. Murray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murray shoots for a takedown but Hyto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hyto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Ino Hyto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyto cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Hyto lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Murray goes down and covers up as Hyto starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ino Hyto!