PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Recai Murra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dalhberg (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.

Murra
vs
Dalhberg

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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, Recai Murra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dalhberg!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Murra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalhberg.
Murra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dalhberg misses with a hook. Murra ducked under it nicely.
Murra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murra lands a head shot.

Dalhberg is rocked!
Dalhberg cracks a nice hook into Murra's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Murra.
Dalhberg misses with a body shot.
Murra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalhberg scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalhberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Murra off the cage and back into range.
Murra moves out of range of the strikes.
Murra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dalhberg swivels and escapes.
Murra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dalhberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johan Dalhberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalhberg with a nice cross.
Dalhberg throws out a loose jab but Murra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murra throws a big counter combination but Dalhberg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dalhberg misses with a body shot.
Murra throwing a counter right hand but Dalhberg manages to avoid it.
Murra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dalhberg as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Recai Murra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murra works over Dalhberg's head and body with a nice combination.
Murra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dalhberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murra moves away from the strike by Dalhberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalhberg swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalhberg slips a straight right by Murra.
Murra cracks Dalhberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dalhberg misses with a looping left.
Murra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Dalhberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dalhberg lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Dalhberg.
Murra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalhberg misses with a straight right.
Dalhberg thuds his right hand into Murra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dalhberg lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Murra.
Dalhberg connects with a looping right hand.
Dalhberg lands a nice looking body shot.

Murra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murra trying to land knees to the body.
Dalhberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Murra.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dalhberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dalhberg avoiding damage as Murra throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Johan Dalhberg has been cut.
Dalhberg blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Dalhberg.
Dalhberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murra's elbow.
Dalhberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Dalhberg.
Dalhberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dalhberg is trying to break the clinch but Murra is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Murra.
Murra lands a damaging elbow.
Dalhberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murra has him pressed against the cage.
Murra slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dalhberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dalhberg's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Dalhberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Dalhberg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Murra thuds his right hand into Dalhberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Recai Murra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dalhberg.
Dalhberg scores with a three punch combo!
Dalhberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dalhberg needs to keep his hands up - Murra had a free shot at his head there.
Dalhberg misses with a hook
letting Murra counter with a right hand.
Dalhberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Murra finish him?

Murra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dalhberg to the mat! Dalhberg manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalhberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dalhberg seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murra wants to control from the top but Dalhberg keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murra advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murra is looking for a kimura but Dalhberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murra to get the leverage.
Murra trying to mount his opponent but Dalhberg defends it.

Murra is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dalhberg sees it coming and defends easily.
Murra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murra is trying to control. Dalhberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murra is thwarting Dalhberg's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dalhberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dalhberg is looking for a sweep. Murra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Murra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Murra seems to be looking for submissions.
Dalhberg is looking to control Murra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dalhberg avoid being mounted?
Murra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dalhberg's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murra controlling the pace.
Murra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dalhberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Murra is working for a kimura but Dalhberg is defending it quite comfortably.

Murra is working for a submission of some sort.
Dalhberg trying to hold on to Murra's head to control him but Murra postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalhberg is trying to get back to full guard.

Murra wants to work for an arm triangle but Dalhberg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dalhberg tries to roll over but Murra keeps him under control.
Murra slows the pace down in half guard.
Murra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dalhberg keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Recai Murra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Dalhberg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Murra. Those never looked like landing.
Murra ducks under a wild hook from Dalhberg.
Murra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dalhberg.
Murra throws a right hand that Dalhberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Dalhberg also avoids with ease.
Dalhberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murra misses with a few strikes there.
Dalhberg scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Dalhberg as Murra shoots in.
Nice shot by Dalhberg.
Murra ducks under a wild hook from Dalhberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murra tries for a takedown but Dalhberg circles away easily
and Murra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalhberg blocks a head kick by Murra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Dalhberg.
Dalhberg loads up on a big right hand but Murra slips the punch.
A punch combination from Murra misses.
Murra takes one on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dalhberg, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Dalhberg. That snapped Murra's head back.
Dalhberg jabs at Murra's body.
Dalhberg connects with a jab.
Dalhberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalhberg thuds his right hand into Murra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dalhberg, as that shot connected.

Murra is rocked!
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!
Dalhberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murra in his tracks.
Oh Murra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalhberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Murra is just out of range.
Murra seems to have got his legs back now.
Murra drops his hands momentarily and Dalhberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dalhberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Murra's head.
Murra wants to clinch.
Dalhberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalhberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dalhberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murra wants to clinch.
Murra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Dalhberg does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murra wants to clinch up but Dalhberg keeps it at a distance.
Dalhberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murra throws a hook but Dalhberg avoids it easily.
Murra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murra walks into a stiff left hand from Dalhberg.
Dalhberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murra dodges the punch combination from Dalhberg.
Nice uppercut there from Dalhberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murra misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Dalhberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dalhberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Dalhberg!