PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walood Kassab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Murillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kassab comes to the cage accompanied by Merauder - Life Is Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kassab
vs
Murillo

184 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Conquer
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walood Kassab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jefferson Murillo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassab takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murillo lands a jab to Kassab's midsection.
Kassab on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Walood Kassab has been cut.

Kassab ducks straight into an uppercut from Murillo and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kassab manages to regain guard straight away.

Kassab is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murillo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kassab is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murillo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Murillo drives through and clinches with Kassab against the cage.
A short uppercut from Murillo.
Murillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kassab wants to stall.
Murillo prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murillo scores with a shot to the side of Kassab's head.
Kassab is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kassab stalling in the clinch but Murillo improves position.
Kassab wants a takedown.
Murillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kassab is breathing heavily.
Murillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murillo digs a right hand underneath Kassab's ribcage. Kassab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murillo scores with a shot to the side of Kassab's head.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Murillo.
A shot in the inside from Murillo.
Murillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Murillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kassab avoids it.
Murillo lands a left hand.
Murillo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kassab up against the cage.
Kassab wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walood Kassab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Murillo.

Murillo drops Kassab with a big right hand! Murillo charges in looking to finish - Kassab manages to keep Murillo in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Oh Kassab is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Walood Kassab's cut is getting worse.
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!
Kassab can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murillo controls the pace.
Murillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murillo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murillo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murillo is nestled in close to Kassab, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Murillo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murillo is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo scores with a big shot! Kassab's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kassab! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jefferson Murillo!
After winning the bout, Jefferson Murillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.