PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeramy Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machtyn Ulisses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Murray
vs
Ulisses

220 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeramy 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, Machtyn Ulisses!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulisses throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray is looking to counter the offense by Ulisses and move into the clinch.

Ulisses has Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
Murray wants to break free but Ulisses has control.
Murray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ulisses is stalling here.

Murray breaks from the clinch.

Ulisses fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray, pushing him back against the cage.

Ulisses gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ulisses thows a huge punch but Murray dodges it nicely.

Ulisses is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ulisses wants to pass the guard but Murray is defending well.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Ulisses is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulisses controlling the action here.

Ulisses is looking for a kimura but Murray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ulisses to get the leverage.
Ulisses is thwarting Murray's attempts to control the position.
Ulisses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murray defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ulisses wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ulisses has Murray up against the cage in a clinch.

Ulisses pulls Murray into guard.
Ulisses wants to control but Murray passes easily into half guard.
Ulisses trying to control but Murray postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ulisses is looking to control Murray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ulisses avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulisses is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ulisses holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ulisses is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ulisses manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Murray keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murray pulls Ulisses into guard.
Murray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ulisses is one step ahead there.
Ulisses controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Ulisses content to stall in guard here.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ulisses manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ulisses is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ulisses throws a head kick that misses
and Murray counters with an inside leg kick.

Ulisses forces Murray back against the cage and clinches.

Ulisses is trying to trip Murray. He has hold of a leg but Murray is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ulisses persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ulisses with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ulisses trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murray wants to hit a switch here but Ulisses passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Murray there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulisses wants to control the pace but Murray is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ulisses.
Machtyn Ulisses has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ulisses avoids the attempt from Murray to control.
Ulisses controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ulisses is working for a guillotine from mount but Murray frees his head quite easily.
Murray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ulisses tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Ulisses has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Murray tries to hold on but Ulisses pushes him away.

Ulisses stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ulisses misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ulisses dives in and scores a takedown into Murray's guard.
Murray is trying to keep Ulisses in close.
Ulisses stands up out of Murray's guard for a moment - Murray manages to land a nice upkick.
Ulisses has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ulisses trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ulisses is one step ahead there.
Ulisses tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Ulisses closes the distance and clinches.
Murray is trying to break free.

Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ulisses manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murray on his heels. He'll look to pass Murray's guard now, I'm sure.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray is working hard here to advance position.
Murray being controlled here, momentarily.
Murray looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machtyn Ulisses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ulisses works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Ulisses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray tried to counter with a leg kick but Ulisses avoided it.
Ulisses connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ulisses throws a sloppy head kick
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Ulisses throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ulisses changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ulisses manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machtyn Ulisses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulisses tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Ulisses throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Ulisses darts in and clinches Murray up against the cage.
Murray is working for takedown but Ulisses is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ulisses has clasped his hands together around Murray's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray parries the strikes from Ulisses easily there. Ulisses is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Murray to escape.
Ulisses happy to just control the position for now.
Murray is trying to control Ulisses's posture but Ulisses avoids it.
Murray is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulisses remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Murray tries to buck Ulisses off but Ulisses is having none of it.
The referee asks Ulisses politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ulisses prefers to stall for the moment though.

Ulisses stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Murray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Ulisses fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulisses.
Murray working hard to break the clinch.
Ulisses's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Ulisses ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ulisses no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ulisses wants to stand but Murray is controlling the position.

Ulisses working for submissions but it's allowed Murray to get to half guard.
Ulisses wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulisses is looking to control Murray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ulisses avoid being mounted?
Ulisses tries to get to full guard but Murray has control of the leg.
Murray slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulisses is pressing down on Murray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Machtyn Ulisses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ulisses has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machtyn Ulisses!