PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sumyoun guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Murs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murs has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. sumyoun guy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

guy
vs
Murs

182 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

168 cm
22
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, sumyoun guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Forrest Murs!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

guy shoots in and bounces Murs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
guy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
guy chips away with some ground and pound.

guy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
guy throws a right hand that Murs ducks under and follows up with a left that Murs also avoids with ease.
Murs connects with the punch.
Murs throws a head kick but guy moves out of range.
Murs looks gassed!

Excellent takedown into side control there by guy.
guy working the head and body with strikes.
guy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Murs down.
Murs is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
guy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on guy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
guy looks up at the clock and then as Murs takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, guy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
guy advances nicely into full mount.
guy controlling from mount.
Murs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
guy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
guy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
guy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
guy lands a nice shot to the head.
guy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Murs's face.
guy lands a big shot there that rocks Murs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
guy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
guy is landing with some decent strikes but Murs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
guy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murs can't escape the position.
guy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
guy working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, guy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
guy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murs looks a forlorn figure.
guy with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
guy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murs looks a forlorn figure.
guy lands a nice shot to the head.
Murs taking shots to the head.
guy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
guy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
guy controlling the position easily from mount.
Murs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Murs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Murs is in a horrible position here. guy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
guy controlling his opponent.
guy lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
guy controlling his opponent.
guy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sumyoun guy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murs misses with a takedown attempt

and guy counters with a shoot takedown. Murs fights it but they end up in guard.
guy is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells guy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
guy with a nice head shot there.
guy landing with the ground and pound.
guy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
guy with a nice head shot there.
Murs is breathing heavily.

guy gets to his feet - Murs follows without any prompting.
Murs tries to clinch but fails miserably

and guy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells guy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
guy is stalling in the full guard.
guy scoring with punches to the head and body.
guy stands up over Murs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
guy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
guy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Murs is looking for a triangle but guy pushes his legs off easily.

Murs has an active guard here but guy has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy is taking a breather. Murs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
sumyoun guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
guy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murs has hold of guy's hands but guy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with guy in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murs actively working from the bottom here.
guy working the head and body with strikes.
Murs tries to kick guy off but guy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

guy is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Murs has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. guy lands a nice short elbow.
Murs tries to roll over but guy keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
guy avoids the head kick by Murs.
guy avoids a punch combination nicely.

guy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than guy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
guy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
guy with the ground and pound from mount.
guy landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sumyoun guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Murs has his takedown stuffed

and guy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
guy stalling.
guy drops an elbow to the side of Murs's head.
Murs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but guy scores with a couple of nice shots.
guy lands strikes from half guard.
Murs wants to improve his position but guy is controlling well.
Murs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but guy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
guy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
guy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Murs is pressing down on guy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
guy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murs's head.
guy controlling from the top position.
guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murs tries to kick guy off but guy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Murs looking for submissions off his back.
guy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy trying to control from half guard but Murs is working away.
guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murs blocking the ground and pound attempt from guy.

Murs actively working from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Murs. No joy for guy on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

guy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - guy lands in his opponent's guard.

Murs is looking for a triangle but guy pushes his legs off easily.
guy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murs looking for a sweep. Not yet Murs, not yet.
guy lands a couple of digs.
Murs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as guy controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
guy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
guy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murs swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Murs has his foot on guy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. guy works his way back into a safe position though.
guy controlling from the top position.
Murs wants to stand up but guy is controlling him.
Forrest Murs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sumyoun guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Murs has an active guard here but guy has managed to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
sumyoun guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for guy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sumyoun guy!