PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Jetstrean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo Muriel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jetstrean
vs
Muriel

192 cm
26
245 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
32
220 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Jetstrean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Bernardo Muriel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muriel lands a jab.
Jetstrean blocks the body kick.
Jetstrean throws a head kick that misses.
Jetstrean scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muriel cracks Jetstrean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Jetstrean lands a big head kick that sends Muriel tumbling to the mat! Jetstrean takes a step backwards and waves Muriel back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Bernardo Muriel has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jetstrean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jetstrean throws a series of punches but Muriel avoids them all with ease.
Muriel tries to clinch up but Jetstrean circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Jetstrean.
Muriel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jetstrean blocks it well.
Jetstrean keeps the fight on the outside.
Muriel misses with the combination.
Jetstrean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muriel.
Muriel throws the left hand but Jetstrean avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick there by Muriel.
Jetstrean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Jetstrean lands a big head kick that sends Muriel tumbling to the mat! Jetstrean takes a step backwards and waves Muriel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jetstrean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muriel.
Muriel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetstrean throws a head kick but Muriel moves out of range.
Muriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jetstrean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jetstrean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muriel circles away quickly and effectively.
Muriel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muriel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muriel ducks under a wild hook from Jetstrean.
Muriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Jetstrean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jetstrean throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Jetstrean lands but Muriel takes it in his stride.
Jetstrean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jetstrean looks to land a right hand but Muriel moved out of range.

Jetstrean tries to keep at a distance but Muriel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jetstrean tries to break free but Muriel pushes him back against the cage.
Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muriel digs a right hand into Jetstrean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jetstrean's gas tank.
Jetstrean lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Muriel moves into range and clinches up with Jetstrean.
A frustrated look appears on Jetstrean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jetstrean tries to work over Muriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jetstrean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jetstrean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jetstrean's elbow.
Jetstrean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muriel blocks it with crossed arms.
Muriel lands with a short shot to the head.
Jetstrean is trying to force a seperation but Muriel has the dominant position.
Muriel with a knee to the head.
Jetstrean lands a shoulder strike.

Jetstrean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jetstrean scores with a punch to the head.
Muriel tries to clinch up.
Jetstrean misses with a straight right.
Muriel unleashes a big counter combination but Jetstrean bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jetstrean swats away the attempt to clinch by Muriel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jetstrean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jetstrean cracks a nice hook into Muriel's ribs.
Muriel wants to clinch.
Jetstrean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muriel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jetstrean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jetstrean tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jetstrean jabs at Muriel's body.
Muriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jetstrean.
Muriel wants to counter with a clinch but Jetstrean pushes him away.
Jetstrean swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muriel checks a leg kick.
Muriel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jetstrean circles away quickly and effectively.
Muriel lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Jetstrean misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jetstrean keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetstrean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jetstrean throws a nice looking combination but Muriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jetstrean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muriel has time to react.
Muriel misses with an uppercut
and Jetstrean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jetstrean throws a hook to the side of Muriel's head but Muriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jetstrean thuds a left hand into Muriel's body.
Jetstrean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Muriel.
Muriel tries to clinch there but Jetstrean circles away.
Jetstrean misses with a two punch combination.
Jetstrean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muriel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muriel throws an overhand right that lands on Jetstrean's shoulder, as Jetstrean tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jetstrean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Muriel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Muriel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Jetstrean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernardo Muriel's cut.
That's time! Jetstrean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jetstrean lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jetstrean misses with a wild combination.
Jetstrean misses with a head kick.
Muriel throws out a counter right but Jetstrean avoids it with no problem.
Muriel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jetstrean moves out of range of the leg kick from Muriel.
Muriel misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Jetstrean misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Muriel misses.
Muriel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Muriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jetstrean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jetstrean misses with a wild body shot.
Muriel misses with a body kick.
Muriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jetstrean.
Jetstrean circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetstrean throws a head kick that misses.
Jetstrean keeps the fight on the outside.
Jetstrean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Jetstrean finds it's target.

Muriel clinches up against the cage.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jetstrean's elbow.
Muriel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jetstrean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bernardo Muriel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muriel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jetstrean is defending well for now.
Muriel misses with a knee to the head.

Jetstrean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Muriel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jetstrean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sam Jetstrean is winning the standup battle so far.
Jetstrean throws a series of punches but Muriel avoids them all with ease.
Jetstrean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muriel connects with a jab.
Jetstrean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muriel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jetstrean lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muriel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muriel connects with a single shot there.
Muriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jetstrean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jetstrean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muriel can do to turn this around?
Jetstrean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jetstrean sets himself, and Muriel steps forward looking for the clinch! Jetstrean avoids it this time.
Decent striking displayed by Jetstrean there.
Jetstrean misses the jab.
Jetstrean throws out a loose jab but Muriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muriel is looking for the big counter here.
Muriel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muriel scores with a jab to the head.
Muriel throws a front kick that sends Jetstrean stumbling back into the cage.
Jetstrean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jetstrean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jetstrean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muriel connects with a leg kick. Jetstrean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jetstrean counters with a nice uppercut.
Muriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jetstrean circles away.
As Muriel backs away, Jetstrean returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Muriel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muriel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jetstrean to score with a decent uppercut.
Jetstrean throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muriel.
Sam Jetstrean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muriel connects with a jab.
Jetstrean looks to land a combination but Muriel avoids it well.
Muriel tries to clinch up
and Jetstrean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Muriel is rocked!
Muriel blocks a head kick by Jetstrean.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muriel.
Jetstrean moves out of range of the body kick from Muriel.
The fighters circling - Jetstrean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Jetstrean misses its intended target.
Muriel moves away from the strike by Jetstrean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Muriel. Beautiful body shot.
Jetstrean throws a leg kick but Muriel checks it.
Jetstrean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muriel avoids the head kick by Jetstrean.
Muriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Muriel tries to clinch but Jetstrean moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Jetstrean.
Muriel throws a nice looking combination but Jetstrean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muriel throws a head kick but Jetstrean moves out of range.
Muriel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jetstrean tries a head kick but it misses.
Muriel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jetstrean.
Muriel takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Bernardo Muriel's cut even more.
Muriel is looking to land body kicks.
Jetstrean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muriel is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Jetstrean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernardo Muriel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jetstrean tries to clinch up.
Jetstrean wants to clinch.
Muriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jetstrean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jetstrean throws a sloppy head kick and Muriel moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Muriel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Muriel tries to clinch but Jetstrean is having none of it.
Muriel swings widly with a right hand
and Jetstrean counters with a stiff right hand.
Muriel works Jetstrean's body with a nice hook.
Muriel with a nice cross.
Jetstrean lands a leg kick that knocks Muriel off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetstrean throws a sloppy head kick and Muriel moves out of range easily.
Muriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jetstrean.
Muriel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jetstrean plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetstrean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jetstrean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muriel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jetstrean throws a head kick but Muriel moves out of range.
Muriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muriel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jetstrean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muriel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jetstrean dodges the punch combination from Muriel.
Jetstrean is looking for a counter combo.
Muriel thows a body kick. Jetstrean tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jetstrean has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jetstrean there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jetstrean circles away.
Jetstrean throws a body punch but Muriel moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Muriel rushes Jetstrean and presses him up against the cage.
Muriel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jetstrean's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel crunches a lovely knee into Jetstrean's ribcage.
Jetstrean wants to break free but Muriel has control.

Jetstrean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muriel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jetstrean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Muriel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muriel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muriel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jetstrean avoids it.
Muriel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jetstrean avoids it.
Knees to the body from Muriel.
Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muriel taking a breather.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jetstrean is looking to break free of the clinch but Muriel has double underhooks.
Jetstrean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jetstrean blocks it with crossed arms.
Muriel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jetstrean.
Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jetstrean backwards.
Jetstrean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muriel lands a left hand.
Muriel avoiding damage as Jetstrean throws knees to the body.
Jetstrean misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jetstrean breaks the clinch.
Jetstrean swats away the attempt to clinch by Muriel.
Muriel lands with an overhand left.
Jetstrean is looking to chop away at Muriel's legs.
Muriel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muriel tries to clinch but Jetstrean is having none of it.
Jetstrean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muriel.
Jetstrean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jetstrean wants to slow Muriel down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetstrean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muriel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jetstrean throws a sloppy head kick and Muriel moves out of range easily.
Muriel connects with the punch.
Bernardo Muriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Muriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jetstrean looks to land a left hand but Muriel moved out of range nicely.
Muriel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jetstrean takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jetstrean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jetstrean throws a head kick that half lands.
Muriel tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Muriel.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muriel.
Muriel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jetstrean.
Sam Jetstrean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Muriel misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernardo Muriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jetstrean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Jetstrean!