PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 7062 p4p, 682 weight class) and Maksim Semenov (ranked 5939 p4p, 619 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Maksim Semenov enters the cage!

Murhaa
vs
Semenov

185 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa is looking to counter the offense by Semenov and move into the clinch.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Semenov swinging wildly here.
Murhaa scores with a jab. Semenov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Semenov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Murhaa drives through and clinches with Semenov against the cage.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Murhaa is leaning against Semenov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa stalling against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa is working Semenov over against the cage.
Murhaa pushes Semenov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov tries to circle away but Murhaa has him pinned against the cage.
Murhaa prevents Semenov from breaking the clinch.
Murhaa stalling against the cage.
Semenov working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
Semenov looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhaa just leaning against Semenov, taking a breather.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa prevents Semenov from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Murhaa.
A short left from Murhaa.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Semenov is rocked!
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Semenov.
Semenov is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Semenov seems to have recovered his senses.
Murhaa is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Maksim Semenov has been cut.
Murhaa cracks Semenov with a nice body shot.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa works on Semenov's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
Murhaa slowing the pace effectively.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa leaning against his opponent.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
Murhaa leaning against his opponent.
Murhaa keeps control of Semenov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Murhaa presses Semenov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Semenov's ribcage. Semenov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Murhaa works on Semenov's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maksim Semenov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Murhaa lands an overhand right.
Maksim Semenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murhaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semenov throws a one two combo.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that Semenov avoids nicely.
Ispa Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa works Semenov's body with a nice hook.
Semenov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Semenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Murhaa closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Semenov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Semenov drops to his knees and Murhaa pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Murhaa!