PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Murhaa (ranked 3316 p4p, 429 weight class) and Marco Bailley (ranked 4159 p4p, 510 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Murhaa
vs
Bailley

188 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Aspire Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Bailley!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bailley misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhaa.
Bailley jabs at Murhaa's body.
Bailley connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murhaa lands a jab-cross combination.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailley.
Bailley avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Bailley blocks a jab.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailley throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Bailley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Bailley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marco Bailley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bailley doesn't seem phased though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailley pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailley working aggressively here.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Bailley misses with a body punch.
Bailley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailley throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Bailley misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bailley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bailley scores with a shot to the side of Murhaa's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bailley fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailley working aggressively here.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailley can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailley to keep the fight standing.
Bailley misses with the head strike.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Bailley.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bailleys head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailley working aggressively here.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Bailley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Murhaa to work.
Come on Murhaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bailley is looking to control Murhaa's arms but Murhaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bailley has his back to the cage.
Bailley pushes Murhaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bailley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailley throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Bailley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Bailley lands a right hand.
Bailley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bailley takes a shot to the 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!
Bailley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bailley tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa cracks Bailley with a nice body shot.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Bailley.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailley.
Bailley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa is pushing Bailley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailley backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Murhaa 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.

Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Bailley's head back.
Bailley avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
King Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Bailley.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Bailley moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bailley. Beautiful body shot.

Murhaa looking to score a takedown here. Bailley is defending well but Murhaa drives through and ends up in Bailley's guard.
Murhaa sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Bailley pushes Murhaa off and gets back to his feet.
Murhaa cracks Bailley with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Bailley jabs at Murhaa's body.
Bailley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bailley wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Murhaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marco Bailley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailley staying out of range there.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bailley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bailley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Bailley is out of range.
Bailley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bailley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bailley.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Bailley slips the punch.
Murhaa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bailley.
Bailley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murhaa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bailley - the referee stops the clock and Murhaa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bailley. Murhaa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bailley looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailley wants to clinch.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bailley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bailley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Bailley has closed the distance and engaged Murhaa in a clinch.
Bailley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailley.
Murhaa slows down the pace here.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa'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.
Bailley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.

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

Murhaa closes the distance and clinches.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bailley backwards.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Bailley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bailley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King Murhaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Bailley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bailley's gas tank.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Bailley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bailley misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailley scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Bailley blocks it.
Bailley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bailley misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailley tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bailley misses with the head strike.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bailleys head.
Bailley lands a body punch.
Bailley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailley controls his hands.
Bailley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.

Murhaa jumps into guard, dragging Bailley to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa trying to control the position here.
Bailley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murhaa wants to sweep here but Bailley controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Bailley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailley is just out of range.
Bailley thows a body kick. Murhaa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bailley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murhaa if he has to take too many more of those.
Murhaa throws a hook but Bailley avoids it easily.
Bailley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murhaa rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Bailley misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bailley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Bailley tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bailley connects with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailley.
Murhaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murhaa is able to avoid easily.
Bailley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bailley throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bailley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailley tries to clinch up but Murhaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Bailley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murhaa duly obliges.

Murhaa gets a double leg takedown into Bailley's guard.
Murhaa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bailley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murhaa stays in close to Bailley's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Murhaa dives into side control.
Bailley tries to escape but Murhaa is in control.
Bailley trying to remain calm as Murhaa controls from the top position.
Bailley wants to get back to his feet but Murhaa drags him back down.
Bailley is looking for a sweep.
Murhaa taking a breather here.
Bailley wants to control but Murhaa postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bailley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murhaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bailley.
Bailley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murhaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Murhaa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bailley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bailley tries to improve position but can't.
Bailley being controlled for a moment.
Murhaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bailley keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa slows the pace down.
Bailley is not content to let Murhaa control the position.
Bailley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Murhaa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bailley wants to control but Murhaa is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to King Murhaa.
I think Murhaa 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Murhaa!