PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhaa (ranked 338 p4p, 34 weight class) and Right Cheek (ranked 676 p4p, 62 weight class). Pauke Murhaa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Murhaa
vs
Cheek

188 cm
23
227 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

195 cm
31
275 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauke Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Right Cheek!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheek just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheek misses with a straight left.
Cheek looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Cheek throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Pauke Murhaa has been cut.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Cheek.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa takes a swing at Cheek's ribcage but misses.
Cheek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cheek slips under a jab from Murhaa.
A little jabbing left from Cheek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Cheek slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Cheek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheek throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
As Cheek tries to get set, Murhaa tries to push him back and clinch up but Cheek manages to avoid the attempt.
Cheek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa looks to land a combination but Cheek avoids it well.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cheek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Cheek misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa looks to land a combination but Cheek avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murhaa closes the distance and pushes Cheek back into the cage.
Murhaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cheek is keeping busy.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Cheek lands a body punch.
Murhaa is trying to push Cheek away but Cheek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cheek has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Cheek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cheek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Cheek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheek at a distance.
Good shot there by Cheek.
Cheek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murhaa. Cheek shrugs it off though.
Cheek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheek.
Cheek misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheek.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheek.
Murhaa throws a hook but Cheek avoids it easily.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheek doesn't seem bothered though.
Cheek jabs at Murhaa's body.
Cheek takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheek just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cheek throws a good cross that connects.
Cheek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cheek moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheek manages to avoid it.
Cheek wants to counter the offense by Murhaa and move into the clinch position.
Cheek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa slips a jab from Cheek.
Cheek throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheek misses the shot to the body.

Cheek moves into the clinch.
Cheek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheek tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Cheek lands an uppercut.
Cheek swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheek struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Cheek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Cheek.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheeks head.

It looks like Right Cheek has been cut.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Cheek takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Murhaa to work.
Cheek misses with the head strike.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
Cheek lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheek throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Cheek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Cheek blocks it.
Cheek lands a body shot.
Cheek swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but Cheek has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cheek.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Murhaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murhaa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheek uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheek.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cheek digs a right hand underneath Murhaa's ribcage. Murhaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pauke Murhaa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cheek misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Cheek misses its intended target.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cheek moves out of range of the body kick.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Cheek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Cheek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Cheek moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Cheek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cheek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheek throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Pauke Murhaa's cut is getting worse.
Cheek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa tries to clinch up but Cheek circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Cheek sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Cheek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Cheek coming out on top.
Cheek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cheek throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Cheek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Cheek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murhaa counters with a three punch combo that has Cheek backing up. Cheek nods at Murhaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cheek throws a body shot but no joy.

Cheek clinches with his opponent.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cheek fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheek blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheek's elbow.
Murhaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cheek is keeping busy.
Cheek pushes Murhaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cheek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Cheek throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Cheek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cheek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Cheek.
Cheek misses with some punches.
Cheek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murhaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cheek can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Cheek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheek controls his hands.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheek throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Cheek's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Cheek misses with a body punch.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheek cracks Murhaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cheek misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Cheek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pauke Murhaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Cheek's head.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cheek lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Cheek blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheek misses with a punch to the body.

Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheek moves away.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Cheek swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murhaa pushes Cheek away with a front kick.
Cheek misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cheek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cheek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pauke Murhaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cheek crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murhaa - the referee stops the clock and Cheek gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murhaa. Cheek manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheek blocks the body kick.

Cheek moves into the clinch successfully.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Cheek misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pauke Murhaa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheek. Cheek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheek throws out the jab.

Murhaa closes the distance and pushes Cheek back into the cage.

Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Murhaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheek thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheek.
A punch lands to the side of Cheek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Right Cheek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheek throws a big shot that misses.
Cheek looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Cheek throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheek throws a good cross that connects.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheek manages to avoid it.
Cheek misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters with a left and a right that stings Cheek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a jab. Cheek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the body from Cheek misses

and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Cheek blocks it.
Murhaa lands a right hand.

Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Cheek throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Cheek scores with a shot to the body.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Cheek.
Murhaa clobbers Cheek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheek.
Cheek now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Cheek misses its intended target.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Cheek misses with a body shot.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Right Cheek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheek misses with a looping right.
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheek on the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Murhaa.

Murhaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Cheek lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheek swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Cheek's head.
Murhaa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheek misses with the head strike.
Cheek lands a hook to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murhaa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheek swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheek blocking some punches.
Cheek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheek uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheek misses with some punches.
Murhaa taking a breather.
Cheek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheek.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Cheek.

Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa jabs Cheek right on the nose. Cheek blinks but takes it well.
Cheek misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cheek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheek.
Cheek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Cheek misses with a shot to the body
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheek missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa slips under a jab from Cheek.
Cheek misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheek dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
Cheek tries to counter with a clinch but Murhaa shakes him off and moves away.
Cheek throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheek steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murhaa. That one must have hurt.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cheek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cheek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pauke Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murhaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauke Murhaa!
Right Cheek was interviewed post fight and said 'I dont think that was a banana in his pocket...I think he enjoy the grappling to much...'.