PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Murhaa (ranked 1268 p4p, 192 weight class) and Louie DeBrusk (ranked 1399 p4p, 205 weight class). King Murhaa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Murhaa
vs
DeBrusk

188 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louie DeBrusk!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeBrusk.
Murhaa lands a nice hook to DeBrusk's body. DeBrusk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeBrusk jabs Murhaa right on the nose. Murhaa blinks but takes it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DeBrusk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as DeBrusk sprawls well. DeBrusk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murhaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
Murhaa shoots for a double leg takedown but DeBrusk sprawls well. He's pushed Murhaa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A left lands for DeBrusk.
Murhaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Murhaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Murhaa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Murhaa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but DeBrusk keeps moving.
Murhaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBrusk wants to get back to his feet but Murhaa passes into half guard.
Murhaa wants to take a breather but DeBrusk is having none of it.

DeBrusk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
DeBrusk lands with an uppercut that bounces Murhaa off the cage and back into range.
DeBrusk looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
DeBrusk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
King Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.

Murhaa clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with a punch on the inside.
DeBrusk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeBrusk digs a right hand underneath Murhaa's ribcage. Murhaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeBrusk backwards.
Murhaa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. DeBrusk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Murhaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk lands a left hand.
DeBrusk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from DeBrusk.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeBrusk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by DeBrusk.
A hook to the body from DeBrusk.
Murhaa has DeBrusk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeBrusk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murhaa drops down looking for an ankle pick but DeBrusk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murhaa is breathing heavily.
Murhaa moves forwards but DeBrusk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
DeBrusk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DeBrusk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeBrusk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeBrusk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeBrusk circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeBrusk counters with a body kick.
Murhaa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
DeBrusk cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
DeBrusk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

DeBrusk gets tackled into the cage by Murhaa. Murhaa maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeBrusk.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa has DeBrusk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeBrusk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
DeBrusk is pressed up against the cage. Murhaa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag DeBrusk down to the mat. DeBrusk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
DeBrusk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeBrusk thows a body kick. Murhaa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
DeBrusk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeBrusk lands a really nice looking cross but Murhaa seems unphased.
DeBrusk's corner calls for a 1-2. DeBrusk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for DeBrusk. That snapped Murhaa's head back.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but DeBrusk circles away.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

DeBrusk tries to keep at a distance but Murhaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
DeBrusk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but DeBrusk prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

DeBrusk manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - DeBrusk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murhaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DeBrusk cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louie DeBrusk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

DeBrusk works Murhaa's body with a nice hook.
DeBrusk lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.

Murhaa is rocked!
DeBrusk feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down.
Jab from DeBrusk.
Oh Murhaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeBrusk cracks Murhaa with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Louie DeBrusk!
After winning the bout, Louie DeBrusk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.