PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 329 p4p, 53 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 687 p4p, 97 weight class). Arjuna has chosen Om as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murhaa
vs
Arjuna

182 cm
40
188 lbs
43 - 14 - 4

185 cm
37
194 lbs
35 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 43 - 14 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa misses with a combination
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Arjuna tries to clinch but Murhaa moves away
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arjuna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Arjuna misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Arjuna misses.
We've been told by Murhaa's head coaches at Mahogany Temple that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arjuna moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Rama Arjuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arjuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Despite the aggression on Arjuna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Arjuna takes the fight into the clinch.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Arjuna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Arjuna tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Arjuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arjuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arjuna blocking some punches.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Arjuna.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Arjuna manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Arjuna rushes Murhaa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa tries to work over Arjuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Arjuna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Murhaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Arjuna.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Arjuna pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Arjuna tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Arjuna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arjuna lands an uppercut.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.

Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arjuna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arjuna tries to land a body kick
and Murhaa counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arjuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arjunas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arjuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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!
Arjuna with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa thows a leg kick but Arjuna checks it
and Arjuna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes. Murhaa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murhaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Arjuna moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murhaa!
Arjuna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Arjuna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murhaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arjuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.

Arjuna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rama Arjuna will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arjuna thuds his shin into the meat of Murhaa's side.
Arjuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arjuna lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arjuna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arjuna tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
Arjuna thuds his shin into the meat of Murhaa's side.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Arjuna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arjuna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arjuna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
A low kick from Murhaa misses
and Arjuna counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa moves forwards but Arjuna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rama Arjuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arjuna scores with a three punch combo!
Murhaa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arjuna.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Arjuna is looking for the big counter here.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arjuna moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Arjuna misses with a shot to the body
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Arjuna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right-left combo lands from Arjuna.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Arjuna moved away.
Arjuna lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arjuna checks it well.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna scores with a head kick.
Arjuna moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Arjuna shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murhaa eats them both and turns towards Arjuna to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arjuna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arjuna.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
A shot to the liver by Arjuna. Beautiful body shot.
Arjuna scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Arjuna throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arjuna misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Arjuna's head back.
Murhaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arjuna on the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Arjuna counters with a left to the body.
Arjuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arjuna thows a body kick. Murhaa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arjuna has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Arjuna avoids the punch easily.
Arjuna looks to throw a body kick
and Murhaa counters with a good low kick that Arjuna was not able to check.
Arjuna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murhaa.
Arjuna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arjuna cracks Murhaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arjuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Arjuna is predictable there
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Arjuna misses
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arjuna.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murhaa misses with a hook
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Arjuna cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
The fighters circling - Arjuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Arjuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Murhaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Arjuna ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Arjuna's shoulder, as Arjuna tries to avoid the shot.
Arjuna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Arjuna thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Arjuna moves away and avoids it.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Arjuna's shoulder, as Arjuna tries to avoid the shot.
Arjuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna tries to clinch but Murhaa moves out of range.

Arjuna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Arjuna fails to land.

Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arjuna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Arjuna moved out of range nicely.
Arjuna tries to land a front kick but Murhaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arjuna misses with a combination
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.

Arjuna instigates a clinch.
Rama Arjuna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Arjuna scores with a shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Rama Arjuna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arjuna keeps control of Murhaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Arjuna avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the ropes.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Arjuna blocking some punches.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa wants to break free but Arjuna has control.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arjuna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murhaa or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murhaa as Arjuna tries to tie him up.
Arjuna misses with a body punch.
Arjuna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Arjuna counters with a left to the body.
Arjuna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arjuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Arjuna moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phol Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjuna lands a slapping body shot.
Murhaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna misses with the combination.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Arjuna throws a chopping leg kick but Murhaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arjuna's calf.
Arjuna lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arjuna!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rama Arjuna.
Well Arjuna has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Arjuna!
A relieved looking Rama Arjuna thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.