PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Allu (ranked 759 p4p, 95 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 1888 p4p, 197 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Allu
vs
Murhaa

186 cm
27
229 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

199 cm
29
292 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mika Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Allu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Allu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Allu throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.

Allu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murhaa to the mat! Murhaa manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allu trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allu throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Allu 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.
Allu cracks Murhaa with a solid left hand.
Allu wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
Allu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Murhaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu advances position into side control!
Allu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Murhaa is trying to control Allu's posture but Allu avoids it.
Allu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Allu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murhaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Allu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
I wouldn't like to be where Murhaa is right now.
Murhaa is looking for a sweep.
Murhaa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Allu.
You can see the frustration on Murhaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Allu lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Murhaa keeps Allu under control for a moment.
Murhaa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Murhaa tries to improve position but can't.
Allu wants to control but Murhaa is keeping him busy.
Murhaa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murhaa tries to bench press Allu off him but Allu keeps the position.
Allu working away.
Allu controlling the position from side mount.
Allu scores with punches from side control.
Murhaa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Allu is holding on to half guard well.
Murhaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murhaa is nestled in close to Allu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Allu manages to get to full guard.
Murhaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Allu has wrist control.
Murhaa preventing the sweep.
Allu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murhaa manages to get himself to full guard.

Murhaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allu working some strikes from top position.
Allu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murhaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allu.
Allu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murhaa trying to control the position.
Allu throws a big elbow that misses.
Allu landing with the ground and pound.
Allu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murhaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allu throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Allu trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Allu dominated that round.
That's time! Allu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Murhaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Allu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Allu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa misses with a body shot.

Murhaa clinches up against the cage.
Allu jumps guard but Murhaa stands there with Allu around his waist. Allu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murhaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Allu can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Allu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Allu.
Allu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa pushes Allu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allu misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Allu.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Allu tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Allu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Allu tries to score a body lock takedown but Murhaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Allu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Allu.
Murhaa tries to work over Allu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allu wants to take the fight to the mat but Murhaa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Allu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murhaa is defending well.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Allu.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Murhaa.
Allu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allu or not.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.
Allu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.

Allu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Murhaa tries to roll over but Allu keeps him under control.
Murhaa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Allu being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Allu from controlling successfully.
Murhaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Murhaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murhaa is controlling Allu's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allu preventing the sweep.
Allu chips away with some ground and pound.
Murhaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murhaa has his hands on Allu's head, controlling the position.
Murhaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murhaa seems keen to control Allu's posture.
Allu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murhaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allu.
Allu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Allu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mika Allu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Allu from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Allu is fighting to break Murhaa's control of his arms but Murhaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murhaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Allu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa takes a swing at Allu's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allu was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Allu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from Allu misses its intended target.
Murhaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Allu appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Allu is out of range.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa is looking to clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allu.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the body
enabling Allu to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allu manages to avoid it.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Allu does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Allu misses the target.

Murhaa has Allu up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murhaa pulls his leg out and moves away.

Murhaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Allu blocks it.
Allu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allu's elbow.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Allu is rocked!
Murhaa lands a big right hand that drops Allu! The killer instinct kicks in and Murhaa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Murhaa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Murhaa!