PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rollins (ranked 4416 p4p, 6070 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 545 p4p, 625 weight class). Pate Murhapuro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rollins
vs
Murhapuro

186 cm
18
170
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
176
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro looks to land a left hand but Rollins moved out of range nicely.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Rollins is just out of range.
Murhapuro throws an off balance right hand
and Rollins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rollins looks to land a left hand but Murhapuro moved out of range nicely.
Rollins slips a straight right by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Rollins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murhapuro lunges at Rollins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rollins's hand.

Murhapuro drives through and clinches with Rollins against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins tries to throw a body punch but Murhapuro avoids it by throwing Rollins back against the cage.
Murhapuro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rollins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Murhapuro blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Rollins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhapuro's elbow.
Rollins is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling him.
Murhapuro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhapuro lands with a left to the head.
Murhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
Rollins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murhapuro lands a body shot.
Murhapuro lands a shot to the body.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
Murhapuro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhapuro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rollins working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhapuro.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhapuro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rollins can't find room to land a body shot as Murhapuro controls the action.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
Murhapuro digs a right hand into Rollins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rollins's gas tank.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Rollins is rocked!
Murhapuro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Rollins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro dips a shoulder and cracks Rollins with a mighty uppercut! Rollins falls back against the cage and Murhapuro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rollins is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Murhapuro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Murhapuro!