PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 751 p4p, 626 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 93 p4p, 81 weight class). 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
John

199 cm
33
292
20 - 17 - 0

203 cm
39
256
29 - 25 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
John blocks a jab.
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but John circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from John misses.
John throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murhaa moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.

Murhaa gets a clinch.
John blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Nice elbow from John.

It looks like Mike Murhaa has been cut.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
John tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.

John breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John feints a counter leg kick.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from John tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhaa momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
and John counters with a good, hard body kick but Murhaa shrugs it off.
John shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Murhaa takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - John sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Murhaa bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott John!
Our winner, Scott John, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.