PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 157 p4p, 66 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 21 p4p, 10 weight class). Bhullar's entrance music is Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake. A fine choice. 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.

Bhullar
vs
Murhaa

180 cm
36
185
35 - 18 - 1

185 cm
33
199
31 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
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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 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa.
Bhullar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Bhullar avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa defending well as Bhullar loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bhullar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.

Murhaa instigates a clinch.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Bhullar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bhullar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bhullar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bhullar lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bhullar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bhullar lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bhullar.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bhullar's elbow.
Bhullar struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bhullar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bhullar throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Bhullar lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhullar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bhullar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bhullar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Bhullar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Bhullar misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murhaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murhaa punishes Bhullar's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Bhullar misses.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Bhullar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ispa Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa jabs at Bhullar's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bhullar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Murhaa misses
and Bhullar counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Bhullar.
Bhullar fails with the takedown
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bhullar looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body

and Bhullar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Murhaa kicks Bhullar off and gets back to his feet.
Ispa Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Murhaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bhullar misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Bhullar tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Bhullar back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Bhullar blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bhullar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bhullar.
Murhaa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bhullar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murhaa can turn it around.
Murhaa lands a body punch.
Bhullar tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Bhullar back against the cage.
Bhullar misses with a punch on the inside.
Bhullar swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Bhullar is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Bhullar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bhullar tries to stall but Murhaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Bhullar misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bhullar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murhaa. That one must have hurt.
Ispa Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Murhaa circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bhullar drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Murhaa follows Bhullar to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Murhaa!
An out of breath Ispa Murhaa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.