PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 874 p4p, 920 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 118 p4p, 124 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Paulin
vs
Murhaa

195 cm
34
240
28 - 24 - 0

199 cm
35
292
23 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Paulin.

Murhaa clinches up with Paulin and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Paulin works on Murhaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulin.
Murhaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulin's efforts to push away.
Murhaa lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulin.
Paulin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulin blocking some punches.
Paulin lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulin working aggressively here.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to work over Paulin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulin trying to stall but Murhaa improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Paulin.

Paulin breaks the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Paulin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulin moves away.
It looked like Paulin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulin circles away.
Paulin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulin looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Paulin looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Paulin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Murhaa misses
and Paulin counters with a head kick that wobbles Murhaa - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Paulin sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thierry Paulin!
Our winner, Thierry Paulin, 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.