PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantin Niculescu (ranked 3336 p4p, 3851 weight class) and Ispa Murska (ranked 432 p4p, 509 weight class). Ispa Murska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Niculescu
vs
Murska

183 cm
21
205
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
223
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Constantin Niculescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Murska!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murska staying out of range there.
Murska throws out a counter right but Niculescu avoids it with no problem.
Niculescu digs a good body shot into Murska's ribs.
Niculescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niculescu lands with a straight right. Murska didn't see that one coming.
Niculescu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murska missing with a left hand there. Niculescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niculescu manages to avoid it.
Murska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niculescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niculescu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murska avoids it really well and circles away.
Murska stuffs the takedown attempt from Niculescu. Niculescu gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niculescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niculescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niculescu lands a jab.
Murska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niculescu.
Murska now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Niculescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Murska.
Niculescu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niculescu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murska finds it's way round the side to connect with Niculescu's head.
Niculescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murska looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niculescu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murska at a distance.
Niculescu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niculescu throws out a powerful jab.
Murska slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu throws a looping overhand right but Murska ducks down to avoid it.
Niculescu connects with a body shot.
Murska works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niculescu scores with a body shot.
Niculescu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Niculescu tries to clinch up but Murska circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Murska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murska leaves Niculescu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murska throws out a counter right but Niculescu avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantin Niculescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murska throws a body shot but no joy.
Murska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niculescu jabs Murska to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu cracks Murska with a good jab.
Murska moves out of range of the strikes.
Murska ducks right into an uppercut from Niculescu.
A cross from Niculescu lands.
Nice jab there from Niculescu.
Niculescu throws a body punch but Murska moves out of range.
Niculescu looks to land a right hand but Murska moved out of range.
Murska's corner calls for a 1-2. Murska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niculescu misses with a looping right.
Murska wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Niculescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murska.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Niculescu misses the target.
Niculescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murska shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Niculescu misses its intended target.
A left lands for Niculescu.
Niculescu misses with a straight left.
Niculescu works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Niculescu. That snapped Murska's head back.
Niculescu misses with a body shot
and Murska makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murska staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murska! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Constantin Niculescu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Niculescu with a jab.
Niculescu lands with a straight right. Murska didn't see that one coming.
Niculescu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Niculescu.
Nice shot lands for Niculescu.
A slow jab from Niculescu misses its intended target.
Murska takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Niculescu punishes Murska's body with a nice straight punch.
Niculescu looks to land a right hand but Murska moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Murska misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Niculescu looks to throw the jab but Murska is out of range.
Murska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Niculescu throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niculescu works the jab nicely.
Constantin Niculescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murska throws out a loose jab but Niculescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niculescu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murska ducks under a wild hook from Niculescu.
Murska looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murska is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murska swings widly with a right hand

and Niculescu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murska won't be happy with that.
Murska is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Murska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Niculescu.
Murska is trying to control Niculescu's posture but Niculescu avoids it.
Niculescu advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu working Murska over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska is looking to get to half guard.
Niculescu with good strikes from the mount here!
Murska wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Niculescu.
Murska tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Niculescu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Murska is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murska is wriggling around trying to escape.
Niculescu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murska is desperately trying to improve his position but Niculescu has a good base and remains in mount.
Niculescu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Niculescu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murska because Niculescu loaded up on that one.
Niculescu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Murska holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Niculescu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Niculescu thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Niculescu lands a big elbow.
Murska is in a horrible position here. Niculescu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niculescu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Niculescu thowing shots but they're missing.
Niculescu scoring with strikes but Murska is staying in there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Constantin Niculescu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Murska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niculescu throws out the jab.
Murska throws a body punch but Niculescu moves out of range.
Niculescu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murska sprawls and moves away.

Niculescu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murska's guard.
Murska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Niculescu.
Niculescu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Niculescu throws a big elbow that misses.
Murska looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Niculescu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niculescu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murska's head.
Niculescu prevents Murska from improving his position.
Murska is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska is not content to let Niculescu control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murska can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murska regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Niculescu.
Niculescu distracts Murska with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Niculescu throws a big right hand that misses.
Niculescu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Niculescu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niculescu postures up in Murska's guard and throws a big left but Murska blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murska is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Niculescu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Niculescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murska can do to turn this around?
Murska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niculescu throws a shot from downtown. Murska moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Niculescu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niculescu loads up on a big right hand but Murska slips the punch.
Niculescu missing with a left hand there. Murska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niculescu throws a big shot that misses.
Niculescu throws the left hand but Murska avoids the punch easily.
Constantin Niculescu is winning the standup battle so far.
Niculescu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murska.
A jab from Murska misses.
Murska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niculescu.

Niculescu moves into range and clinches up with Murska.
Niculescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
A short body shot lands from Niculescu as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska tries to throw a body punch but Niculescu avoids it by throwing Murska back against the cage.
Niculescu lands with a light punch inside.
Murska tries to break free but Niculescu pushes him back against the cage.
Niculescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niculescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niculescu has Murska pressed against the cage, preventing Murska from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Murska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niculescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niculescu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Niculescu lands an overhand right.
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!
Niculescu connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niculescu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Niculescu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murska looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ispa Murska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Constantin Niculescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niculescu controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Constantin Niculescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Niculescu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Constantin Niculescu!
Constantin Niculescu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.