PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 6200 p4p, 16043 weight class) and Todd Packer (ranked 618 p4p, 669 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.

Murillo
vs
Packer

183 cm
48
185
26 - 16 - 0

177 cm
43
190
26 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Neon Zombie

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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Packer moves into the clinch.
Packer lands a nice uppercut.

Murillo jumps into guard, dragging Packer to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Packer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Packer throwing strikes but missing.

Packer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Packer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murillo looking to control.
Packer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murillo's head.
Packer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer with a nice head shot there.
Murillo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Packer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Packer throws a big elbow that misses.
Packer throwing strikes but missing.
Murillo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Packer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Packer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Packer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Packer connects with a couple of short punches.
Packer distracts Murillo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Packer postures up.
Packer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Packer throws a strike but Murillo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Packer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Packer lands a decent punch to the body there.
Packer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Packer.
Packer throwing strikes from guard but Murillo blocks nicely.
Murillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Packer throws a big right hand that misses.
Packer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Packer throws a big right hand that misses.
Packer postures up in Murillo's guard and throws a big left but Murillo blocks it.
Murillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Packer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Packer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Packer with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer is looking to work some ground and pound but Murillo has wrist control.
Packer cracks Murillo with a solid left hand.
Murillo is breathing heavily.
Packer throws an elbow that misses. Murillo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Packer's guard. Nice move by Murillo!

Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Murillo looking to pass the guard.
Packer lands an upkick as Murillo stands over him.
Packer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Packer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Packer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Packer wants to sweep but no luck.
Packer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Packer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Packer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Murillo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Murillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Packer's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Packer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Packer.
Packer lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Murillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Packer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Packer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Packer scores with a nice shot.
Packer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Packer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Packer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Packer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Murillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Packer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Packer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Packer striking off his back but it's not causing Murillo any problems.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Packer dominated that round.
That's time! Murillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Packer wants to clinch up but Murillo keeps it at a distance.

Packer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Packer pushes Murillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Packer.

Murillo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Packer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Packer is trying to get back to full guard.
Packer is refusing to be controlled, as Murillo sits in half guard.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murillo.
Packer landing small, sideways elbows.
Todd Packer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Packer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murillo.
Murillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murillo prevents Packer from improving his position.
Packer missing with punches from the bottom.
Packer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Packer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Murillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Packer missing with punches from the bottom.
Packer is looking for a sweep. Murillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Packer gets back to full guard.
Murillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Packer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Packer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Packer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Packer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Murillo landing with the ground and pound.
Packer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Packer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Murillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Packer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer trying to strike off his back.
Murillo postures up in Packer's guard and throws a big left but Packer blocks it.
Murillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Packer's head.
Packer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Packer throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Packer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Murillo won't allow Packer to sweep him here.
Murillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Packer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Packer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Packer has wrist control.
Murillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Packer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Murillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Packer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Packer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Packer throwing shots but Murillo is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Packer.
Murillo trying to keep a closed guard but Packer is proving a slippery customer.
Murillo is adopting a defensive guard.
Packer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Packer throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Packer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murillo trying to keep a closed guard but Packer is proving a slippery customer.
Packer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Packer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murillo is trying to control the position but Packer postures up.
Packer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murillo's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Packer is working Murillo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Packer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Packer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Packer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Packer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murillo's guard.
Packer lands strikes from half guard.
Murillo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Packer.
Packer winds up and cracks Murillo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Murillo is rocked!
Packer is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Murillo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Packer fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Murillo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Packer! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Packer!