PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elong Murf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Murf
vs
Death

194 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elong Murf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Death!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Murf. No joy for Death on that attempt.

Murf shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Death napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Death is trying to control Murf's posture but Murf avoids it.
Murf tries to move into full mount but can't pass Death's legs.
Death sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murf wants to pass to mount but Death is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Murf there.
Murf wants to pass to mount but Death is defending the position.
Murf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Death is trying is best to control the position here.
Death missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Death misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Murf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Death on the ground.
Death won't allow Murf to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Death is pressing down on Murf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Death can do anything to dispel that myth.
Death trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Death lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Death tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Death keeping full guard, as Murf tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Death shoots and misses

and Murf counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Murf landing some decent shots from guard.
Murf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Death working a defensive guard here.
Murf tries to free his leg and advance position but Death is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Death trying to strike off his back.
Murf wants to pass the guard but Death is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Death is adopting a defensive guard.
Murf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Death is keeping the position for now.
Murf is breathing heavily.
Murf is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Death doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Murf counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Elong Murf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Death.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Death lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Death scores with a few weak punches.
Death is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murf wants to free his trapped foot but Death is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Death has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murf is working away from the top position though.
Death is positioning himself well to prevent Murf advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murf trying to mount his opponent but Death defends it.
Murf working over Death with some ground and pound. Death looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Death wants to control but Murf is keeping busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murf is trying hard to land a takedown here. Death sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Death looks to clinch

and Murf counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murf.
Murf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Death punching to the body, from the bottom.
Death punching to the body, from the bottom.
Death punching from the bottom - just letting Murf know he's still in a fight.
Murf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Death is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death striking from the bottom.
Death punching from the bottom - just letting Murf know he's still in a fight.
Death scores with a short punch from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Death shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Murf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murf throwing strikes from guard but Death blocks nicely.
Death avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murf tries to free his leg and advance position but Death is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Death controlling the position.
Murf tries to free his leg and advance position but Death is retaining full guard.
Death is pulling down on Murf's head. It's preventing any offense from Murf, at least for the moment.
Murf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elong Murf dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Death is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murf's half guard.
Death takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murf is looking for a sweep. Death is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Death lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Death working over Murf with some ground and pound. Murf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Death looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Murf is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Death looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Death slips a nice elbow through Murf's hands, connecting with Murf's forehead.
Nice strikes from Death there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Death slips a nice elbow through Murf's hands, connecting with Murf's forehead.
Murf taking some punishment here, with Death in his half guard.
Murf wants to get back to full guard.
Death not doing much here.
Murf has hold of Death's hands but Death slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murf is looking to improve his position.
Death is nestled in close to Murf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Death landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Death wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murf keeps working.
Murf is looking for a sweep. Death is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murf is staying active underneath Death, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Death seems content to control.
Death lands strikes from half guard.
Death prevents Murf from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Death shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Death postures up and lands a big shot to Murf's brow.
Death with a nice head shot there.
Death cracks Murf with a solid left hand.
Murf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murf wants to hit a switch here but Death passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Murf there!
Death with good strikes from the mount here!
Elong Murf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murf really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Death landing punches.
Murf can't escape the position.
Death fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Death lands a nice shot to the head.
Death has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Murf's face.
Murf gets back to half guard.
Murf has hold of Death's hands but Death slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murf wants to get back to full guard.
Death working the head and body with strikes.
Murf is looking to improve his position.
Death drops an elbow to the side of Murf's head.
Death seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murf is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Death scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murf is looking for a sweep. Death is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Death misses with a takedown attempt

and Murf counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Death's guard now.
Murf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Death swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murf takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Murf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Death's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Death on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Death parries the strikes from Murf easily there. Murf is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Death to escape.
Murf working the strikes but Death uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Murf throwing shots but Death is blocking nicely.
Death wants to control but Murf is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Death showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Death tries to clinch but Murf moves away

and Murf counters with a nice double leg into side control. Death won't be happy with that.
Death is trying to control Murf's posture but Murf avoids it.
Death misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Murf tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Murf avoids the strikes from the bottom by Death.
Death can't do much from the bottom here.
Murf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Murf crashes against the mat.
Murf lands a decent elbow from side control.
Murf tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Death has one of Murf's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The ground and pound from Murf seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Death can't do much from the bottom here.
Murf lands a decent elbow from side control.
Murf tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Death has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Murf seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Death is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Death connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Death wants to control but Murf is keeping busy.
Murf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Death lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Death gets full guard.

That's two 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.
Murf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Death swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Death lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Death misses with a takedown

and Murf counters with a single leg into guard. Death didn't expect that.
Murf advances position into side control!
Death misses with a strike from the bottom.
Murf works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Death manages to get back to half guard.
Murf looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Death manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murf looking to pass the guard.
Death is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Death working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murf.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Death is trying to keep Murf in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Death misses with a takedown attempt

and Murf counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Death's guard now.
Murf looking to pass the guard.
Death scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Murf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Death is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death is trying to keep Murf in close.
Murf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murf is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Death scores with a takedown into Murf's guard.
Murf manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murf blocks Death's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elong Murf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murf 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elong Murf!