PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bob hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mursuvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mursuvaara has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. Markku Mursuvaara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with bob hope's chin.

hope
vs
Mursuvaara

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

187 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bob hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markku Mursuvaara!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mursuvaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
hope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mursuvaara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from hope.

hope closes the distance and pushes Mursuvaara back into the cage.

hope breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from hope as Mursuvaara shoots in.
hope misses with a hook.

Mursuvaara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mursuvaara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but hope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hope looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mursuvaara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
hope pushes Mursuvaara off looking to stand but Mursuvaara dives back in and keeps control.

Mursuvaara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
hope is trying to stand up here but Mursuvaara is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
hope connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mursuvaara. Mursuvaara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Markku Mursuvaara has been cut.
Mursuvaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps hope's head backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Mursuvaara scores with a four punch combination!
hope fails with a takedown attempt.
hope throws a front kick that sends Mursuvaara stumbling back into the cage.
hope lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mursuvaara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mursuvaara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

hope forces Mursuvaara back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

hope breaks from the clinch.
hope lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Mursuvaara or perhaps it was just good defense by hope which made him look bad.
bob hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markku Mursuvaara.
Mursuvaara looks gassed!
hope shoots for a takedown but Mursuvaara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mursuvaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by hope.
hope looks for the body kick but Mursuvaara saw that one coming.
hope looks to land a combination but Mursuvaara avoids it well.
Mursuvaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Mursuvaara wants to clinch up but hope keeps it at a distance.
hope lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
hope lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mursuvaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mursuvaara lands a really nice looking cross but hope seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Mursuvaara.
hope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
hope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Mursuvaara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in hope's half guard.
Mursuvaara working hope over with strikes.
hope is trying to stand back up but Mursuvaara is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mursuvaara not doing much here.
hope is pressing down on Mursuvaara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mursuvaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mursuvaara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
hope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
hope is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mursuvaara is controlling him.
hope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mursuvaara lands a couple of digs.
Mursuvaara with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

hope wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hope slips under a jab from Mursuvaara.
Nice takedown defense from hope. No joy for Mursuvaara on that attempt.
Mursuvaara throws the kick towards the body but hope avoids it.
hope misses with a few strikes there.

hope darts in and clinches Mursuvaara up against the cage.
Mursuvaara tries for a takedown. No joy.

hope manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for hope.

Mursuvaara is rocked!

hope closes the distance looking for a takedown. hope picks Mursuvaara up and slams him brutally to the floor. Mursuvaara is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). bob hope!