PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zab Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balig Murska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mayweather
vs
Murska

189 cm
21
214 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zab Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska throws a right hand that misses
and Mayweather counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Murska counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murska leaning against his opponent.
Mayweather dodges an elbow strike from Murska.
Murska lands a nice knee to the body.
Murska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Murska has him pressed against the cage.
Murska landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murska takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murska is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murska connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murska putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Murska unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murska stalling against the cage.
Murska scores with a knee to the head.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Murska has Mayweather pressed against the cage.
Murska receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Knees to the body from Murska.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murska tries a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks it.
Murska misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murska is pushing Mayweather up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Balig Murska.
Mayweather swings widly with a right hand
and Murska counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murska. Murska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mayweather takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Murska fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mayweather has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mayweather digs a good hook to Murska's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murska.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Murska counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murska.
Murska slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murska pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murska tries a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks it.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayweather tries to break free but Murska pushes him back against the cage.
Murska scores a nice knee to the body.
Murska unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike from Murska.
Murska manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mayweather wants to break free but Murska has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murska pushes Mayweather back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayweather takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murska pushes Mayweather back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.
Murska leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike from Murska.
Murska looking to throw knees to the head but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
Murska has Mayweather pressed against the cage.
Murska using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayweather has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Murska's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Murska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Murska has double underhooks.
Murska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Murska lands a nice knee to the body.
Murska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Mayweather tries to break the clinch but Murska is controlling the position.
Murska tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murska lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayweather won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murska is breathing heavily.
Murska prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Murska connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mayweather's face.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murska.
Stalling in the clinch from Murska.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murska is trying to stall.
Murska with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murska using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayweather has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Murska is controlling him.
Murska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Murska leaning his opponent against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murska in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murska looking to throw knees to the head but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murska just leaning against Mayweather, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Murska.
Murska trying to land knees to the body.
Murska misses with a knee to the head.
Murska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Murska keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murska has Mayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mayweather wants to break free but Murska has control.

Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murska counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayweather jabs at Murska's body.
Zab Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayweather lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murska throws a right hand that misses
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Murska will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Murska counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayweather's knee momentarily.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murska.
Murska ducks right into an uppercut from Mayweather.
Murska wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Murska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Murska.
Murska ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather.
The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Murska lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mayweather lands with a cross.

Murska pushes Mayweather up against the cage in a clinch.
Murska has Mayweather pressed against the cage.
Murska landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Balig Murska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Murska.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1-2. Mayweather obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zab Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.

Murska rushes Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murska unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murska throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murska lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murska lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balig Murska seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murska misses with a knee to the head.
Mayweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Murska stalling against the cage.
Murska using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayweather has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayweather tries to break free but Murska pushes him back against the cage.
Murska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Murska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murska.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murska connects with a knee to the head.
Murska tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather avoids it.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Murska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mayweather is keeping busy.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murska tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zab Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murska holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murska is trying to stall.
Murska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Murska has Mayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Murska.
Mayweather is trying to push Murska away but Murska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather avoiding damage as Murska throws knees to the body.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a nice uppercut.
Murska misses with a knee strike.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Murska has double underhooks.
Murska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mayweather is keeping busy.

Mayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mayweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayweather throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murska on the side of the head.
Murska takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
Zab Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murska takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Murska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a lazy uppercut

and Murska moves into the clinch.
Murska misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murska misses with a knee strike.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murska tries to stall but Mayweather uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murska has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Murska has him pinned against the cage.
Murska keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murska misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayweather.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murska has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murska lands a knee to the body.
Murska looking to throw knees to the head but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayweather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zab Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murska has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!