PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murska comes to the cage accompanied by Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset. Atreides has chosen Hardcore Vibes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Murska
vs
Atreides

189 cm
27
215 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

187 cm
37
217 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murska lands a leg kick that knocks Atreides off balance momentarily.

Atreides takes the fight into the clinch.
Atreides is trying to pull guard but Murska has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Murska.
Atreides blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Murska.
Atreides is working for takedown but Murska is calmly controlling the position for now.
Atreides tries to pull guard but Murska won't allow it.
Balig Murska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Atreides.
Murska is pushing Atreides up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murska misses with the head strike.
Atreides jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murska walks away with a smile on his face. Atreides gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murska scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides tries for a takedown but Murska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Atreides on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atreides looks for a takedown but Murska sprawls well.
Murska turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balig Murska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atreides shoots in but Murska avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murska throws a low kick, looking for Atreides's leg but Atreides calmly moves out of range.
Murska stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murska wants it to stay on the feet.
Atreides fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murska throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Atreides is trying desperately to land a takedown but Murska is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Atreides.
Atreides looks winded!
A nice inside leg kick there by Murska. That's going to slow Atreides down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska cracks Atreides with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Murska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murska dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atreides. That did some damage!
Murska is looking to slow Atreides down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murska.
Murska feints and then cracks Atreides's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atreides down.
Murska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murska is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murska misses with a wild combination.
Murska lands with a cross.
Murska circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murska counters with a nice leg kick.
Atreides wants to clinch
and Murska makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murska goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Paul Atreides has been cut.
Atreides with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murska to score with a decent uppercut.
Atreides tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murska swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska scores with a jab.
Murska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Atreides is defended easily by Murska.
Nice body kick from Murska.
Murska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Murska.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murska lands a jab to Atreides's midsection.

Murska lands a big head kick that sends Atreides tumbling to the mat! Murska takes a step backwards and waves Atreides back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Atreides is rocked!
Murska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murska lands with an overhand left.
Atreides is still on wobbly legs! Can Murska finish him?
Murska swings for the body but Atreides moves out of range.
Atreides seems to have recovered his senses.
Murska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atreides's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murska. That's going to slow Atreides down.
Murska smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Atreides's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murska feints and then cracks Atreides's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atreides down.
Murska throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murska thumps Atreides with a low kick.
Murska misses with a two punch combination.
Murska throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Murska.
Atreides walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murska.
Murska fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murska throws a nice looking combination but Atreides bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murska fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murska lands with an uppercut that bounces Atreides off the cage and back into range.
Murska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atreides takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balig Murska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Atreides's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balig Murska is winning the standup battle so far.
Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch but Murska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atreides shoots in and drives through. Murska sprawls well.
Atreides shoots in but no luck this time.
Atreides avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atreides stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murska.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murska, right into the meat.
Murska scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Murska slams his shin into Atreides's torso.
Atreides on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murska. Murska obviously looking to wear him down.
Murska scores with a decent looking hook.
Murska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atreides can do to turn this around?
Atreides is breathing heavily.
Murska scores with a leg kick.
Murska lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murska connects with an inside leg kick.
Atreides tries to clinch up
and Murska counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atreides will feel that in the morning.
A head kick from Murska lands but Atreides takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murska.
Nice uppercut lands for Murska. That snapped Atreides's head back.
Murska throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Murska.
Murska connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atreides. Atreides circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murska lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atreides's sensitive parts.
Murska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murska fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atreides has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atreides doesn't seem bothered though.
Murska throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atreides stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Murska.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murska. Murska obviously looking to wear him down.
Murska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atreides looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atreides has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murska.
Murska with a hook.
Murska keeps Atreides at a distance using the push kick.
Murska misses with a head kick.
Murska throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Atreides.
Murska lands a nice looking kick to the body. Atreides takes a step back to recover.
Murska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Murska. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Murska tenderised Atreides's leg. Atreides is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Murska.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to clinch up
and Atreides takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murska slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atreides takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paul Atreides is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Murska.
Murska with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murska.
Murska keeps the fight on the outside.
Murska lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murska feints and then cracks Atreides's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atreides down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murska scoring well with a low kick there.
Murska jabs Atreides to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murska throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murska throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That kick from Murska tenderised Atreides's leg. Atreides is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Murska.
Murska connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Murska.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murska.
Murska scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atreides takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murska.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murska pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Atreides back to the cage. Murska follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murska throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murska swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atreides.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balig Murska dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Atreides's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Murska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murska cracks Atreides with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murska tries a head kick but it misses.
Murska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atreides's calf.
Murska fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Atreides wants to clinch.
Murska tests Atreides's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atreides fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murska misses with a low kick.
Atreides takes one to the side of the head.
Murska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murska misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska throws a wild body kick that Atreides sees coming a mile off.
Atreides tries to clinch up but Murska circles away and keeps his distance.
Murska throws a body punch but Atreides moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Murska as Atreides shoots in.
Atreides takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atreides manages to avoid it.
Murska lands a jab.
Atreides tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murska swivels and escapes.
Atreides takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atreides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murska as he avoids it easily.
Balig Murska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Atreides.
Murska is looking to slow Atreides down with leg kicks.
Atreides takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murska throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murska lands a jab to Atreides's midsection.
Murska connects with a body shot.
Murska with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murska connects with an inside leg kick.
Atreides has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murska lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murska throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murska scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murska. That's going to slow Atreides down.
Murska lands with a nice body kick.
Atreides stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murska.
Murska lands a glancing blow to the side of Atreides's head.
Murska connects with a solid leg kick.
Murska lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska scores with a push kick.
Jab from Murska.
Atreides chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murska can pounce on him.
Atreides fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murska avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atreides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murska scores with a leg kick.
Atreides fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atreides is looking to clinch but Murska is avoiding it.
Murska lands a leg kick that knocks Atreides off balance momentarily.
Murska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides takes one on the button.
Murska stuns Atreides with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atreides fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murska connects with a body shot that sends Atreides's belly button to the back.
Murska turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Murska as Atreides shoots in.
Murska lands a jab to the head.
Murska punishes Atreides's body with a nice straight punch.
Murska scores with a three punch combo!
Atreides doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atreides takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atreides has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Atreides there as he acknowledges the shot.
Atreides looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balig Murska clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Atreides's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murska throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murska.
Murska scores with a punch to the head.
Murska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murska lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murska.
Atreides blocks a low kick nicely.
Murska scores with a sloppy right hand. Atreides should have avoided that one.
Atreides fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atreides shoots in looking for a takedown but Murska manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atreides's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Atreides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atreides is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Atreides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murska.
Atreides shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murska but Murska pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murska throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Atreides's head.
Atreides takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murska throws a sloppy head kick and Atreides moves out of range easily.
Murska lands with a nice combination. Atreides backs away looking to recover.
Murska swats away the attempt to clinch by Atreides.
Atreides fails with a takedown attempt.
Balig Murska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Atreides.

Murska drops Atreides with a beautiful combination! Atreides stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murska is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atreides fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska looks to score with a jab to the body but Atreides is just out of range.
Murska tries to land a leg kick but Atreides saw it coming and moves away.
Atreides closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murska scores with a hook.
Murska keeps the fight on the outside.
Atreides wants to clinch up but Murska keeps it at a distance.
Murska throws a leg kick but Atreides checks it.
Atreides gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atreides has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murska lands a jab to Atreides's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska looks to score with a jab to the body but Atreides is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Atreides.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Atreides.
Atreides takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atreides fails with a takedown attempt.
Murska swings for the body but Atreides moves out of range.
Murska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Atreides has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murska finds it's way round the side to connect with Atreides's head.
Murska throws a head kick but Atreides moves out of range.
Atreides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murska as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murska stuffs the takedown attempt from Atreides. Atreides gets slowly back to his feet.
Murska lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Atreides on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atreides wants to clinch
and Murska counters with a body kick.
Atreides tries to clinch but Murska is having none of it.
Murska misses with a low kick as Atreides jumps back.
Murska lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atreides's sensitive parts.
Murska connects with a leg kick. Atreides looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atreides shoots in for a takedown but Murska shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murska throws a sloppy head kick and Atreides moves out of range easily.
Murska stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balig Murska had his way with Paul Atreides in that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Atreides's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Murska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Atreides scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murska manages to work his way to half guard, despite Atreides's best efforts.
Murska tries to get to full guard but Atreides has control of the leg.
Murska wants to control but Atreides is keeping busy.

Atreides wants to work for an arm triangle but Murska is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murska wants to improve his position but Atreides is controlling well.

Atreides is working for a kimura but Murska is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Atreides is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Atreides is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Atreides is trying to control. Murska wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murska gets back to full guard.
Murska wants to stand and escape but Atreides is having none of it.
Balig Murska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides 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.
Atreides loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Atreides sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murska's guard.
Atreides missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murska holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Murska is looking to control Atreides's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murska avoid being mounted?

Atreides is looking for a kimura but Murska is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Atreides to get the leverage.

Atreides is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Atreides is working for a kimura but Murska is defending it quite comfortably.
Atreides is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska wants to improve his position but Atreides is controlling well.

Atreides looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Atreides is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murska doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Atreides.

That's four 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 is looking to escape.
Paul Atreides has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murska gets full guard.
Murska has Atreides pulled in close to control his posture.
Atreides advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atreides throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Atreides scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Atreides comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murska has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:43
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:43
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balig Murska!
Balig Murska retains his light heavyweight title!
Balig Murska seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.