PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Recai Murra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murra
vs
Dahlberg

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Recai Murra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg's coach down at Hunter MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dahlberg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg cracks Murra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dahlberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murra misses with a lunging right hand
and Dahlberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dahlberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Dahlberg connects with a right hand. Murra shakes it off.
Murra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dahlberg lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg with a jab.
Dahlberg lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg scores with a hook to the body. Murra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dahlberg throws a shot to the body.
Johan Dahlberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dahlberg, as that shot connected.
Dahlberg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murra.
Dahlberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dahlberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murra blocks a jab.
Dahlberg blocks the body kick.
Murra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dahlberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dahlberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahlberg misses with a straight right.
Dahlberg missing with a left hand there. Murra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dahlberg circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dahlberg throws a hook but Murra blocks it.
Murra tries to clinch but Dahlberg is having none of it.
Murra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dahlberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dahlberg lands a head shot.
Murra moves out of range as Dahlberg strikes.
Murra throws a poor cross that misses
and Dahlberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dahlberg connects with a jab.

Murra is rocked!
Murra connects with a looping right hand.
Dahlberg lunges at Murra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murra's hand.
Oh Murra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dahlberg with a nice cross.
Murra connects with a jab.
Murra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Dahlberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dahlberg.
Murra misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg can't break the clinch.
Dahlberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murra seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dahlberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dahlberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Dahlberg.
Murra lands an elbow just above Dahlberg 's eye.
Murra trying to stall but Dahlberg improves his position.
Murra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dahlberg.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dahlberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murra lands an elbow inside that Dahlberg shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dahlberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dahlberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Murra.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murra lands an elbow that stopped Dahlberg in his tracks for a moment.
Murra has a couple of punches blocked by Dahlberg.
Murra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murra has Dahlberg pressed against the cage, preventing Dahlberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murra keeps control of Dahlberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dahlberg scores with a shot to the side of Murra's head.
Dahlberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dahlberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murra backwards.
Dahlberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Murra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Dahlberg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murra moves away.
Dahlberg throws a hook but Murra blocks it.
Murra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dahlberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dahlberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dahlberg clinches.
Murra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dahlberg's defenses.
Murra misses with an elbow strike.
Murra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dahlberg's defenses.

It looks like Johan Dahlberg has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahlberg's brow.
Dahlberg is trying to force a seperation but Murra has the dominant position.
Murra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dahlberg has Murra pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murra misses with an elbow over the top.
Dahlberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murras head.

Dahlberg manages to break the clinch.
Dahlberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murra on the side of the head.
Dahlberg looks to throw the jab but Murra is out of range.
Dahlberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murra at a distance.
Murra ducks right into an uppercut from Dahlberg.
Murra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Dahlberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dahlberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johan Dahlberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dahlberg misses the jab.
Murra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dahlberg pinned against the cage. Dahlberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dahlberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dahlberg throws a hook but Murra avoids it easily.
Murra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dahlberg.
Recai Murra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murra tries to clinch but Dahlberg moves away
and Dahlberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Dahlberg looks to land a combination. Murra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dahlberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dahlberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murra.
Murra throws a right hand that misses
letting Dahlberg counter with a right hand.
Murra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dahlberg cracks a nice hook into Murra's ribs.
Dahlberg throws the left hand but Murra avoids the punch easily.
Dahlberg lands with a good body shot.
Murra misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg connects with the punch.

Dahlberg rushes Murra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dahlberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dahlberg lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Murra to his knees! Dahlberg keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Dahlberg!