PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Number (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murhaa
vs
Number

188 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauke Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Number!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa with a nice cross.
Number is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Number moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Number tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Number has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Number darts in and clinches Murhaa up against the cage.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Number.
A right hand to the body from Number.
A short left from Murhaa.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Number swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Number is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Number darts in trying to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Number takes one on the button.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Number doesn't seem bothered though.
Number tries to clinch up but Murhaa circles away and keeps his distance.

Number closes the distance and pushes Murhaa back into the cage.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Number's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Number tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Number darts in trying to clinch
and Number takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack Number seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.

Murhaa closes the distance and clinches.
Number lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Number swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa gets through Number's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Number lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Number has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murhaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Number can turn it around.
A short left from Murhaa.

Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Number wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Murhaa.
Number avoids a kick to the body.
Number tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Number tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Number tries to clinch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Murhaa.
Number tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Number is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Murhaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murhaa cracks Number with a good jab.
Number moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Murhaa jabs Number to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Number tries to clinch up but Murhaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murhaa scores with a nice head shot.
Number on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Number gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Number is looking to clinch.
Number tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Number takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Number is rocked!
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Number's ribs.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Number is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Murhaa drops Number with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Number! Murhaa dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauke Murhaa!