PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Tjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Murhaa
vs
Tjack

169 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Otto Tjack!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tjack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Tjack.
Tjack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Tjack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tjack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tjack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tjack throws out the jab.
Tjack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa cracks Tjack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tjack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Tjack throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the body
and Tjack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tjack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Tjack is having none of it.
Murhaa is looking to clinch but Tjack is avoiding it.

Murhaa darts in and clinches Tjack up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa is working Tjack over against the cage.
Tjack has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Tjack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tjack.
Tjack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tjack blocking some punches.
Tjack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Murhaa.
Tjack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tjack prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Tjack controls his hands.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murhaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tjack's efforts to push away.
Tjack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tjack blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Tjack has had enough of the clinch but Murhaa keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tjack.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tjack backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tjack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Tjack tries to break free but Murhaa pushes him back against the cage.
Tjack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tjack is working Murhaa over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Murhaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murhaa stalling.
Murhaa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tjack prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa works on Tjack's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa tries a body shot but Tjack blocks it.
Murhaa works on Tjack's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Come on Murhaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Tjack backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa pushes Tjack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Tjack blocks it.
A short left from Murhaa.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tjack prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tjack's elbow.
Tjack working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Tjack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tjack's gas tank.
Tjack looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Tjack blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
I was talking to Murhaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murhaa tries to work over Tjack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Tjack.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa effectively controlling the action here.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Tjack backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tjack backwards.

Tjack is rocked!
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Tjack is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa lands a big right hand that drops Tjack! The killer instinct kicks in and Murhaa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Murhaa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Murhaa!
In defeat, Otto Tjack stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm going to stab you with a screwdriver and steal your bike.'.