PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 166 p4p, 26 weight class) and Tito Hyde (ranked 342 p4p, 57 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Murhaa
vs
Hyde

182 cm
30
180 lbs
23 - 7 - 2

179 cm
33
174 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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House of Valor

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Hyde moved out of range.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa works the jab nicely.
Hyde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hyde misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Hyde throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Hyde lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose.
Hyde moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyde throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murhaa's head.
Hyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa lands an overhand right.
Hyde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde scores with a nice strike.
Murhaa avoids a kick to the body.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Hyde counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hyde throws a series of punches but Murhaa moves out of range.
Hyde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murhaa is looking to counter the offense by Hyde and move into the clinch.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Hyde wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa looks to land a combination. Hyde sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murhaa connects with a right hand. Hyde shakes it off.
Murhaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hyde moves out of range of the leg kick from Murhaa.
Hyde does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Hyde moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
Hyde throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Hyde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Hyde sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Hyde sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hyde doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyde connects with an inside leg kick.
Hyde misses with a body kick.
A cross from Murhaa lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat.
Hyde lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hyde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hyde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyde fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murhaa on the side of the head.
Jab by Murhaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hyde counters with a straight right hand.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Murhaa misses
and Hyde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Hyde ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa drops his hands momentarily and Hyde takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murhaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hyde counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyde 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.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hyde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Hyde moved out of range.
Murhaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hyde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyde throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murhaa with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Hyde throws out a leg kick but Murhaa moves out of range and Hyde only half commits.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tito Hyde will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Hyde takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Murhaa pushes Hyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhaa misses with a knee strike.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Murhaa avoids the damage to the body.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Hyde blocking some punches.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murhaa avoids it.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murhaa.
Murhaa managing to block the knees to the body from Hyde.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Hyde blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hyde up against the cage.
Hyde letting Murhaa take a breather here.
Hyde connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murhaa's face.
Hyde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyde is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hyde 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 Hyde can turn it around.
Hyde tries a knee to the head but Murhaa blocks it.
Hyde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyde is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Hyde.
Murhaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Hyde blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Hyde misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Hyde.
Our sources have told us that Murhaa has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Murhaa trying to stall but Hyde improves his position.
Hyde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hyde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murhaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa gets through Hyde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murhaa avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa letting Hyde take a breather here.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Hyde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyde misses with a knee strike.
Murhaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murhaa pressing his opponent against the cage.

Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa thumps Hyde with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyde was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Hyde.
Hyde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hyde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa sizes up Hyde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Hyde avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hyde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hyde moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Hyde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyde lands a nice looking body kick.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Hyde saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Hyde moves away and avoids it.
Hyde missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Hyde.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Hyde is having none of it.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Hyde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Murhaa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hyde takes one to the side of the head.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hyde throws a head kick that Murhaa semi-blocks.
A clash of legs there as Hyde blocks the low kick.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Hyde raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Hyde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa jabs Hyde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyde can pounce on him.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyde throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa with a jab.
Hyde checks a leg kick.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hyde's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa slips a jab from Hyde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hyde throws a fast counter high kick but Murhaa manages to duck under it in time.
Hyde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hyde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Hyde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyde moves away.
Hyde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Murhaa pushes Hyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Hyde tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa stalling.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murhaa as Hyde tries to tie him up.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa taking a breather.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hyde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyde.
Murhaa connects with a knee to the head.
Hyde trying to land knees to the body.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Hyde is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hyde walks into a jab.
Murhaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hyde misses with a hook

and Murhaa counters by clinching up.
Hyde takes a shot to the head.

Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Hyde is having none of it.
Hyde cracks Murhaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. Hyde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hyde. That did some damage!
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Hyde sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Hyde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Hyde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a jab to the body
and Hyde counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Hyde avoids it.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Hyde keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Hyde tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa scores with a nice right hand.
Murhaa jabs at Hyde's body.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyde looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murhaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
Our winner, Phol Murhaa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.