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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 345 p4p, 47 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 522 p4p, 72 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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188 lbs
28 - 11 - 3 |
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200 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Obuhov.
Obuhov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Obuhov throws a combination that misses
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Nice cross by Obuhov.
Jab from Murhaa.
A big right from Obuhov misses.
Obuhov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Obuhov scoring with some ground and pound.
Obuhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obuhov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murhaa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Obuhov manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa postures up.
Murhaa is stalling in the full guard.
Murhaa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Obuhov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murhaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Obuhov moved away.
Obuhov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Obuhov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
Obuhov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Obuhov landing a few strikes.
Obuhov trying to control the position but Murhaa is working away.
The ground and pound from Obuhov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Murhaa struggling a bit here.
Obuhov working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 prevents Obuhov from moving into mount.
Obuhov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Murhaa is not content to let Obuhov control the position.
Obuhov tries to move to mount but Murhaa blocks the move with his legs.
Obuhov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Obuhov misses with the ground and pound.
Murhaa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Obuhov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Obuhov working the ground and pound but Murhaa is defending the strikes.
Obuhov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov grinds an elbow into Murhaa's temple.
Murhaa defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa is looking for a sweep.
Obuhov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Murhaa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Obuhov is trying to control. Murhaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Obuhov controlling the action here.
Murhaa keeping hold of Obuhov's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa pushes Obuhov off looking to stand but Obuhov dives back in and keeps control.
Obuhov thows a huge punch but Murhaa dodges it nicely.
Obuhov is pressing down on Murhaa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murhaa is holding on for now.
Murhaa is staying active underneath Obuhov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Obuhov slips a nice elbow through Murhaa's hands, connecting with Murhaa's forehead.
Murhaa trying to control but Obuhov postures up.
Murhaa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Murhaa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Obuhov controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Obuhov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obuhov.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Obuhov does it's job there.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Obuhov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Murhaa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense.
Obuhov looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obuhov blocks a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Obuhov.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murhaa as he jumps to the side.
Obuhov throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obuhov's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Obuhov feints the counter takedown.
Murhaa needs to keep his hands up - Obuhov had a free shot at his head there.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Obuhov.
Obuhov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obuhov cracks Murhaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obuhov connects with a nice looking jab.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obuhov throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obuhov swinging wildly here.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Obuhov misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters with a left to the body.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Obuhov throws a body shot but no joy.
Obuhov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obuhov misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a low kick, right behind Obuhov 's knee.
Obuhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murhaa tests Obuhov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obuhov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Obuhov is rocked!
Obuhov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Obuhov is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
That has opened up Anton Obuhov's cut even more.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
Obuhov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Obuhov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Obuhov moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Obuhov! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Phol Murhaa!
After winning the bout, Phol Murhaa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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