PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 46 p4p, 8 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 63 p4p, 10 weight class). Stoker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Let There Be Rock by AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murhaa
vs
Stoker

182 cm
34
188 lbs
34 - 12 - 3

199 cm
35
196 lbs
35 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 34 - 12 - 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 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but Stoker avoided it.
Murhaa lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stoker doesn't seem phased though.
We've been informed that Stoker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Phol Murhaa has been cut.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stoker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stoker misses with a right hand
and Stoker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Murhaa there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Stoker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murhaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Murhaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Murhaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoker misses the target.
Stoker digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
Murhaa connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Stoker's body.
Stoker lands the left hand.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.
Stoker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa cracks Stoker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stoker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stoker is able to avoid easily.
Stoker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murhaa throws a jab when Stoker was well out of range.
Stoker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Stoker scoring well with a low kick there.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker needs to keep his hands up - Murhaa had a free shot at his head there.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Stoker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Good work by Murhaa as he checks the leg kick.
As Stoker looks to move away, Murhaa throws a big counter combo but Stoker just gets out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa lands an overhand right.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Stoker.
Murhaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
Stoker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoker's sensitive parts.
Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoker. Stoker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Stoker tries a quick counter leg kick but Murhaa is wise to it.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Stoker walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
Stoker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stoker throws a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker lands an overhand right.
Stoker throws a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoker. Stoker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Stoker ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Stoker lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stoker's head backwards.
Stoker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
Stoker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stoker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Stoker tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Stoker cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker misses with a double jab
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Stoker should have avoided that one.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That kick from Stoker tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Stoker throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phol Murhaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice cross by Murhaa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stoker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa lands with a nice body punch.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa moves out of range as Stoker strikes.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stoker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murhaa thumps Stoker with a low kick.
Murhaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stoker in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Murhaa closes the distance and pushes Stoker back into the cage.

Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Stoker slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Stoker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoker throws out the jab.
Stoker lands with a right hand.
Stoker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Stoker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoker lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa lands a jab to the head.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
A head kick by Stoker misses
and Murhaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Murhaa misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker scores with a hook to the body. Murhaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Stoker's side.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoker.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Stoker drops his hands momentarily and Murhaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stoker! But no joy.
Good work by Stoker as he checks the leg kick.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stoker misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stoker on the side of the head.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stoker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stoker throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Stoker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa looks to land a body kick but Stoker moved away.
Stoker needs to keep his hands up - Murhaa had a free shot at his head there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stoker misses with a body punch.
Stoker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa pushes Stoker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Stoker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Stoker - that landed with a thud.
Stoker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stoker tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Stoker throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Stoker has double underhooks.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Stoker blocks an uppercut.

That's four 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!
Stoker can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Stoker tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Stoker lands a right hand.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Stoker.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Stoker.
Stoker misses with a body punch.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but Stoker is controlling him.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Stoker tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Stoker back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Murhaa tries to work over Stoker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
Stoker throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Murhaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phol Murhaa's cut.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Murhaa throws a head kick but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stoker. That did some damage!
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stoker misses with a looping left.
Stoker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Murhaa works Stoker's body with a nice hook.
Stoker lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Good leg kick by Stoker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but Stoker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
Stoker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Stoker off balance momentarily.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murhaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Jab, jab by Murhaa - just one landing.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stoker misses with a left hand
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa.
Murhaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stoker can pounce on him.

Murhaa closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa cracks Stoker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murhaa throws a leg kick which misses Stoker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoker tries to avoid it.
Murhaa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stoker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Stoker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhaa.
A lazy left from Stoker finds it's target.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Stoker blocks the leg kick.
A cross from Stoker lands.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Stoker throws a good cross that connects.
Stoker misses with a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa cracks Stoker with a good jab.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murhaa has Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
Stoker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stoker struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Stoker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Stoker - that landed with a thud.
Stoker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Stoker works on Murhaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Stoker is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa stalling in the clinch but Stoker improves position.
Stoker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Stoker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stoker throws a head punch that misses.
Stoker lands with a right to the head.
Stoker swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoker.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murhaa.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stoker.
Stoker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stoker lands with a light punch inside.
Stoker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a light punch inside.
Stoker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stoker struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Stoker misses with a body punch.
Stoker lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murhaa or not.
Stoker tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Stoker back against the cage.
Edward Stoker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stoker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stoker lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phol Murhaa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murhaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
An out of breath Phol Murhaa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Edward Stoker was interviewed post fight and said 'I may have lost that fight. But at least I'm not being managed by that douchebag Michael Knight (52061) anymore.'.