PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 758 p4p, 86 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 849 p4p, 100 weight class). Ji Woo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 나쁜 달 상승. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Murhaa
vs
Ji Woo

169 cm
27
144 lbs
17 - 3 - 2

169 cm
27
149 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 17 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a combination. Ji Woo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ji Woo blocks the body kick.
Murhaa is looking to slow Ji Woo down with leg kicks.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
We've been told by Murhaa's head coaches at Gymi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ji Woo checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ji Woo avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo feints the counter takedown.
Murhaa connects with a right hand. Ji Woo shakes it off.
Ji Woo tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ji Woo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Ji Woo moved out of range.
Ji Woo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ji Woo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ji Woo with a jab.
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Ji Woo tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ji Woo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
Murhaa is looking to wear down Ji Woo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses

and Ji Woo counters by moving into the clinch.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Ji Woo is trying to pull guard but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Ji Woo.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Ji Woo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.

Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa moves out of range as Ji Woo throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Ji Woo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ji Woo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa tries to work over Ji Woo's front leg with a kick but Ji Woo checks it.
Ji Woo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paul Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head but Ji Woo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
Ji Woo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Ji Woo slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Ji Woo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murhaa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ji Woo - the referee stops the clock and Murhaa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ji Woo. Murhaa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Ji Woo sees coming a mile off.
Ji Woo connects with a jab.
Ji Woo is looking to score with low kicks.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Ji Woo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Murhaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Ji Woo checks it.
Murhaa avoids a kick to the body.
Murhaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ji Woo throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ji Woo circles away quickly and effectively.

It looks like Bong Ji Woo has been cut.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
And Ji Woo tries to counter it with a takedown but Murhaa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ji Woo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ji Woo's sensitive parts.
Murhaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ji Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ji Woo misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Ji Woo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Ji Woo throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Ji Woo throws out a powerful jab.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses

so Ji Woo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ji Woo keeps trying to improve his position.
Murhaa trying to control the position.
Murhaa wants to stand and escape but Ji Woo is having none of it.
Murhaa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ji Woo drops back looking for a leg! Murhaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Murhaa manages to kick Ji Woo off! Ji Woo jumps back into Murhaa's guard.
Murhaa working a defensive guard but Ji Woo passes into half guard.

Murhaa is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.

Ji Woo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murhaa has managed to free his arm - good work.

Murhaa is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
Murhaa moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo wants to pass the guard but Murhaa is keeping the position.
Murhaa working a defensive guard here.
Murhaa wants to stand but Ji Woo is controlling the position.
Ji Woo tries to free his leg and advance position but Murhaa is retaining full guard.
Murhaa pulls Ji Woo in close to his closed guard and prevents Ji Woo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Murhaa looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ji Woo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paul Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paul Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa lands with a shot to the body.
Ji Woo misses with a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Ji Woo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ji Woo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ji Woo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Murhaa motions for Ji Woo to come forward. Murhaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ji Woo dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ji Woo's sensitive parts.
Murhaa cracks Ji Woo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ji Woo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa punishes Ji Woo's body with a nice straight punch.
Ji Woo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ji Woo can do to turn this around?
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ji Woo throws out a leg kick but Murhaa moves out of range and Ji Woo only half commits.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ji Woo checks it well.
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ji Woo at a distance.
Murhaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
That kick from Ji Woo tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Ji Woo checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ji Woo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murhaa defends it well.
Ji Woo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ji Woo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Ji Woo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ji Woo avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo misses with a hook.
Murhaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ji Woo tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ji Woo off the cage and back into range.
Murhaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ji Woo lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Ji Woo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Ji Woo down.
A jab from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Murhaa lands with a nice combination. Ji Woo backs away looking to recover.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ji Woo with that takedown attempt.
Ji Woo looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Woo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murhaa pinned against the cage. Murhaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paul Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bong Ji Woo.
Murhaa cracks Ji Woo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murhaa connects with a crisp jab.
Bong Ji Woo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ji Woo is rocked!
OH! Ji Woo has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Murhaa smells blood and charges in for the finish! Murhaa unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Ji Woo sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Murhaa!
Paul Murhaa thanked the fans post fight for their support.