PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hole (ranked 473 p4p, 73 weight class) and Scott Murley (ranked 510 p4p, 83 weight class). Murley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rage Against The Machine | Bulls On Parade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Harry Hole is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hole
vs
Murley

182 cm
28
210 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

194 cm
33
212 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murley slips a straight right by Hole.
Hole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hole throws an overhand right that lands on Murley's shoulder, as Murley tries to avoid the shot.
Murley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hole is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Murley throws a good cross that connects.
Murley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hole throws a lazy uppercut
and Murley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hole connects with a body shot that sends Murley's belly button to the back.
Hole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hole throws a lazy uppercut
and Murley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice cross by Murley.
Murley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hole throws a big shot that misses.
Murley thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murley connects with a right hand. Hole shakes it off.
Hole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murley.
Hole looks for the body kick but Murley saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole misses with a body shot
and Murley counters with a nice body shot.
Hole connects with a crisp jab.
Hole looks to score with a jab to the body but Murley is just out of range.
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Murley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hole throws a poor cross that misses
letting Murley counter with a right hand.
Hole misses with a hook to the body
and Murley counters with a nice uppercut.
Murley slips a straight right by Hole.
Hole misses with a looping right.
Hole seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hole throws a jab but it's blocked by Murley.
Hole misses the jab.
Harry Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hole tries to land a body kick
and Murley counters with a one-two to the body.
Murley throws a hook but Hole avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole lands with a nice body punch.
Murley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hole misses with an uppercut.
Murley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hole with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley lands with an overhand left.
Hole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murley throws an overhand right that lands on Hole's shoulder, as Hole tries to avoid the shot.
Hole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hole misses with the body kick
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murley looks to land a right hand but Hole moved out of range.
Hole was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murley throws a body punch but Hole moves out of range.
Hole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hole misses with an uppercut
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murley works Hole's body with a nice hook.
Hole misses with a right hand
letting Murley counter with a right hand.
Murley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murley throws out a counter right but Hole avoids it with no problem.
Hole misses with a shot to the body
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Hole loads up on a big right hand but Murley slips the punch.
Murley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hole misses with a wild body shot.
Murley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hole with a body shot.
Murley throws a right hand that misses
and Hole counters with a good low kick that Murley was not able to check.
Murley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hole is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Murley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Murley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hole misses with a body shot
and Hole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hole throws a right hand that misses
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hole with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murley.
Hole punishes Murley's body with a nice straight punch.
Murley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hole throws an off balance right hand
and Murley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Hole catches Murley right on the button with a cross.
Murley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hole throws out the jab.
Murley tries to bum rush Hole with a series of wild strikes but Hole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hole lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Murley.
Murley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hole in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Murley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murley misses with a hook. Hole ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Hole misses.
Scott Murley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Murley misses.
Hole throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murley just misses with a punch to the body.
Murley throws a hook but Hole avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hole, right into the meat.
Hole has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hole lands a jab.
Hole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole misses with the body kick
and Hole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hole throws a wild body kick that Murley sees coming a mile off.
Murley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hole counters with a nice uppercut.

Hole forces Murley back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hole.
Murley misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murley.
Murley misses with some punches.
Hole blocking some punches.

Murley breaks from the clinch.
Hole takes a swing at Murley's ribcage but misses.
Hole throws a hook but Murley avoids it easily.
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Murley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hole throws out the jab.
Murley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hole moves away.
Hole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murley cracks Hole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hole throws a body shot but no joy.
Hole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Murley as he checks the leg kick.
Murley moves out of range as Hole throws a body kick.
Hole misses with a straight right.
Hole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hole lands an overhand right.
A big left from Murley misses.
A jab from Hole misses.
Hole throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
Murley slips a jab from Hole.
Murley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murley counters with a left to the body.
Murley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hole.
Murley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murley manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Murley misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Murley does no damage.
Hole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hole avoids the body shot from Murley.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hole.
Hole misses with a left hand
and Murley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hole misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Murley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole scores with the left hand. Murley knows he should have avoided that one.
Hole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murley moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hole.
Murley moves out of range of the strikes.
Murley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murley moves out of range of the strikes.
Murley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hole swings widly with a right hand
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hole ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
A telegraphed right hand from Murley misses the target.
Hole throws a low kick but Murley avoids it.
Hole throws a poor cross that misses
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Murley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murley throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hole. Murley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hole misses with a hook.
Murley throws out a counter right but Hole avoids it with no problem.
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 Harry Hole will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hole'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!

A big right from Murley misses.
Hole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murley on the side of the head.
Hole throws a leg kick but Murley checks it.
Hole throws a lazy uppercut
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hole misses with a straight left.
Murley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Hole finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murley misses with a hook. Hole ducked under it nicely.
Murley missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley misses with an uppercut.
Murley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hole staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Hole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Murley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley misses with a shot to the body
and Hole counters with a nice body shot.
Hole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Hole misses
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murley cracks Hole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murley slips under a jab.

Hole has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Murley as the two fighters clinch.
Murley blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murley.
Murley lands a nice uppercut.
Murley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murley backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Murley.

Murley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
Murley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws the kick towards the body but Murley avoids it.
Murley throws out a loose jab but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Murley as he checks the leg kick.
Murley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murley takes a swing at Hole's ribcage but misses.
Hole tries to land a front kick but Murley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Hole
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Hole misses.
Murley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hole swings for the body but Murley moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murley.
Hole moves out of range as Murley strikes.
Murley ducks under a wild hook from Hole.
Hole throws a jab when Murley was well out of range.
Hole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murley moves away.
It seemed like Murley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hole delivers a nice body kick.
Hole sizes up Murley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murley slips under a jab.
Hole misses with a lunging right hand
and Murley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murley.
Murley blocks a low kick nicely.
Murley misses with a straight left.
Murley takes a swing at Hole's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole misses with a right hand
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hole in his tracks.
Murley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hole looks to score with a jab to the body but Murley is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hole throws a right hand that misses
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hole misses with a left hand
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Hole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murley.
Hole throws a poor cross that misses
letting Murley counter with a right hand.
Hole misses with a body punch
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hole misses with a left hand
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hole lands a nice hook to Murley's body. Murley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hole takes a swing at Murley's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Murley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Murley!
After winning the bout, Scott Murley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.