PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brewer (ranked 3146 p4p, 3858 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 360 p4p, 437 weight class). Lee Murray is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brewer
vs
Murray

187 cm
21
190
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
190
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Brewer misses with a looping right.
Brewer lands with a right hand.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Brewer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Murray . Beautiful body shot.
A low kick lands for Brewer.
Leroy Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brewer connects with a leg kick.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brewer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick from Brewer, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Brewer.
Brewer throws a big shot that misses.
Brewer throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Brewer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
Brewer misses the shot to the body.
Brewer misses the jab.
Murray misses with a jab to the body
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brewer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brewer throws out the jab.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Murray .
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
Brewer throws a low kick but Murray avoids it.
Murray steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brewer's head backwards.

It looks like Leroy Brewer has been cut.
Brewer throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Brewer walks into a straight right hand from Murray .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murray 's coach down at Casa Steel was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murray 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murray slips a straight right by Brewer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Brewer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brewer tries to land a body kick
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brewer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws a leg kick that misses.
Murray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brewer misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with a nice uppercut.
Brewer throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Murray slams his shin into Brewer's torso.
Murray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brewer digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
Brewer misses with a wild body shot.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Brewer wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
Murray thinks about the counter body kick.
Brewer throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brewer throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brewer is breathing heavily.
Brewer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murray throws a low kick but Brewer avoids it.
Murray throws the left hand but Brewer avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brewer looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Brewer misses the body punch
and Murray counters with a good low kick that Brewer was not able to check.
Murray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Brewer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray misses with a hook.
Murray tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leroy Brewer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brewer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Murray throws a hook but Brewer avoids it easily.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray throws a jab when Brewer was well out of range.
Brewer thows a leg kick but Murray checks it
and Murray counters with a body kick.
Brewer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brewer checks a leg kick.
Brewer throws a solid leg kick but Murray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brewer.
Murray scores with a hook.
Brewer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murray . Brewer shrugs it off though.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer is looking to counter punch.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray tries a quick counter leg kick but Brewer is wise to it.
Nice uppercut there from Brewer.
Brewer throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray .
A low kick lands for Murray .
Murray wants to slow Brewer down by chopping away at his legs.
Brewer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray scores with a sloppy right hand. Brewer should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
A leg kick checked by Brewer.
Brewer jabs Murray right on the nose. Murray blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the body from Brewer misses
and Murray counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brewer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a lazy body kick
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brewer misses the jab.
Murray was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brewer moves out of range of the body kick from Murray .
Brewer misses with a lunging right hand
and Murray counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray is looking to chop away at Brewer's legs.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray flicks out a counter leg kick but Brewer steps away.
Brewer misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Murray lands a big head kick that sends Brewer tumbling to the mat! Murray takes a step backwards and waves Brewer back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Leroy Brewer's cut is getting worse.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Brewer's leg but Brewer calmly moves out of range.
Brewer takes one to the chin there.

Leroy Brewer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brewer cracks a nice hook into Murray 's ribs.
Brewer misses with a hook to the body
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Murray .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brewer avoids a punch combination nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murray in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray thuds his right hand into Brewer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Brewer misses.
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
Murray cracks Brewer with an open hand slap.
Murray lands with a straight right. Brewer didn't see that one coming.

Brewer is rocked!

Jeez, Leroy Brewer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Brewer looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer blocks the body kick.
Murray 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murray looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brewer blocks a leg kick.
Brewer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brewer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murray .
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Murray tries a low kick but Brewer avoids it.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brewer, as that shot connected.
Brewer throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brewer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brewer connects with a leg kick.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray throws a right hand that Brewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Brewer also avoids with ease.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Brewer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Murray avoids it.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer misses with a head kick.
Brewer throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Brewer only half commits.
Brewer scores with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Brewer there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray lands the left hand.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brewer circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray .
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brewer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brewer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brewer loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murray fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brewer is out of range.
Brewer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray is looking to chop away at Brewer's legs.
Murray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brewer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leroy Brewer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Murray !