PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Murr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vito Corleone
vs
Murr

187 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tank Murr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone shoots in looking for a takedown. Murr tries to sprawl out of it but Corleone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murr as he jumps to the side.
Corleone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murr defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Vito Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corleone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murr's waist but Murr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corleone off to one side.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corleone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murr is fending him off so far but Corleone persists. Nope, Murr circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murr.
Murr fails to land with a series of punches.
Murr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murr fails to land with a series of punches.
Murr swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murr misses with a series of wild punches.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but Murr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corleone looks for a takedown but Murr sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Murr. No joy for Corleone on that attempt.

Murr moves into range and clinches up with Corleone.
Murr prevents a takedown attempt there.

Murr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murr lands a two punch combo.
Murr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corleone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murr defends it nicely.
Corleone is breathing heavily.
Murr stuffs the takedown attempt from Corleone. Corleone gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murr sprawls well. Murr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corleone gets slowly back to his feet.
Tank Murr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corleone shoots in for a double leg but Murr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from Murr.
Murr swinging wilding here.
Corleone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murr tries to avoid it but Corleone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murr to the ground. Murr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murr looks to land a combination but Corleone avoids it well.
A combination from Murr does no damage.
Don Vito Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Corleone fails with a takedown attempt.
Murr throws a right and a left that Corleone avoids nicely.
Murr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murr.
Murr misses with a few strikes there.
Corleone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice combination there by Murr.
Murr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corleone circles away quickly and effectively.
Corleone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murr is fending him off so far but Corleone persists. Nope, Murr circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murr throws a series of punches but Corleone moves out of range.
Murr looks to land a combination. Corleone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murr!
Murr misses with a few strikes there.
Murr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Murr.
Corleone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murr misses with a double jab.
Corleone slips a jab and a cross from Murr.
Murr misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Murr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Corleone slips a jab and a cross from Murr.
A punch combination from Murr misses.
Murr lands a two punch combo.
Murr misses with a two punch combination.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches up with Murr, looking for a takedown. Corleone pushes Murr against the cage but Murr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Murr closes the distance and clinches.

Murr breaks from the clinch.
Murr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Corleone. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown but Murr shows good takedown defense.
Murr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corleone throws a right and a left that Murr avoids nicely.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Murr both land. Nice combination.
Murr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corleone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Vito Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corleone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murr throws a combination that misses

and Corleone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murr!

Murr somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Corleone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Murr.
Murr lands with a nice combination. Corleone backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murr swinging wilding here.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown but Murr shows good takedown defense.
Corleone misses with a takedown attempt - Murr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Murr does no damage.
Corleone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Corleone is defended easily by Murr.
Murr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone shoots in for a double leg but Murr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Don Vito Corleone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Corleone shoots for a double leg takedown but Murr sprawls well. He's pushed Corleone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Corleone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Murr moves into the clinch.

Murr breaks the clinch.

Murr closes the distance and pushes Corleone back into the cage.
Murr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Corleone.

Murr breaks the clinch.

Murr moves into the clinch.

Murr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murr fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Corleone or perhaps it was just good defense by Murr which made him look bad.
Murr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murr as he jumps to the side.
Murr scores with a three punch combo!
A left and a right from Murr both land. Nice combination.
Corleone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Murr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murr lands a two punch combo.
Murr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murr misses with the combination.
Murr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Murr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Murr.
Corleone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corleone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murr is fending him off so far but Corleone persists. Nope, Murr circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Corleone is defended easily by Murr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Vito Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murr misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murr leaves Corleone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corleone fails to land the takedown.
Murr misses with a combination

and Corleone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone prevents Murr from standing back up.
Corleone wants to take a breather but Murr is having none of it.
Murr pushes Corleone off looking to stand but Corleone dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Corleone is looking for a kimura but Murr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Corleone to get the leverage.

Murr kicks Corleone off and gets back to his feet.
Murr misses with a series of wild punches.
Murr closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Murr.
Murr misses with a two punch combination.
Murr misses with a double jab.
Corleone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murr.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murr.
Murr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murr misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Corleone with that takedown attempt.
Murr misses with a wild combination.
Murr slaps away a takedown attempt from Corleone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murr throws a series of punches but Corleone moves out of range.
Murr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murr wants it to stay on the feet.
Murr tries to bum rush Corleone with a series of wild strikes but Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Corleone shoots in for a double leg but Murr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corleone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Don Vito Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corleone avoids a kick to the body.
Murr lands a two punch combo.
Corleone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murr defends it nicely.
Corleone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Murr as Corleone shoots in.
Tank Murr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corleone's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Murr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Murr!