PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis McMurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willemoes comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine- Bomb Track. This should be a great matchup!

Willemoes
vs
McMurray

185 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lasse Willemoes!
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, Lewis McMurray!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMurray misses with an uppercut. Willemoes saw that one coming.
McMurray misses with a straight left.
McMurray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMurray misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis McMurray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMurray throws out a loose jab but Willemoes uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMurray throws a right hand that Willemoes ducks under and follows up with a left that Willemoes also avoids with ease.
McMurray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willemoes.
McMurray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McMurray throws a lazy right hand but Willemoes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McMurray throws a series of punches but Willemoes moves out of range.
Willemoes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McMurray throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMurray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willemoes.

Willemoes moves into the clinch.

McMurray manages to break the clinch.
McMurray walks into a straight right hand from Willemoes.
Some wild striking there from McMurray.
McMurray takes a swing at Willemoes's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurray tries to bum rush Willemoes with a series of wild strikes but Willemoes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMurray throws a series of punches but Willemoes avoids them all with ease.
Willemoes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McMurray's hands.
Willemoes throws a body punch but McMurray moves out of range.
Willemoes moves forwards but McMurray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McMurray throws a nice looking combination but Willemoes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McMurray stuffs the takedown.
McMurray moves out of range of the body kick.
Willemoes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McMurray but McMurray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McMurray throws a right and a left that Willemoes avoids nicely.
Willemoes shoots in looking for a takedown. McMurray tries to sprawl out of it but Willemoes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McMurray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Willemoes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willemoes slips a jab and a cross from McMurray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurray throws the left hand but Willemoes avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for McMurray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McMurray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMurray swinging wildly here.
McMurray swinging wildly here.
McMurray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMurray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willemoes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McMurray avoids it really well and circles away.
Willemoes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Willemoes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McMurray fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurray throws out a loose jab but Willemoes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willemoes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McMurray.
McMurray swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Willemoes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McMurray!

Willemoes has control of McMurray's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McMurray regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Willemoes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McMurray can't escape the position.
McMurray tries to hold on but Willemoes pushes him away.
McMurray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McMurray is squirming around, avoiding Willemoes's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Willemoes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Willemoes looking to finish with strikes here!
Willemoes wants to control the pace but McMurray is squirming around nicely.
McMurray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Willemoes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McMurray to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McMurray shrugs it off.
McMurray wants to hold on but Willemoes pushes him away.
McMurray is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Willemoes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McMurray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McMurray looks to throw the jab but Willemoes is out of range.
A combination from McMurray does no damage.
Willemoes scores with a nice right hand.
McMurray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willemoes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McMurray scores with a body shot.
McMurray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMurray throws a nice looking combination but Willemoes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McMurray throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMurray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McMurray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMurray throws a series of punches but Willemoes avoids them all with ease.
McMurray misses with a double jab
and Willemoes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willemoes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McMurray on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurray throws a hook to the side of Willemoes's head but Willemoes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McMurray misses with a combination
and McMurray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMurray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Willemoes tries to score with a low kick but McMurray moves his leg out of the way.
McMurray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Willemoes counters with a three punch combo that has McMurray backing up. McMurray nods at Willemoes to acknowledge the strikes.
Willemoes slips a jab and a cross from McMurray.
Nice shot by Willemoes.
McMurray misses the shot to the body.
McMurray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McMurray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lewis McMurray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McMurray loads up on a big right hand but Willemoes slips the punch.
McMurray misses with a wild body shot.
McMurray misses with a series of wild punches.
McMurray misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Willemoes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McMurray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McMurray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Willemoes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Willemoes looking to pass the guard.
Willemoes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMurray is looking to sweep but instead, Willemoes has passed into half guard.
McMurray is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McMurray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Willemoes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McMurray wants to get back to full guard.
McMurray is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McMurray misses with a double jab
letting Willemoes counter with a right hand.
Lewis McMurray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes tries to score a power double leg takedown but McMurray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willemoes somewhat.
McMurray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willemoes counters with a straight right hand.
McMurray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willemoes counters with a straight right hand.
Willemoes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McMurray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willemoes.
McMurray misses with a few strikes there.
Willemoes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McMurray throws a combination that misses
enabling Willemoes to counter with a crisp jab.
McMurray misses with a few strikes there.
McMurray misses with a looping right.
McMurray misses with a looping right.
McMurray misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from McMurray misses.
McMurray misses with a looping left.
Willemoes avoids the body shot from McMurray.
McMurray tries to bum rush Willemoes with a series of wild strikes but Willemoes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMurray fails to land with a series of punches.
McMurray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Willemoes tries to land a front kick but McMurray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Willemoes moves away from the strike by McMurray.
McMurray avoids the body shot from Willemoes.
Willemoes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lasse Willemoes is winning the standup battle so far.
Willemoes ducks under a wild hook from McMurray.
Willemoes tries to clinch up.
McMurray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McMurray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMurray misses with a two punch combination.
McMurray misses with a takedown
and McMurray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Willemoes dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

McMurray misses with a double jab

and Willemoes counters with a takedown into side control.

Willemoes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McMurray is looking for a sweep.

Willemoes is trying to get an arm triangle but McMurray is defending well.
McMurray is looking for a sweep.

Willemoes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McMurray, who protects the arm well.

McMurray wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Willemoes has ideas of his own. He's got hold of McMurray's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! McMurray is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Willemoes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lasse Willemoes!