PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Gibson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lee Murray's chin.

Gibson
vs
Murray

190 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson scores with a head kick.

That has opened up Lee Murray's cut even more.
Gibson scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibson. That snapped Murray's head back.
Gibson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murray's head backwards.

Gibson instigates a clinch.
Murray tries to score a body lock takedown but Gibson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murray looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gibson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gibson clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibson.
Gibson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gibson throws a one two combo.

Gibson clinches.
Gibson connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Lee Murray's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gibson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Murray won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Gibson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gibson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.

Gibson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gibson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murray's face.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gibson.

Gibson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gibson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Gibson working Murray over with knees to the body.
Murray throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murray is defending well for now.
Murray can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murray as Gibson tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gibson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
Murray is trying to break free.

Gibson breaks the clinch.
Murray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damian Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Murray.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray throws a front kick aimed at Gibson's knee but Gibson avoids it well.
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Murray.
Gibson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
A right-left combo lands from Gibson.

Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gibson scores with a knee to the head.
Murray avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Murray wants a takedown.
Gibson working Murray over with knees to the body.
Murray has had enough of the clinch but Gibson keeps him there for the moment.

Gibson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Gibson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Murray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gibson stuffs the takedown attempt from Murray. Murray gets slowly back to his feet.
Gibson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Murray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murray perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson tries to kick Murray off but Murray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Murray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gibson's guard.
Murray trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Murray stops Gibson from standing up.
Murray trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray escapes and gets back to his feet.
Damian Gibson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gibson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gibson connects with a knee to the head.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gibson walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gibson but Gibson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Damian Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Murray.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibson circles away.
Murray is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Gibson.
Gibson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gibson avoids it really well and circles away.
Gibson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gibson duly obliges.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gibson!
Nice sprawl there from Gibson as Murray shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands with a shot to the body.
Gibson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Damian Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Gibson.

Murray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gibson sprawls well initially but Murray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murray trying to mount his opponent but Gibson defends it.
Murray not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to take a breather but Gibson is having none of it.
And that’s 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 Lee Murray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick by Murray misses
and Gibson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gibson keeps the fight on the outside.

Gibson clinches up against the cage.
Murray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gibson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gibson lands a knee to the body.
Murray letting Gibson take a breather here.
Gibson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibson scores with a nice body kick.
Gibson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gibson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murray.
Murray throws a combination that misses

and Gibson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Murray won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gibson prevents it.
Gibson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gibson working Murray over with knees to the body.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Murray won't want to take too many of those.
Murray wants to stall.
Gibson working Murray over with knees to the body.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gibson walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Damian Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Murray.
Gibson slaps away a takedown attempt from Murray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gibson scores with a nice strike.
Murray moves in looking to clinch but Gibson pushes him off.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gibson as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gibson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gibson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray blocks a head kick by Gibson.
Murray fails to land the takedown.
Gibson throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damian Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gibson as he jumps to the side.
Gibson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Gibson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Gibson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murray.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gibson, right into the meat.
Gibson throws out a powerful jab.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gibson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gibson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Murray drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murray controls the pace.
Murray wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Gibson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Gibson!