PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murder has chosen God Save the Queen as his entrance music. Bjorn Svenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Svenson
vs
Murder

185 cm
21
201 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

185 cm
25
193 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Svenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Murder!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson misses the jab.
Murder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bjorn Svenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Svenson has closed the distance and engaged Murder in a clinch.
Murder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Svenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murder letting Svenson take a breather here.
Svenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Murder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svenson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svenson has Murder pushed against the cage.
Svenson has a couple of punches blocked by Murder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svenson.
Svenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Murder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Svenson fails to land.
Murder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svenson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Svenson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murder up against the cage.
Murder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Svenson misses with a punch to the body.
Svenson stalling.
Svenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Murder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murder throws a good cross that connects.
Murder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Svenson throws a body kick that misses.
Murder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svenson moves in looking to clinch but Murder pushes him off.
Svenson tries to clinch up.
Svenson staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenson takes one to the chin there.
Svenson throws a lazy right hand but Murder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Svenson throws a leg kick
and Murder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svenson thinking.
Svenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murder.
Murder connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Svenson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murder lands a really nice looking cross but Svenson seems unphased.
Svenson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murder to score with a decent uppercut.
Svenson misses with an uppercut. Murder saw that one coming.
Svenson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murder staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svenson.
Svenson is breathing heavily.
Svenson throws a hook to the side of Murder's head but Murder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murder cracks Svenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svenson at a distance.
A jab from Murder misses.
Svenson tries to move into range but Murder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Murder.
Murder lands a lovely overhand right.
Svenson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Svenson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murder's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Murder duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murder Rushes Svenson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Svenson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Murder Piles on the pressure and Svenson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Murder!