PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba ORiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis McMurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ORiley
vs
McMurray

190 cm
21
205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
213 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baba ORiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lewis McMurray!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORiley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMurray.

McMurray moves into range and clinches up with ORiley.

McMurray manages to break the clinch.
ORiley misses with a body kick.
ORiley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMurray moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
ORiley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
ORiley misses with an uppercut.
Jab by ORiley.
McMurray digs a good hook to ORiley's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from ORiley.
McMurray misses with a few strikes there.
ORiley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McMurray.
McMurray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ORiley is looking to land body kicks.
ORiley connects with a solid leg kick.
ORiley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMurray moves away.
McMurray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ORiley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McMurray misses with a few strikes there.
ORiley lands with a kick to the temple. McMurray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McMurray throws a hook but ORiley blocks it.
Crunch! ORiley slams his shin into McMurray's torso.
ORiley misses with a shot to the body
and McMurray counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurray misses with the combination.
McMurray is trying hard to land a takedown here. ORiley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McMurray moves out of range of the strikes.
ORiley slips under a jab.
ORiley misses with a series of wild punches.
McMurray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMurray cracks ORiley with a right hand to the side of the head.
ORiley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

McMurray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. ORiley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McMurray lands a decent elbow from side control.
McMurray tries to score with some ground and pound. ORiley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McMurray working the ground and pound but ORiley is defending the strikes.
McMurray working away.
ORiley is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMurray in side control lands a decent elbow.
McMurray throws a strike aimed at the side of ORiley's head but ORiley avoids it well.
McMurray tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurray in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on ORiley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McMurray lands an elbow.
McMurray throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McMurray fails to land a wild elbow strike.
ORiley struggling a bit here.
McMurray lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMurray lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear ORiley down.
McMurray working the ground and pound but ORiley is defending the strikes.
ORiley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McMurray.
McMurray lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear ORiley down.
McMurray working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurray working the body and head with strikes.

ORiley is rocked!
McMurray working away.
McMurray scores with a couple of short elbows.
McMurray working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh ORiley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORiley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McMurray.
ORiley seems to have got his legs back now.
ORiley is looking for a sweep.
McMurray creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McMurray lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
ORiley is breathing heavily.
McMurray working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
ORiley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McMurray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORiley tries to hold on but McMurray pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McMurray looking to finish ORiley with some ground and pound. This is bad for ORiley!
McMurray lands a big elbow.
McMurray landing strikes from the mount and ORiley is in trouble!
McMurray postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks ORiley out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! McMurray goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lewis McMurray!