PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between tristan duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dawgius murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

duran
vs
murray

190 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tristan duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, dawgius murray!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from murray as duran shoots in.
murray fails with an attempt to clinch.

duran closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. murray did well to prevent duran getting side control.
murray won't allow duran to pass to mount.
murray trying to hold on to duran's head to control him but duran postures up.
murray is refusing to be controlled, as duran sits in half guard.
duran missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

duran seems to be looking for submissions.
duran prevents murray from standing back up.
murray trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
duran working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
duran wants to free his trapped foot but murray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
murray is trying to get back to full guard.
duran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
murray missing with punches from the bottom.
murray flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
murray tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
murray is trying to maintain the position but duran is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with duran in particular looking to stall.

That's two 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.
duran works his way into full mount!
duran landing punches.
duran landing strikes from the mount and murray is in trouble!
murray is bucking up trying to escape but duran cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
duran scoring with strikes but murray is staying in there.
duran looking to finish murray with some ground and pound. This is bad for murray!
duran is landing with some decent strikes but murray is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
duran thowing shots but they're missing.
duran avoids the attempt from murray to control.
murray looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
duran cracks murray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
duran trying to control but he's not successful this time.
duran cracks murray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
murray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with duran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
murray is working to get back to half guard.
duran lands with some vicious ground and pound - can murray hang on?
murray is desperately trying to improve his position but duran has a good base and remains in mount.
duran with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

duran jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but murray manages to avoid the submission attempt.
duran trying to control the action but murray is working from the bottom.
duran working the head with strikes.
duran wants to control but murray is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tristan duran dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

murray misses with the combination.
murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
duran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has murray pinned against the cage. murray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
murray wants to clinch up but duran keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
duran shoots for a takedown but murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
murray fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
murray swinging wildly here.

A momentary lapse in concentration from murray enables duran to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. murray manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
duran is pushing down on murray's leg trying to pass to half guard. murray is fighting to maintain full guard but duran has managed to sneak the leg through.
murray trying to control from the bottom.
duran wants to pass to mount but murray is defending the position.
murray wants to get back to full guard.
duran is looking to take a break and control but murray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
duran wants to free his trapped foot but murray is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
duran lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
duran wants to pass to mount but murray is defending the position.
murray trying to control but duran postures up.
murray keeping hold of duran's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
murray wants to control but duran is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. dawgius murray was stalling too much, according to the referee.
murray moves in looking to clinch but duran pushes him off.
murray scores with a three punch combo!
duran dives in and grabs murray's left leg, looking for a takedown. murray pushes down on duran's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tristan duran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. duran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

duran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. murray manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
murray is trying to control the position but duran postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
murray throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
duran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. murray is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
duran makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
duran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as murray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

duran is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! murray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! murray has escaped and now he's on top!

murray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

duran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. murray is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tristan duran dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

murray moves into the clinch.
murray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
duran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around murray's waist but murray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing duran off to one side.
murray lands a jab to the head.
tristan duran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
murray tried to score with a low kick but duran checks it.
murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but duran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
duran fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
murray swinging wildly here.
murray wants to clinch up but duran keeps it at a distance.
murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. duran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
murray is looking to clinch.
murray tries to clinch but duran is having none of it.
duran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left and a right from murray both land. Nice combination.
duran avoids the head kick by murray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
murray tries to clinch but duran moves out of range.
dawgius murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
duran is trying hard to land a takedown here. murray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tristan duran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
murray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck duran on the side of the head.

duran looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for murray!
murray avoids a series of strikes thrown by duran.

duran is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. murray can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
duran looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
duran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as murray is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
duran prevents murray from getting the reversal.
murray tries to hold on but duran postures up.
duran looking to finish murray with some ground and pound. This is bad for murray!

duran swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and murray is now in duran's guard. A big mistake from duran there, giving up the dominant position!
murray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
duran keeping full guard, as murray tries to pass.
murray with a flurry of punches that miss.
murray is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
duran keeping full guard, as murray tries to pass.
murray throws and elbow that misses. duran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in murray's guard. Nice move by duran!

And that's the end of the fight!
dawgius murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think duran 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tristan duran!