PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're Blind. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. Matt Murdock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murdock
vs
Sanchez

183 cm
26
200 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

183 cm
27
195 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Murdock connects with a body shot.
A big left from Murdock misses.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Murdock blocks it.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.

It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murdock throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Matt Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Murdock is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Murdock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murdock slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murdock thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murdock lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a head kick. Sanchez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Oswaldo Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Murdock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
Murdock cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Murdock avoids it.
Murdock misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Murdock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Murdock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Murdock finish him?
and Murdock counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sanchez! He's just covering up as Murdock starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Murdock!
Matt Murdock retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Matt Murdock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.