PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Muirhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Prosser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Muirhead
vs
Prosser

185 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
224 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Muirhead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grant Prosser!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prosser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muirhead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muirhead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prosser's sensitive parts.
Muirhead throws a body kick that misses.
Muirhead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prosser throws a head kick that misses
and Muirhead makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prosser with a hook.
Prosser throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Prosser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muirhead counters with a head kick.
Prosser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muirhead throws the kick towards the body but Prosser avoids it.
Muirhead lets loose with a powerful body kick. Prosser will feel that in the morning.
Prosser looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Muirhead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Muirhead misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Muirhead - that will leave a mark!
Muirhead throws a series of punches but Prosser moves out of range.
Prosser avoids the head kick by Muirhead.

Prosser tries to keep at a distance but Muirhead has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prosser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prosser tries to break the clinch but Muirhead is controlling the position.

Muirhead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muirhead avoids the head kick by Prosser.
Grant Prosser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muirhead throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prosser.
Prosser throws a combination. Muirhead tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Muirhead finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prosser blocks a head kick by Muirhead.
A nice combination there by Prosser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muirhead misses with a head kick.
Prosser throws a front kick aimed at Muirhead's knee but Muirhead avoids it well.
Prosser throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Muirhead counters with a leg kick.
Prosser tries to clinch up.
Muirhead shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prosser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prosser!
Prosser looks to land a body kick but Muirhead moved away.
Muirhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prosser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prosser throws a series of punches but Muirhead avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Prosser.
Prosser looks to land a combination but Muirhead avoids it well.
Prosser avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Prosser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prosser throws a front kick aimed at Muirhead's knee but Muirhead avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Prosser.
Muirhead throws a head kick but Prosser moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Prosser works over Muirhead's head and body with a nice combination.
Prosser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Muirhead checks a leg kick.
Prosser misses with a double jab.
Muirhead misses with a head kick.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Prosser lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muirhead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Prosser.
Prosser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muirhead counters with a head kick. That will keep Prosser thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Muirhead dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Prosser tries to clinch up.
Prosser is looking to clinch.
Prosser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muirhead.
Muirhead needs to keep his hands up - Prosser had a free shot at his head there.
Muirhead takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prosser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muirhead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Prosser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prosser throws a combination that misses
and Muirhead counters with a big head kick but Prosser shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muirhead. That's going to slow Prosser down.
Prosser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muirhead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prosser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muirhead slips a jab and a cross from Prosser.
Prosser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ian Muirhead is winning the standup battle so far.
Prosser misses with a looping left.
Prosser misses with a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Prosser is rocked!
Muirhead throws a sloppy head kick and Prosser moves out of range easily.
Prosser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Muirhead throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Prosser is breathing heavily.
Prosser throws a jab when Muirhead was well out of range.
Prosser misses with a double jab.
Prosser throws a right hand that Muirhead ducks under and follows up with a left that Muirhead also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prosser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Muirhead counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Muirhead looking to finish!
Prosser is still in real trouble! Can Muirhead finish him?
Prosser keeping moving, preventing Muirhead from controlling successfully.
Muirhead is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prosser utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Prosser seems to have recovered his senses.
Muirhead is looking to work some ground and pound but Prosser has wrist control.
Muirhead thows a big elbow that misses.
Muirhead trying to control the position from guard on top but Prosser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Prosser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prosser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A lazy body kick from Prosser
and Muirhead counters with a slapping leg kick.
Prosser is looking to chop away at Muirhead's legs.
Grant Prosser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prosser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant Prosser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muirhead dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prosser. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prosser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Prosser throws a leg kick
and Muirhead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prosser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muirhead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prosser scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Prosser throws a series of punches but Muirhead avoids them all with ease.
Prosser throws a combination that misses
and Muirhead counters with a nice leg kick.
Muirhead lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muirhead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Muirhead dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A bone on bone clash there as Prosser blocks the leg kick.
Muirhead scores with a leg kick.
Prosser avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Prosser misses with the combination.
Prosser throws a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with an inside leg kick.
Muirhead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Prosser as he checks the leg kick.
Muirhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prosser.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prosser stuns Muirhead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muirhead misses with a head kick.
Prosser is looking to clinch.
Prosser throws a combination that misses
and Muirhead counters with an outside leg kick.
Prosser does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Prosser doesn't manage to clinch there - Muirhead circles away.
Prosser throws a low kick but Muirhead avoids it.
Prosser tries to score with a low kick but Muirhead moves his leg out of the way.
Prosser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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.
Muirhead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Muirhead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muirhead takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muirhead throws a head kick that half lands.
Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prosser swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Muirhead.
Prosser misses with a leg kick.
Prosser avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Prosser with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prosser clobbers Muirhead with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prosser lands with a nice combination. Muirhead backs away looking to recover.
Prosser misses with an attempted mid kick.
Prosser tries to clinch up but Muirhead circles away and keeps his distance.
Prosser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muirhead. Muirhead obviously looking to wear him down.
Prosser throws a nice looking combination but Muirhead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prosser misses with a two punch combination.
Prosser looks to land a combination but Muirhead avoids it well.
Prosser stuns Muirhead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prosser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Prosser closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muirhead looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prosser moves in looking to clinch but Muirhead pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a head kick but Prosser moves out of range.
Muirhead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prosser throws a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with a leg kick.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Muirhead slips a jab and a cross from Prosser.
No joy there for Prosser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muirhead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muirhead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Prosser really dominated that round.
That's time! Muirhead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Muirhead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Prosser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Prosser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muirhead avoids the head kick by Prosser.
Prosser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crunch! Muirhead slams his shin into Prosser's torso.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Prosser both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Prosser throws a right and a left that Muirhead avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead throws a combination that misses
and Prosser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muirhead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Prosser does no damage.
Crunch! Muirhead slams his shin into Prosser's torso.
Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prosser misses with a double jab.
Muirhead lands a head kick that stumbles Prosser and the fighters go to the mat.
Muirhead throwing strikes from guard but Prosser blocks nicely.
Prosser avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prosser keeping full guard, as Muirhead tries to pass.
Prosser is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muirhead is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muirhead accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muirhead throws and elbow that misses. Prosser uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muirhead's guard. Nice move by Prosser!
Muirhead is trying to control the position but Prosser postures up.
Prosser has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muirhead is proving hard to escape from.
Prosser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prosser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead throws a leg kick but Prosser sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Prosser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Prosser both land. Nice combination.
Prosser throws a leg kick
and Muirhead finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Prosser misses with a series of wild punches.
Prosser looks to throw a body kick
and Muirhead counters with a slapping leg kick.
Prosser has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muirhead.
Muirhead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prosser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prosser misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prosser with a jab.
A head kick misses from Muirhead.
Prosser throws a leg kick that is checked
and Muirhead makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prosser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Prosser moves in looking to clinch but Muirhead pushes him off.
Prosser connects with a jab.
Muirhead throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prosser.
A clash of legs there as Muirhead blocks the low kick.
Muirhead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prosser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Muirhead had his way with Grant Prosser in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Prosser throws a lazy head kick
and Muirhead counters with a head kick.
Prosser misses with a leg kick
and Muirhead makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prosser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prosser throws a head kick but Muirhead moves out of range.
Prosser jabs at Muirhead's body.
Prosser misses with a few strikes there.
Prosser works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prosser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prosser is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Prosser throws a nice looking combination but Muirhead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prosser goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prosser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Prosser.
Prosser takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muirhead.
A jab lands there for Prosser.
Muirhead is looking to clinch but Prosser is avoiding it.
Prosser moves away from the strike by Muirhead.
Muirhead dodges the punch combination from Prosser.
Prosser looks to land a combination but Muirhead avoids it well.
Muirhead tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prosser swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prosser lands a jab-cross combination.
Muirhead missing with a left hand there. Prosser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prosser goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prosser lands a two punch combo.

Prosser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muirhead missing with knees to the body.
Prosser can't break the clinch.
Muirhead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prosser has him pressed against the cage.

Muirhead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Prosser. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prosser.
Muirhead throws a head kick but Prosser moves out of range.
Prosser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prosser lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Prosser tries to bum rush Muirhead with a series of wild strikes but Muirhead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muirhead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prosser's sensitive parts.
Prosser is working the combinations to good effect here.
Prosser throws a series of punches but Muirhead avoids them all with ease.
Muirhead throws a sloppy head kick and Prosser moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Prosser.
A head kick misses from Muirhead.
Prosser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Prosser throws a nice looking combination but Muirhead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prosser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prosser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muirhead.
Muirhead slips a jab and a cross from Prosser.
Prosser gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Muirhead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prosser swinging wilding here.
Muirhead cracks the inside of Prosser's front leg.
Prosser swings for the body but Muirhead moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grant Prosser.
I think Muirhead 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Muirhead!
Ian Muirhead is the new light heavyweight champion!