PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Vesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth comes to the cage accompanied by Enemy. Rene Vesque struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Murth
vs
Vesque

180 cm
33
190 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

188 cm
24
198 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rene Vesque!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murth moves out of range as Vesque strikes.
Murth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Murth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murth scoring with punches and elbows.
Murth grinds an elbow into Vesque's temple.

Vesque is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesque is not content to let Murth control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murth landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vesque is still in real trouble! Can Murth finish him?
Murth lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vesque down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesque tries to escape but Murth is in control.
Murth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vesque seems to have recovered his senses.
Murth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Murth lands a nice forearm strike.
Murth lands an elbow.
Vesque looks gassed!
A lull in the action here as Murth stalls from top position.
Murth trying to control the action but Vesque is working from the bottom.
Vesque managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesque is not content to let Murth control the position.
Vesque trying to remain calm as Murth controls from the top position.
Murth throws an elbow but Vesque slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vesque is not content to let Murth control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Murth working the strikes but Vesque uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Vesque wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murth connects with a nice short shot to Vesque's temple.
Vesque tries to roll over but Murth keeps him under control.
Murth is trying to control. Vesque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murth is pressing down on Vesque's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vesque is holding on for now.
Murth trying to control the action but Vesque is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murth in particular looking to stall.
Murth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth wants to take a breather but Vesque is having none of it.
Murth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vesque avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murth.

Murth is working for a submission of some sort.
Murth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vesque does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vesque is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murth moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Murth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Murth cracks a nice hook into Vesque's ribs.
Vesque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murth.
Murth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Rene Vesque has been cut.

Vesque gets caught napping as Murth dives in and scores a takedown. Vesque manages to retain guard.
Murth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vesque's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murth trying to control the position from guard on top but Vesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vesque keeping full guard, as Murth tries to pass.
Murth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vesque is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth controlling from the top position.
Murth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vesque for as long as he can get away with.
Murth's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Murth won't allow Vesque to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Adam Murth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vesque throws a right hand that misses

and Murth counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vesque! Murth lets Vesque back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesque misses with a left hand
enabling Murth to counter with a crisp jab.
Vesque throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Murth counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Vesque! Murth smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Adam Murth!
Adam Murth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.