PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is PRIDE FC opening theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knuckles
vs
Murray

180 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Dimestar Athletics & Laundry
Malicestar

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Murray!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knuckles lands a nice hook to Murray's body. Murray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
A jab from Murray misses.
A right-left combo lands from Knuckles.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Knuckles tests Murray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnny Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Knuckles - just one landing.
Knuckles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles wants to clinch but Murray slips to the side
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knuckles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Murray counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Knuckles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Knuckles gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Knuckles prevents it.
Murray has had enough of the clinch but Knuckles keeps him there for the moment.
Knuckles is working Murray over against the cage.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Knuckles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Knuckles.
Nice straight punches there by Knuckles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knuckles.
A combination from Knuckles does no damage.
Knuckles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knuckles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
Knuckles swinging wildly here.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Knuckles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a jab.
Knuckles looks to clinch
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Knuckles.
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knuckles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Murray takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles lands a lovely overhand right.
Knuckles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Knuckles wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Knuckles misses with the combination.
Knuckles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knuckles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knuckles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knuckles fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Knuckles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Knuckles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the cage.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Knuckles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Knuckles misses its intended target.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knuckles clobbers Murray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Knuckles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knuckles throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knuckles is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Johnny Knuckles is winning the standup battle so far.
Knuckles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knuckles moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Knuckles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knuckles tries to clinch up
letting Murray counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knuckles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knuckles cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Knuckles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles thows a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Knuckles.
Knuckles swinging wildly here.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Knuckles is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Knuckles - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Murray!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Murray!
After winning the bout, Carlos Murray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.