PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arlen Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orion Tenga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orion Tenga has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Murray
vs
Tenga

182 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arlen Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Orion Tenga!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenga misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.

Tenga gets tackled into the cage by Murray. Murray maintains the clinch.
Tenga tries to pull guard but Murray won't allow it.
Tenga is looking for a takedown.
Tenga is trying to pull guard but Murray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arlen Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orion Tenga.
A frustrated look appears on Tenga's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tenga lands a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Murray looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tenga stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Murray is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray has control of Tenga's left arm, preventing Tenga from doing any damage.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but Tenga passes into half guard.

Tenga is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
Tenga is thwarting Murray's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray keeping hold of Tenga's head, controlling as best he can.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Arlen Murray just wasn't active enough.
Tenga takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Tenga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murray.

Murray drives through and clinches with Tenga against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murray gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tenga is trying to get back to full guard.
Tenga wants to control but Murray is keeping busy.
Tenga works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murray is stalling in the full guard.
Tenga trying to keep a closed guard but Murray is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray cracks Tenga with a solid left hand.
Murray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tenga on the ground.
Murray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tenga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tenga working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tenga keeping full guard, as Murray tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arlen Murray dominated that round.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Murray shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tenga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Tenga has his feet on Murray's thighs here. He's pushed Murray off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Murray screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Orion Tenga!
Our winner, Orion Tenga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.