PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Murray was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bergasmarchi
vs
Murray

175 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Bergasmarchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergasmarchi slips under a jab from Murray.
A punch combination from Murray misses.
The fighters circling - Bergasmarchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray throws a hook but Bergasmarchi avoids it easily.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergasmarchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Skylab Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Bergasmarchi moved out of range.
Bergasmarchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergasmarchi throws out the jab.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bergasmarchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergasmarchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray lands with a nice combination. Bergasmarchi backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray thuds a left hand into Bergasmarchi's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bergasmarchi misses with a straight right.
Bergasmarchi shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Murray moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Bergasmarchi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murray sprawls well initially but Bergasmarchi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murray wants to improve his position but Bergasmarchi is controlling well.
Bergasmarchi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi wants to pass to mount but Murray is defending the position.
Bergasmarchi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bergasmarchi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bergasmarchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
Bergasmarchi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bergasmarchi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray trying to control but Bergasmarchi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergasmarchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Murray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bergasmarchi uses his free foot to push down on Murray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Murray.
Poor strikes thrown by Bergasmarchi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi working the ground and pound effectively.
Murray felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Murray is looking to improve his position but Bergasmarchi isn't that keen on the idea.

Bergasmarchi looking for a guillotine from mount but Murray is having none of it.
Bergasmarchi lands a nice shot to the head.
Murray is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Murray is desperately trying to improve his position but Bergasmarchi has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bergasmarchi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi lands a couple of good shots and Murray has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergasmarchi has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Murray.
Bergasmarchi misses with punches from the back.
Bergasmarchi throwing sloppy strikes.
Bergasmarchi missing with strikes.

Bergasmarchi looking for the choke from the back.

Bergasmarchi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Murray knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Murray for a finish.
Bergasmarchi punches Murray on the ear.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergasmarchi is not going to allow Murray to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Bergasmarchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bergasmarchi dodges the punch combination from Murray.
Murray tries to bum rush Bergasmarchi with a series of wild strikes but Bergasmarchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Bergasmarchi backpedaling.
Bergasmarchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Murray lands a glancing blow to the side of Bergasmarchi's head.
Bergasmarchi with a jab.
Bergasmarchi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murray counters with a left and a right that stings Bergasmarchi.
Murray connects with a jab.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Bergasmarchi.

Bergasmarchi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Murray is looking to improve his position.
Bergasmarchi 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.
Bergasmarchi is thwarting Murray's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bergasmarchi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Murray!
Bergasmarchi breaks from Murray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bergasmarchi looking to finish Murray with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murray!
Murray holds of for dear life.
Bergasmarchi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi thowing shots but they're missing.

Bergasmarchi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bergasmarchi breaks from Murray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray blocking the ground and pound.
Bergasmarchi throwing strikes here but Murray is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Murray is trying to escape the mount.
Bergasmarchi with a couple of short strikes.
Bergasmarchi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bergasmarchi raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Murray is rocked!
Bergasmarchi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murray is still in real trouble! Can Bergasmarchi finish him?

Bergasmarchi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Murray is surviving well by controlling Bergasmarchi's body position as best he can.
Bergasmarchi unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Murray wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bergasmarchi celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Bergasmarchi!
Felipe Bergasmarchi is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Felipe Bergasmarchi 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.