PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cal Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Murray
vs
Reid

187 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Demonic Drugs
White Gorilla Nutrition

Fighting Spirit
BADGER MILK!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cal Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexi Reid!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray avoids the head kick by Reid.
Murray swings for the body but Reid moves out of range.
Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray avoids the head kick by Reid.
Reid tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Reid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reid moves away from the strike by Murray.
Murray stalks Reid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reid's face. Reid staggers backwards, shaken.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray scores with the left hand. Reid knows he should have avoided that one.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reid throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid looks gassed!
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray avoids the head kick by Reid.
Nice uppercut lands for Murray. That snapped Reid's head back.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Reid as Murray shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reid moves away.
Reid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reid misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Reid.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray avoids the head kick by Reid.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murray!
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray avoids the head kick by Reid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray swinging wilding here.
Murray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murray lands a two punch combo.
Murray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Murray stuffs the takedown.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray avoids the head kick by Reid.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Murray lands a jab-cross combination.
Reid lands a high kick!
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray scores with a three punch combo!
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexi Reid will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murray throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Reid slips the punch.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Reid.
Murray lands a jab to Reid's midsection.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Murray both land. Nice combination.
Reid throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray lunges at Reid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reid's hand.
A big right from Murray misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murray.
Reid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
Murray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murray blocks a head kick by Reid.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Murray scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reid throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid walks into a left hand.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reid.
Murray tries to bum rush Reid with a series of wild strikes but Reid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Reid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reid.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid misses with a head kick.
A big left from Reid misses.
Murray throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Cal Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Reid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cal Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murray avoids the head kick by Reid.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt

and Reid counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murray!
Murray is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray is working hard here to advance position.

Reid get's back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Murray avoids the head kick by Reid.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Murray both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Murray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reid wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Murray manages to pass to side control.

Murray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reid is looking to escape.

Murray is working for a kimura but Reid is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reid pushes Murray off looking to stand but Murray dives back in and keeps control.

Murray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reid is refusing to be controlled, as Murray sits in half guard.
Reid is trying to stand.

Reid makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reid counters with a head kick.
Murray fails with the takedown.
Reid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Reid lands with an overhand left.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Murray throws a right and a left that Reid avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reid throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.

Murray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Murray is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Murray tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murray has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cal Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Alexi Reid!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Alexi Reid!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Alexi Reid!

Alexi Reid wins by unanimous decision!