PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maria Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ozawa
vs
Murray

175 cm
31
155 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maria Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ozawa shoots in and bounces Murray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Murray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ozawa's head.
Ozawa is trying is best to control the position here.
Murray tries to pass to full mount but Ozawa defends it.
Ozawa trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from Ozawa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Murray tries to stand and escape but Ozawa is controlling the position.
Ozawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ozawa tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
Murray is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa is looking to escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murray lands a body shot.
Ozawa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ozawa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murray avoids it really well and circles away.
Murray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ozawa throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from Murray lands.
Ozawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maria Ozawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Murray. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ozawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Murray. No joy for Ozawa on that attempt.
Ozawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ozawa shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ozawa misses with a takedown attempt - Murray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ozawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ozawa is breathing heavily.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray stuffs the takedown.
Murray catches Ozawa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ozawa shoots in and drives through. Murray sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa tries for a takedown but Murray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murray lands a nice looking body shot.
Murray jabs at Ozawa's body.
Murray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ozawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
Ozawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Ozawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murray connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Ozawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa goes for a double leg but Murray avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murray continues to drive forward.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ozawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murray's brow.
Ozawa missing with knees to the body.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murray misses with a knee strike.
Ozawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ozawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ozawa misses with a knee to the head.
Ozawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ozawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murray is working Ozawa over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Ozawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ozawa jumps guard but Murray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murray misses with a knee to the head.
Murray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Murray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ozawa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ozawa fails to land the takedown.
Murray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murray with a hook.
Murray lands the left hand.
Ozawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Ozawa shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maria Ozawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ozawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Ozawa's head.
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Ozawa shoots in.
Murray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murray jabs Ozawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Ozawa backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Murray finds it's way through Ozawa's defenses.
Murray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Ozawa is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Murray shuts the power down on Ozawa. Lights out, game over! Murray is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Murray!