PBP Commentary

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

Murray
vs
Silva

180 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Heavy handed

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 New York, Cameron Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murray can't break the clinch.
Murray blocks an elbow strike.
Murray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murray wants to break free but Silva has control.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray looking to stall.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray can't break the clinch.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Murray blocks it.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murray wants to stall.
Murray is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Murray is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Murray can't break the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murray tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murray digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murray wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Murray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murray managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murray is stalling here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Murray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

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 wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murray wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Murray is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva prevents Murray from breaking the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murray wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Murray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murray working aggressively here.
Silva keeps control of Murray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murray avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Murray wants to break free but Silva has control.
Murray wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murray blocks it with crossed arms.
Murray is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Murray is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Murray avoids the damage to the body.
Murray is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Murray into the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murray blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva keeps control of Murray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
Murray is stalling here.
Murray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Murray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murray managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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.
Murray trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Murray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Silva keeps control of Murray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Murray blocks with his arms.
Murray is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murray is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva prevents Murray from breaking the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Murray blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Murray can't break the clinch.
Murray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Oooh a lovely combination from Murray sends Silva down but not out. Murray dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murray decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Silva is rocked!
Murray connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Silva tumbling to the canvas! Murray pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Silva was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cameron Murray!