PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McMurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seijuro Akashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

McMurray
vs
Akashi

190 cm
37
221 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

199 cm
26
201 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis McMurray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seijuro Akashi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McMurray clinches.
McMurray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akashi blocks it with crossed arms.
McMurray scores with a hook to the body.
McMurray digs a right hand underneath Akashi's ribcage. Akashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on McMurray - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McMurray lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McMurray.
Our sources have told us that McMurray has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Akashi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McMurray pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McMurray lands a shoulder strike.
McMurray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McMurray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McMurray feints a jab promting Akashi to slip. McMurray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Akashi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Seijuro Akashi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMurray keeps Akashi at a distance using the push kick.
Akashi looks winded!

McMurray instigates a clinch.
Akashi can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McMurray scores with a nice short uppercut.
McMurray lands a shoulder strike.
McMurray lands a nice shot to the body.
McMurray scores with a hook to the body.
McMurray lands on the inside with an uppercut.

McMurray is trying to trip Akashi. He has hold of a leg but Akashi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McMurray persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McMurray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McMurray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Akashi is rocked!
McMurray loads up on a big left hand. Akashi felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - McMurray looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Akashi can't hide his disappointment, as McMurray celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis McMurray!
Lewis McMurray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.