PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Valakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray has chosen Dead man walking as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Valakas
vs
Murray

160 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

180 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valakas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valakas moves away.
Murray tries to land a front kick but Valakas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murray swings widly with a right hand
and Valakas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valakas throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray .
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valakas throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Valakas throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valakas on the side of the head.

It looks like Fabricio Valakas has been cut.
Murray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valakas misses with a double jab.
Murray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valakas. That did some damage!
Valakas misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valakas.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valakas avoids a kick to the body.
A left lands for Murray .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valakas slips a jab from Murray .
Valakas is looking to counter punch.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
Valakas drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valakas throws a hook to the side of Murray 's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murray throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Valakas to counter with a crisp jab.
Valakas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Valakas missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Valakas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valakas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valakas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Valakas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valakas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray .
Valakas looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Valakas swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Valakas backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Valakas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valakas ducks right into an uppercut from Murray .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valakas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray with a hook.
Valakas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valakas on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Valakas is rocked!
Murray throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Valakas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Valakas.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valakas seems to have got his legs back now.
Valakas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Valakas.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valakas throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Murray slips under a jab from Valakas.
Murray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murray looks to land a body kick but Valakas moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valakas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Valakas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valakas.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
A slow jab from Valakas misses its intended target.
Valakas throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray throws the left hand but Valakas avoids the punch easily.
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Valakas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Valakas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valakas blocks a leg kick.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valakas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valakas throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a good, hard body kick but Valakas shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valakas takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Murray tries to land a front kick but Valakas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murray slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Valakas finds it's target.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Valakas feinted with a counter takedown.
Valakas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with an outside leg kick.
Valakas lands an overhand right.
Valakas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
A looping hook to the body misses from Valakas. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valakas misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Valakas as he checks the leg kick.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Valakas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Valakas'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.

Murray drops his hands momentarily and Valakas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murray moves out of range as Valakas strikes.
Valakas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murray counters with a nice body kick.
Valakas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valakas misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Murray lands a leg kick that knocks Valakas off balance momentarily.
Valakas swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Valakas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valakas shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valakas misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Murray throws a jab when Valakas was well out of range.
Valakas blocks a low kick nicely.
Chad Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray is looking to slow Valakas down with leg kicks.
Murray connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray delivers a nice body kick.
Valakas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valakas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valakas shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valakas.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valakas blocks a low kick nicely.
Murray catches Valakas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murray lands a high kick!
Valakas shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Valakas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murray .
Valakas swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Valakas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray .
Valakas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valakas blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valakas swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valakas ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
Murray throws out a leg kick but Valakas moves out of range and Murray only half commits.
Murray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murray misses with a kick to the body.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valakas's sensitive parts.
Murray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Valakas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but Valakas passes into half guard.

Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murray tries to kick Valakas off but Valakas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valakas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murray is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valakas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valakas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valakas prevents Murray from standing back up.
Valakas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Valakas seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Murray is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fabricio Valakas!
Our winner, Fabricio Valakas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.