PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Nasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Murdock has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Nasser
vs
Murdock

174 cm
19
157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
156 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Nasser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nasser ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Nasser tried to counter with a leg kick but Murdock avoided it.
Murdock misses with a looping left.
Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
Nasser throws a low kick, looking for Murdock's leg but Murdock calmly moves out of range.
Nasser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Nasser.
Nasser has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murdock.
Murdock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nasser.
Nasser throws a sloppy body shot
and Murdock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nasser's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Nasser.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murdock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nasser misses with a jab to the body
and Nasser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murdock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock tries a low kick but Nasser avoids it.
Nasser appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nasser throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Nasser lands.
Nasser tries to score with a low kick but Murdock moves his leg out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murdock, right into the meat.
We've been told by Nasser's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nasser looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murdock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nasser is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
Murdock throws a right hand that misses
and Nasser counters with a leg kick.
Nasser lands a leg kick that knocks Murdock off balance momentarily.
Murdock throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Nasser misses
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
Nasser drops his hands momentarily and Murdock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murdock throws a low kick but Nasser moves out of range easily.
Nasser pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murdock is out of range and Nasser settles back down.
Nasser connects with an inside leg kick.
Murdock misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasser thumps Murdock with a low kick.
Nasser misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
Nasser moves out of range of the strikes.
Nasser was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nasser tries to work over Murdock's front leg with a kick but Murdock checks it.
Murdock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nasser throws a front kick aimed at Murdock's knee but Murdock avoids it well.

Nasser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murdock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murdock blocks an elbow strike from Nasser.
Nasser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murdock avoids it.
Nasser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Murdock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nasser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nasser wants to slow Murdock down by chopping away at his legs.

Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Nasser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murdock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murdock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nasser or not.
Nasser wants to stall.
Murdock wants to break free but Nasser has control.
Murdock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Murdock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nasser avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Nasser moved away.
Nasser looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Michael Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock throws a leg kick which misses Nasser's front leg but catches the back leg as Nasser tries to avoid it.
Nasser takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasser throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
Nasser is looking to clinch.
Nasser misses with a kick to the body
and Murdock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murdock misses with an uppercut.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Nasser ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nasser to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Nasser.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Nasser.
Nasser throws a low kick but Murdock moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nasser.
Nasser throws a head kick but Murdock moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Nasser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murdock.
Michael Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murdock misses with a hook.
Nasser tries to move into range but Murdock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Nasser off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasser throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
Nasser takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nasser with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murdock to score with a decent uppercut.

Nasser is rocked!
Nasser takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Nasser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasser scores with a jab to the head.
Murdock ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Nasser out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Murdock!
After winning the bout, Michael Murdock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.