PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias Al Haddad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murray
vs
Al Haddad

180 cm
30
160 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

174 cm
30
163 lbs
17 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Hellbent

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Al Haddad has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murray is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Haddad misses the target.
Al Haddad tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Haddad tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
Murray appears to be looking for a big counter.
Al Haddad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray lands a body shot.
We've been told by Murray's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Haddad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Haddad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Al Haddad misses.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray stuns Al Haddad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Haddad throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al Haddad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Haddad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Haddad. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Haddad blocks a jab.
Murray is looking to wear down Al Haddad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Haddad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Al Haddad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Murray defending well as Al Haddad loads up on a big left hand.
Al Haddad misses with a hook.
Al Haddad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray scores with the left hand. Al Haddad knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Al Haddad misses.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Al Haddad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murray throws a hook but Al Haddad avoids it easily.
Al Haddad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Al Haddad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Murray.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Haddad misses the jab.
Al Haddad throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Al Haddad backpedaling.
Al Haddad slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
A jab from Murray misses.
Al Haddad looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray blocks a jab.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Haddad.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al Haddad looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Al Haddad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Al Haddad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray scores with a jab. Al Haddad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Al Haddad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Haddad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Haddad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Al Haddad throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Al Haddad's head but Al Haddad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Haddad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Haddad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad lands with a nice body punch.
Al Haddad just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Haddad is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Haddad moves away.
Al Haddad is looking to clinch.
Murray throws a head kick but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad scores with a jab to the head.
Murray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Al Haddad loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Haddad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Murray avoids the body shot from Al Haddad.
Murray takes one on the button.
Al Haddad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Haddad throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Murray catches Al Haddad right on the button with a cross.
Al Haddad throws a big shot that misses.
Murray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Al Haddad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Haddad throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Al Haddad cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Haddad manages to avoid it.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Murray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Al Haddad's head but Al Haddad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Haddad swinging wildly here.
Al Haddad moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Al Haddad cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Haddad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Al Haddad's shoulder, as Al Haddad tries to avoid the shot.
Al Haddad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Al Haddad's head.
Murray throws a body punch but Al Haddad moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Murray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Al Haddad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Haddad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Haddad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Haddad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Haddad moves away.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Haddad throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Haddad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Haddad. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray lands a slapping body shot.
Al Haddad walks into a stiff left hand from Murray.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad misses with a looping left.
Al Haddad throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Al Haddad misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Al Haddad does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Haddads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al Haddad has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
Al Haddad walks into a straight right hand from Murray.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Al Haddad might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murray has got the better of the exchanges.
Al Haddad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Al Haddad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Haddad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Al Haddad misses with a straight left.
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al Haddad momentarily.
Murray has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Al Haddad cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Al Haddad missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray swings for the body but Al Haddad moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Haddad! But no joy.
Al Haddad missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al Haddad takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray misses with a hook.
Al Haddad misses with a wild combination.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad connects with a crisp jab.
Murray blocks a jab.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Haddad wants to counter with a clinch but Murray pushes him away.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Al Haddad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Al Haddad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray throws a series of punches but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al Haddad tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Al Haddad throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
Al Haddad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Al Haddad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al Haddad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Al Haddad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Al Haddad moves out of range easily.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Haddad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut.
Murray lands a right hook to the body.
Murray cracks Al Haddad with an open hand slap.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Haddad was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Haddad was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray lands a jab to the nose.
Al Haddad loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Al Haddad misses with a looping right.
Murray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Al Haddad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Al Haddad moves away and avoids it.
Al Haddad throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Al Haddad needs to keep his hands up - Murray had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Al Haddad's belly button to the back.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Murray misses with a body shot
and Al Haddad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murray lands with an overhand left.
Al Haddad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a swing at Al Haddad's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Haddad doesn't seem phased though.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murray throws a right and a left that Al Haddad avoids nicely.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Haddad blocks a jab.
Al Haddad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Haddad defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Al Haddad moves out of range as Murray strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Haddad manages to avoid it.
Al Haddad throws out a powerful jab.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Haddad! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Murray dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Al Haddad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray lands with an uppercut that bounces Al Haddad off the cage and back into range.
Al Haddad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray throws a jab when Al Haddad was well out of range.
Al Haddad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Al Haddad on the side of the head.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al Haddad has time to react.
Murray jabs Al Haddad right on the nose. Al Haddad blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Al Haddad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Haddad can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Murray.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Al Haddad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray scores with a jab.
Al Haddad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Al Haddad jabs Murray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Haddad.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Haddad just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray misses the jab.
Murray slips a jab from Al Haddad.
Murray appears to be looking for a big counter.
Al Haddad thuds a left hand into Murray's body.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Al Haddad misses its intended target.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Haddad circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Haddad tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Al Haddad digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Haddad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Haddad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murray eats them both and turns towards Al Haddad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murray works over Al Haddad's head and body with a nice combination.
Murray throws a hook but Al Haddad avoids it easily.
Murray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Haddad looks to land a combination. Murray sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Al Haddad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Al Haddad misses with a looping right.
Al Haddad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Haddad throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray swings for the body but Al Haddad moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al Haddad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murray.
Murray works Al Haddad's body with a nice hook.
Al Haddad avoids the body shot from Murray.
Al Haddad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Haddad stalks Murray and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murray's face. Murray staggers backwards, shaken.
John Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Haddad throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Al Haddad throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Haddad walks into a stiff left hand from Murray.
Al Haddad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Haddad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Al Haddad's shoulder, as Al Haddad tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Haddad misses the target.
Murray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murray cracks Al Haddad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Al Haddad lands with a shot to the body.
Al Haddad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Haddad circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Haddad fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
Murray walks into a jab.
Elias Al Haddad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Haddad throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray.
Al Haddad loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Al Haddad looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Murray scores with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Murray!
Post fight, an emotional John Murray said 'Did you guys see the size of that chicken?!'.