PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Murray has chosen Dead man walking as his entrance music. Azar Qasi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Qasi
vs
Murray

180 cm
23
166 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
166 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Murray has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qasi defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi shoots in and drives through. Murray sprawls well.
We've been hearing reports that Qasi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray lands an overhand right.
Qasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray . Murray obviously looking to wear him down.
Qasi throws a good cross that connects.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Murray tries to land a leg kick but Qasi saw it coming and moves away.
Qasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray . Murray obviously looking to wear him down.

Qasi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Qasi is in Murray 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi stands and throws Murray 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Qasi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murray , who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi wants to control but Murray is keeping him busy.

Qasi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murray rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Qasi's guard! Nice work there by Murray !
Murray would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Murray decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Qasi, up you get!
Qasi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Qasi backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray . Murray obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Qasi avoids it.
Qasi misses with a wild combination.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Qasi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murray .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Qasi.
Donk. Qasi catches Murray right on the button with a cross.
Murray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Qasi if he has to take too many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as Qasi blocks the leg kick.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Qasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray is looking to land body kicks.
Qasi avoids the body shot from Murray .
An attempted straight right counter from Qasi misses the target.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Qasi.
Murray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Qasi will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi needs to keep his hands up - Murray had a free shot at his head there.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Qasi blocks a low kick nicely.
Qasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Qasi misses with a double jab.
Qasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray throws a leg kick but Qasi checks it.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murray .
Qasi lands a jab to the head.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murray needs to keep his hands up - Qasi had a free shot at his head there.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Qasi.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Qasi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murray throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murray .
Murray scores with a jab. Qasi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Qasi cracks a nice hook into Murray 's ribs.
Murray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Qasi is able to avoid easily.
Qasi connects with a nice looking jab.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qasi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Qasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Qasi as he connects with a hook.
Qasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Qasi cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Qasi takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray .
Murray takes one on the button.
Murray looks for the body kick but Qasi saw that one coming.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Chad Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Qasi misses with a combination
and Murray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Qasi thinking.
Murray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Qasi checks a leg kick.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qasi blocks the body kick.
Murray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Qasi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Murray .
Qasi catches Murray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murray slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Qasi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Qasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Qasi misses with a straight left.
Qasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray throws a push kick but Qasi slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Qasi. That snapped Murray 's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Qasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray scores with a leg kick.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murray defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Qasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qasi's calf.
Murray scores with a jab.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray .

Murray gets caught flat footed, as Qasi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Qasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray wants to stand up but Qasi is controlling him.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
Qasi won't allow Murray to get back to his feet.
Qasi wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Qasi doesn't seem phased though.

That's four 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 explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Qasi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murray 's hands.
Qasi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Qasi checks the leg kick.
Murray throws a hook but Qasi avoids it easily.
Murray lands a jab.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Qasi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Qasi lands with a right hand.
Murray lands a jab.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Qasi.

Murray is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Qasi finish him?
Qasi misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chad Murray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Good exchange - Murray coming out on top.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray works Qasi's body with a nice hook.
Qasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murray s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murray moves away from the strike by Qasi.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Qasi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
Qasi misses with the combination.
Qasi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Qasi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Qasi moves out of range as Murray strikes.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Qasi thuds his right hand into Murray 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Qasi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Qasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Qasi swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qasi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Qasi.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Qasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Qasi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Qasi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Qasi.
Murray throws a body punch but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi misses with a looping left.
Murray has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from Murray finds it's target.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qasi.
Murray throws a wild body kick that Qasi sees coming a mile off.
Qasi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray throws a wild body kick that Qasi sees coming a mile off.
Qasi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Azar Qasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Qasi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Murray slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
Qasi throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray misses with a kick to the body.
Qasi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Qasi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Qasi's leg but Qasi calmly moves out of range.
Qasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray counters with a body kick.
Qasi closes the distance and clinches up with Murray , looking for a takedown. Qasi pushes Murray against the cage but Murray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murray . That's going to slow Qasi down.
Murray scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Qasi swings widly with a right hand
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Qasi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Qasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Qasi avoids it.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Qasi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Qasi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murray thumps Qasi with a low kick.

Qasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qasi.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Qasi is rocked!
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Oh Qasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray lands a body punch.

Qasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Murray .
A combination from Qasi does no damage.
Qasi walks straight into a right hand from Murray - that's dropped him! Murray jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Qasi from any more punishment! Qasi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chad Murray !
After winning the bout, Chad Murray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.