PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeramy Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Luck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeramy Murray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Murray
vs
Luck

220 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeramy Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Luck!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Luck.
Luck throws a head kick that misses
and Murray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Luck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luck trying to pass the guard but Murray defending well.
Murray tries to roll over but Luck keeps him under control.
Murray is working hard here to advance position.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luck pulls his head out easily.
Luck misses with a head shot. Murray uses the momentum to regain guard.
Luck throws a strike but Murray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Luck wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Murray is now in half guard.
Luck wants to control but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luck tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Murray manages to move to mount!
Luck is working to get back to half guard.
Luck holds on for dear life.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luck is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray controlling the position easily from mount.
Murray avoids the attempt from Luck to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luck can't escape the position.
Murray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Murray controlling the position easily from mount.
Luck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray working the ground and pound effectively.
Luck is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeramy Murray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Murray closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Luck's guard.

Luck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murray defends it easily.
Murray won't allow Luck to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luck is trying to control the position but Murray postures up.
Murray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray content to stall in guard here.

Luck looking for subs off his back but Murray has passed one foot through into half guard.
Murray moves into full mount! Luck won't be happy about that!
Luck is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a couple of good shots and Luck has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Luck tries to escape the position.
Luck is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Luck is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Luck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murray is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Jeramy Murray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luck trying to control the position but Murray manages to sink in the hooks.

Murray patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luck tries to break free.
Murray lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Luck hold on?!
Luck looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luck can do to turn this around?
Murray has the hooks in. Luck is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Murray is punishing Luck with some ground and pound.
Murray not allowing Luck to control his hands.
Murray lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luck trying to control the action but Murray just sinks the hooks in.

Murray is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Luck has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Murray trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Luck doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray throwing damaging strikes from the back! Luck could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeramy Murray dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Murray tries to sprawl but Luck drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murray regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luck trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murray controlling the position.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luck manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luck wants to improve his position but instead Murray has moved into half guard.
Luck tries to get to full guard but Murray has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luck is trying to stand.

Luck has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Murray escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Murray!
Murray throws a strike aimed at the side of Luck's head but Luck avoids it well.
Murray cracks Luck with a big elbow.

That's two 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 in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Luck wants to get back to his feet but Murray drags him back down.
Murray working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Luck but he's now mounted!
Luck tries to hold on but Murray pushes him away.
Luck is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Murray controlling from the full mount.
Murray seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Luck for as long as he can get away with.
Luck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Luck wants to hold on but Murray pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murray lands a big elbow.
Luck is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Luck tries to hold on but Murray postures up.
Murray controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeramy Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeramy Murray!