PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murray might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead man walking. Mike Hussle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chad Murray 's chin.

Murray
vs
Hussle

180 cm
23
166 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
24
159 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hussle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murray - the referee stops the clock and Hussle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murray . Hussle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussle just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray scores with a sloppy right hand. Hussle should have avoided that one.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussle manages to avoid it.
Hussle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hussle misses with a looping right.
And Murray counters with a quick kick to the body but Hussle blocks it.
Murray tries to land a body kick
enabling Hussle to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hussle.
Mike Hussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray is looking to slow Hussle down with leg kicks.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Hussle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hussle. Murray shrugs it off though.
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussle looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Hussle as he checks the leg kick.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hussle misses with a body kick.
A big left from Murray misses.
Nice jab there from Hussle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hussle checks a leg kick.
Hussle blocks a low kick nicely.
Hussle cracks the inside of Murray 's front leg.
Murray defending well as Hussle loads up on a big left hand.
Hussle lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murray . That's going to slow Hussle down.
Murray lands a front kick.
Murray lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hussle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murray scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hussle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray .
Hussle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hussle lands with an overhand left.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Hussle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murray 's head.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Hussle's leg but Hussle calmly moves out of range.
Hussle checks a leg kick.
Murray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Hussle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hussle doesn't seem phased though.
Hussle misses with a looping left.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a leg kick.
Murray does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hussle scores with a jab to the body.
Murray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussle. That did some damage!
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hussle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murray 's calf.
Hussle scores with a push kick.
Hussle checks a low kick from Murray .
Hussle moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray .
Hussle with a nice cross.
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Hussle moves his leg out of the way.
Murray throws a push kick but Hussle slaps the foot to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hussle!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Hussle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Hussle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
Hussle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hussle avoids a kick to the body.
Hussle throws a low kick but Murray moves out of range easily.
Murray punishes Hussle's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussle misses with a body shot
and Murray counters with a good low kick that Hussle was not able to check.
Hussle checks a low kick from Murray .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hussle checks a leg kick.
Murray defending well as Hussle loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hussle checks a leg kick.
Hussle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murray . That one must have hurt.
Murray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hussle lands a jab to Murray 's midsection.
Hussle misses with a right hand
and Murray finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hussle misses with a hook.
Hussle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Hussle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussle throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Murray appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murray throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hussle to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussle works Murray 's body with a nice hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murray might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Hussle.
Hussle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussle checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Hussle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
Hussle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hussle looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Murray misses.
Hussle misses the shot to the body.
Murray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray scores with a hook.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussle manages to avoid it.
Hussle misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Mike Hussle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Hussle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hussle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Hussle throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hussle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hussle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Hussle avoids it.
Hussle looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray walks into a left hand.
Hussle tests Murray 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Murray moves away from the strike by Hussle.
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Hussle counters with a right hand to the body.
Murray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hussle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussle's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hussle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Murray .
Murray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hussle throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hussle lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Hussle.
Hussle lands with a good body shot.
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hussle just manages to avoid it.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Hussle counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Hussle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hussle looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Hussle lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hussle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hussle on the side of the head.
Hussle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hussle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Hussle moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Hussle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray tries to land a front kick but Hussle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hussle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray slips a jab from Hussle.
Hussle lands a right hook to the body.
Hussle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murray . That did some damage!
Hussle throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hussle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Murray ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Hussle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murray checks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussle.
Murray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hussle is looking to land body kicks.
Hussle throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Hussle misses with a hook
and Murray counters with a solid body kick.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussle manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice defenses there by Murray .
Hussle connects with a looping right hand.
Murray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray throwing a counter right hand but Hussle manages to avoid it.
Hussle misses with a hook.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by Hussle as he checks the leg kick.
Hussle moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Hussle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussle throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Hussle avoids it.
Hussle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hussle throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hussle on the side of the head.
Hussle catches Murray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray misses with a leg kick
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Murray .
Hussle blocks a low kick nicely.
Hussle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussle misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Hussle misses with a hook.
Hussle thumps Murray with a low kick.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussle connects with a crisp jab.
Hussle avoids the body shot from Murray .
Hussle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Hussle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hussle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussle looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussle.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murray 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chad Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murray misses with a shot to the body
and Hussle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Murray is rocked!
Murray lands the left hand.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Hussle moved out of range.
Hussle cracks Murray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Murray seems to have got his legs back now.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Hussle catches Murray right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussle lands a jab.
Murray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussle moves out of range as Murray throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hussle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hussle throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussle was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussle catches Murray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hussle connects with a looping right hand.
Hussle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray moves out of range as Hussle strikes.
Hussle scores with a jab. Murray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hussle sizes up Murray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
and Hussle counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Murray ! He's just covering up as Hussle starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hussle!
After the fight, Mike Hussle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.