PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray has chosen Dead man walking as his entrance music. Espo Jaksinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jaksinen
vs
Murray

182 cm
26
169 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
166 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaksinen ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
Jaksinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen tries to work over Murray 's front leg with a kick but Murray checks it.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray misses with a hook. Jaksinen ducked under it nicely.
Murray scores with a hook.
Jaksinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murray wants to land a leg kick but Jaksinen is out of range.
Jaksinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray .
Jaksinen is looking to slow Murray down with leg kicks.
Jaksinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murray avoids the body shot from Jaksinen.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Murray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murray tries to work over Jaksinen's front leg with a kick but Jaksinen checks it.
Jaksinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaksinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaksinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaksinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaksinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaksinen misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jaksinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murray takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaksinen avoids the body shot from Murray .
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.
Jaksinen looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Murray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jaksinen blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Jaksinen misses with a straight left.
Jaksinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murray .
Jaksinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Jaksinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murray .
Jaksinen throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Jaksinen only half commits.
Murray feints a counter leg kick.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaksinen misses with a low kick.
Jaksinen scores with a leg kick.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaksinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murray .
Murray connects with a jab.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaksinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray tries to move into range but Jaksinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaksinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen avoids the body shot from Murray .

Murray tries to keep at a distance but Jaksinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Murray .
Jaksinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Jaksinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murray s head.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaksinen has a couple of punches blocked by Murray .
Jaksinen lands an elbow that stopped Murray in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Chad Murray has been cut.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaksinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murray s head.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Jaksinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jaksinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaksinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murray in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Murray .
Murray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Jaksinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murray .
A lazy left from Murray finds it's target.
Jaksinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murray looks to land a body kick but Jaksinen moved away.
Jaksinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jaksinen throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Jaksinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray tries a quick counter leg kick but Jaksinen is wise to it.
Jaksinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaksinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Jaksinen's leg but Jaksinen calmly moves out of range.
Jaksinen digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Murray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jaksinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jaksinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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 cut man is working on Chad Murray 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jaksinen wants to clinch.
Murray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Murray looks to move away, Jaksinen throws a big counter combo but Murray just gets out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray .
Jaksinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Murray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaksinen connects with a body shot that sends Murray 's belly button to the back.
Jaksinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaksinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray .
Chad Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaksinen misses with an uppercut
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Jaksinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murray connects with a crisp jab.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaksinen.
Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Jaksinen.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
Murray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Jaksinen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jaksinen to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jaksinen looks to clinch but Murray throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jaksinen taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chad Murray !
A relieved looking Chad Murray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.