PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. A fine choice. Murray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lee Murray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wallace
vs
Murray

175 cm
47
198 lbs
37 - 28 - 1

190 cm
42
203 lbs
26 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 37 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Murray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wallace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace wants to land a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wallace has time to react.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray unleashes a big counter combination but Wallace bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murray moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murray misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Murray's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Murray has closed the distance and engaged Wallace in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wallace.
Wallace tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to slow down the pace here.

Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Murray rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.
Murray missing with knees to the body.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Murray blocks a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murray after a bit of a struggle.

Murray breaks the clinch.
Wallace misses with a takedown
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Murray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Murray.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace is trying to stall.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray digs a right hand underneath Wallace's ribcage. Wallace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wallace effectively controlling the action here.
Murray being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.

Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray feints a jab promting Wallace to slip. Murray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wallace slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murray works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Murray pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallace back to the cage. Murray follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Wallace crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lee Murray!
A relieved looking Lee 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.
Antoine Wallace was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man tonight...the A-Train will be back and better than ever.'.