PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoro Fortisimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Murray
vs
Fortisimo

185 cm
33
200 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

199 cm
28
212 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoro Fortisimo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortisimo misses with a body kick.
Fortisimo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fortisimo looks to land a body kick but Murray moved away.
Murray half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Fortisimo closes the distance and clinches.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortisimo struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Fortisimo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Fortisimo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Fortisimo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortisimo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Fortisimo controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fortisimo.
Fortisimo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortisimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murray blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fortisimo lands a shoulder strike.
Fortisimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fortisimo tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Fortisimo back against the cage.
Fortisimo tries a knee to the head but Murray blocks it.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortisimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murray blocks it with crossed arms.
Murray lands an uppercut.
Fortisimo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fortisimo blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Fortisimo controls the action.
Fortisimo taking a breather.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fortisimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray digs a right hand into Fortisimo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fortisimo's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fortisimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murray blocks it with crossed arms.
Fortisimo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortisimo misses with a knee strike.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fortisimo tries to stall but Murray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortisimo.
Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo looking to throw knees to the head but Murray is blocking nicely.
Fortisimo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortisimo's elbow.
Fortisimo swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.

Fortisimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fortisimo looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Fortisimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fortisimo closes the distance and clinches.
Fortisimo looking to throw knees to the head but Murray is blocking nicely.
Murray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fortisimo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortisimo lands with a slapping head kick.
Fortisimo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from Fortisimo misses.
Fortisimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortisimo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fortisimo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murray is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Fortisimo tries to work over Murray's front leg with a kick but Murray checks it.
Fortisimo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murray checks it well.
Murray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fortisimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortisimo throws the kick towards the body but Murray avoids it.
Fortisimo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murray darts in looking for a takedown but Fortisimo gets double underhooks and turns Murray into the cage.
Fortisimo lands a jab-cross combination.
Fortisimo blocks a head kick by Murray.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Murray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortisimo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fortisimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Murray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot by Murray.
Fortisimo scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoro Fortisimo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A good leg kick by Fortisimo.
Fortisimo misses with a head kick.
Fortisimo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fortisimo's head backwards.
Murray misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fortisimo lands a brutal head kick. Murray looks out on his feet and Fortisimo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Zoro Fortisimo!
Lee Murray spoke after the fight, saying 'He is good, respect.'.