PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Murray
vs
Gautier

185 cm
34
200 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

187 cm
48
202 lbs
53 - 27 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 53 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier is looking to clinch.
Gautier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Murray shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murray moves into full mount! Gautier won't be happy about that!
Murray controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gautier working to try and regain half guard.
Murray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gautier tries to hold on but Murray pushes him away.
Murray controlling from mount.
Gautier tries to hold on but Murray pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Gautier 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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
Murray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gautier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gautier wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gautier can do to turn this around?
Gautier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gautier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gautier was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gautier appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gautier throws a front kick aimed at Murray's knee but Murray avoids it well.
Murray misses with the combination.
Gautier takes one to the chin there.
Gautier lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gautier misses with a hook.
Murray misses with a low kick as Gautier jumps back.
Gautier misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray.
A jab from Gautier misses.
Murray lands a slapping body shot.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gautier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murray somewhat.
Gautier throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Pierre Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray lands with a hook. Gautier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gautier tries to avoid it but Murray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gautier to the ground. Gautier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gautier tries a quick counter leg kick but Murray is wise to it.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murray checks a low kick from Gautier.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gautier as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Murray misses.
Lee Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Murray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray blocks a head kick by Gautier.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Gautier checks it.
Murray throws a combination that misses
and Gautier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gautier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gautier misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Gautier blocks a jab.
Murray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gautier backs up against the cage.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gautier circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Murray lands with a hook. Gautier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy body kick from Murray
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Murray is rocked!
Lee Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gautier throws a front kick aimed at Murray's knee but Murray avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray misses with an uppercut. Gautier saw that one coming.
Gautier wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Gautier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Murray seems to have got his legs back now.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier moves out of range of the body kick.
Gautier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.

Murray drops Gautier with a beautiful combination! Gautier stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murray is looking for the KO!

Gautier is rocked!

It looks like Pierre Gautier has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Murray dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Gautier has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lee Murray!
Lee Murray made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Was that one of the worlds best fighters I just beat? Wow!'.