PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Perri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perri
vs
Murray

187 cm
28
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
34
200 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Perri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perri throws a head kick that misses
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Matt Perri has been cut.
Murray throws a body punch but Perri moves out of range.

Murray closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perri quickly recovers to half guard.
Perri works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murray throws a strike but Perri rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Murray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perri passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Perri just content to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perri scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray stops Perri from passing to mount.
Perri creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Perri throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Perri trying to control the position but Murray is working away.
Murray is letting Perri control him for a moment.
Murray is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perri connects with a decent elbow.
Perri gets to mount! Murray was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perri punching from mount but Murray doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Perri controlling his opponent.
Perri thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Perri working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Murray slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Perri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murray manages to get to full guard.
Murray trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murray controls Perri momentarily but Perri frees himself.
Murray is adopting a defensive guard.
Murray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perri is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Perri trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Perri stands up over Murray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murray is trying to control the position but Perri postures up.
Murray is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.

Murray closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perri quickly recovers to half guard.
Murray is just content to waste time from the top position. Perri takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Perri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Murray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Murray's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Murray works the jab nicely.

Murray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perri is on top in guard.

Perri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perri looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Perri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray trying to control but Perri is working from the bottom.
Murray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray won't allow Perri to sweep him here.
Perri being controlled here, momentarily.
Murray preventing the sweep.
Perri is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murray's guard.

Perri throws a strike but Murray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Perri wants to improve his position but instead Murray has moved into half guard.
Perri is refusing to be controlled, as Murray sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to pass the guard but Perri defending well.
Perri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Perri.
Murray sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perri's guard.
Perri is looking to improve his position.
Perri is controlling Murray's trapped leg to prevent Murray from advancing to side control.
Murray is trying to control. Perri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perri is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perri trying to control from the bottom.
Murray slows the pace down in half guard.
Perri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murray.
Perri wants to improve his position but Murray is controlling well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray is controlling the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Perri's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perri feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perri moves out of range of the body kick from Murray.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murray lands with an uppercut that bounces Perri off the cage and back into range.
Perri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murray.
Murray cracks Perri with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Perri falls to his knees and Murray doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Murray!
As Lee Murray got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Was that one of the worlds best fighters I just beat? Wow!'.