PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murray Estes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Estes
vs
Ky

219 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murray Estes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Len Ky!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ky doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Estes counters by moving into the clinch.
Estes wants to get back to striking at distance but Ky won't allow it.
Estes effectively controlling the action here.

Estes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ky misses with a takedown attempt - Estes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Estes is looking for a counter combo.

Estes takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Estes gets tackled into the cage by Ky. Ky maintains the clinch.
Ky wants to stall.
Estes landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ky is trying to maintain a safe position but Estes gets an underhook and turns Ky into the cage.
Estes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Estes tries to circle away but Ky has him pinned against the cage.
Ky working hard to break the clinch.
Estes is trying to push Ky away but Ky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Estes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Estes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Estes stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Estes holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estes just leaning against Ky, taking a breather.
Estes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Murray Estes.
Ky throws a hook but Estes blocks it.
A big left from Ky misses.
Estes lands a two punch combo.
Len Ky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Estes has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Estes.
Estes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Estes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ky.
Murray Estes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Len Ky.
Ky shoots in for a double leg but Estes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ky tries for a takedown but Estes circles away easily

and Estes counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ky closes the distance and pushes Estes back into the cage.

Ky jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estes tries to stand but Ky is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estes is stalling in the full guard.
Ky trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Ky is looking for a triangle here but Estes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ky should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ky is trying to improve his position.

Estes tries for a kimura but Ky is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Estes decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Estes dominated that round.
That's time! Estes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Estes closes the distance and clinches.
Estes is looking to break free of the clinch but Ky has double underhooks.
Estes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Estes stops a takedown attempt from Ky.

Estes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Estes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Estes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Estes wants it to stay on the feet.
Estes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ky can do to turn this around?
Ky misses with the combination.

Ky instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Estes manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Estes. No joy for Ky on that attempt.
Murray Estes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Len Ky.
Ky shoots in for a double leg but Estes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Estes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ky wants to stand up but Estes is controlling him.
Estes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Estes tries to stand but Ky is controlling from the bottom.
Ky has momentary wrist control but Estes slips an elbow through the middle.
Estes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Estes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ky is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Estes is looking for a triangle here but Ky uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Estes sneaks back into half guard.
Estes is pressing down on Ky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ky wants to control from the top but Estes keeps moving.
Ky won't allow Estes to sweep him here.
Estes seems keen to control Ky's posture.
Ky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Estes is on top in guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estes scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ky, up you get!

Estes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Estes showed some decent athleticism there.
Ky is trying to get back to full guard.
Estes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ky is pressing down on Estes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Estes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ky for as long as he can get away with.
Murray Estes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estes tries to stand but Ky is controlling from the bottom.
Estes stops Ky from standing up.
Ky tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Estes.

Estes decides to stand back up. Estes steps back and let's Ky get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Estes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ky shoots in looking for a takedown but Estes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Estes gets a takedown into half guard.
Ky scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Estes manages to mount him!
Estes lands a couple of good shots and Ky has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ky wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Estes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estes continues to stall.

Estes tightening his grip on Ky, looking for the choke.

Ky is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Estes off. It looks like it's working - Estes slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Ky displaying calm under pressure there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Estes!

Estes clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ky gets a clinch.
Ky prevents Estes from breaking the clinch.
Estes stops a takedown attempt from Ky.
Ky jumps guard but Estes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murray Estes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Len Ky.
Estes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ky works on Estes's body with a couple of short punches.
Ky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Estes is keeping busy.
Ky has Estes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Estes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murray Estes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Estes is trying to push Ky away but Ky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ky breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Estes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ky napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ky to his feet.
Estes wants to slow Ky down by chopping away at his legs.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Estes enables Ky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Estes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ky is fighting to break Estes's control of his arms but Estes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ky prevents Estes from getting back to his feet.
Ky forces his way into half guard.
Estes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estes punching from the bottom.
Estes is looking to get back to full guard here but Ky has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ky trying to control the position but Estes is working away.
Estes is trying to control Ky's posture but Ky avoids it.
Estes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ky just content to control the position.
Len Ky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray Estes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Estes struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Murray Estes.
Well Estes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murray Estes!