PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valanciunas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jonas Valanciunas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lee Murray's chin.

Valanciunas
vs
Murray

192 cm
38
195 lbs
30 - 18 - 0

185 cm
35
200 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valanciunas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valanciunas throws a right hand that Murray ducks under and follows up with a left that Murray also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Murray has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Valanciunas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murray misses with the combination.
Murray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray.
Murray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valanciunas is breathing heavily.
Murray scores with the left hand. Valanciunas knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valanciunas walks into a jab.

Valanciunas is rocked!
Murray ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Valanciunas out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Murray!
An intense looking Lee Murray took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Was that one of the worlds best fighters I just beat? Wow!'.
In defeat, Jonas Valanciunas stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am retiring from all Combat competition. This is the last time anybody will see me throwdown! '.