PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Murillo
vs
Cleary

183 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

172 cm
26
183 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Murillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murillo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cleary to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Cleary 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.
Cleary throws a hook but Murillo avoids it easily.
Murillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Cleary avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
Murillo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murillo misses with a head kick.
Murillo takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses.
Murillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Cleary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Murillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cleary doesn't seem phased though.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo misses with a straight right.
That kick from Murillo tenderised Cleary's leg. Cleary is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Cleary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleary appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cleary takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo connects with a high kick.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
Cleary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Cleary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cleary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Cleary avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cleary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Murillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murillo moves out of range as Cleary strikes.
Murillo slips under a jab from Cleary.
Murillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cleary throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
Murillo connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cleary's head backwards.
Murillo takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses.
Cleary throws a lazy right hand but Murillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murillo misses with a hook.
Murillo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murillo misses with a left hand
and Cleary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murillo tries to clinch up.
Cleary misses with a double jab
and Murillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cleary misses with a looping right.
Murillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cleary tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Murillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Cleary.
Cleary getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cleary misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary connects with a body shot.
Cleary avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Murillo throws the kick towards the body but Cleary avoids it.
Cleary lands a nice hook to Murillo's body. Murillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cleary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleary slips under a jab from Murillo.
Cleary digs a good body shot into Murillo's ribs.
Cleary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Cleary throws out a counter right but Murillo avoids it with no problem.
Murillo with a nice cross.
Cleary looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Cleary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleary throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Murillo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murillo throws a jab when Cleary was well out of range.
Murillo misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Cleary.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo throws a right hand that Cleary ducks under and follows up with a left that Cleary also avoids with ease.
Cleary misses with a body punch
and Murillo counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
Cleary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Murillo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleary is just out of range.
Cleary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cleary misses with a hook. Murillo ducked under it nicely.
Murillo is looking to counter punch.
Cleary misses with a low kick.
Murillo swings for the body but Cleary moves out of range.
Murillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo throws out a leg kick but Cleary moves out of range and Murillo only half commits.
Cleary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Cleary works the jab nicely.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Murillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleary punishes Murillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cleary might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murillo has got the better of the exchanges.
Cleary blocks a jab.
Murillo with a hook.
Cleary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cleary throws a right hand that Murillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Murillo also avoids with ease.
Cleary throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Murillo.
Cleary throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
Murillo misses with a body shot.
Cleary takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
Cleary slips under a jab from Murillo.
Cleary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleary misses with a hook
and Murillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cleary's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
Cleary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murillo.
Murillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleary can do to turn this around?
Murillo avoids the head kick by Cleary.
Murillo throws a looping overhand right but Cleary ducks down to avoid it.
Cleary moves out of range of the body kick from Murillo.
Murillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cleary walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Cleary.
Murillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Murillo throws a good cross that connects.
Cleary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Murillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cleary scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murillo throws a combination that misses
and Cleary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cleary misses with a body punch
and Murillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murillo looks to land a combination but Cleary avoids it well.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cleary.
Cleary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murillo motions for Cleary to come forward. Murillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson Murillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cleary takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murillo wants to slow Cleary down by chopping away at his legs.
Cleary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murillo motions for Cleary to come forward. Murillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Cleary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo is looking for a counter combo.
Cleary misses with a straight left.
Murillo cracks Cleary with an open hand slap.
A big left from Cleary misses.
Cleary has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donk. Murillo catches Cleary right on the button with a cross.
Cleary slips a jab from Murillo.
An inside leg kick from Murillo misses.
Murillo swings for the body but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
Cleary darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cleary fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murillo misses with a body punch
and Cleary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleary keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleary.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
Cleary throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
Murillo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cleary avoided it.
Murillo misses with the combination.
Cleary throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Murillo tenderised Cleary's leg. Cleary is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cleary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleary swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Cleary lands a nice looking body shot.
Murillo slips under a jab from Cleary.
Cleary with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cleary.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cleary throws a head kick but Murillo moves out of range.
Cleary loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Murillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murillo pushes Cleary away with a front kick.
Murillo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cleary back to the cage. Murillo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murillo punishes Cleary's body with a nice straight punch.
Murillo throws a jab when Cleary was well out of range.
Cleary works the jab nicely.
Cleary throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murillo throws a low kick but Cleary moves out of range easily.
Murillo connects with a crisp jab.
Murillo throws a hook to the side of Cleary's head but Cleary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murillo connects with a body shot that sends Cleary's belly button to the back.
Cleary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo cracks Cleary with a good jab.
Cleary slips a jab and a cross from Murillo.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
Murillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murillo feints and then cracks Cleary's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cleary down.
Murillo swinging wildly here.
Cleary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
A nice combination there by Cleary.

Cleary clinches.
Cleary prevents Murillo from breaking the clinch.
Cleary has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murillo after a bit of a struggle.
Murillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleary wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Murillo back against the cage.
Murillo pushes Cleary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleary has Murillo pressed against the cage, preventing Murillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cleary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleary blocking some punches.

Murillo breaks the clinch.
Murillo thows a body kick. Cleary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murillo digs a good body shot into Cleary's ribs.
Cleary misses with a left hand
and Cleary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Cleary as he checks the leg kick.
Murillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleary ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Cleary blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Murillo throwing a counter right hand but Cleary manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Murillo.
A head kick misses from Murillo.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
Cleary throws a lazy right hand but Murillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cleary slips a straight right by Murillo.
Cleary throws a lazy uppercut
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murillo thumps Cleary with a low kick.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cleary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cleary throws a series of strikes that have Murillo backpedaling.
Cleary slips under a jab from Murillo.
Cleary's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murillo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murillo. That's going to slow Cleary down.
Cleary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murillo.
Murillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Murillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
Cleary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Murillo misses.
Murillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cleary tries to clinch
and Murillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cleary thinking.
Murillo misses with a low kick as Cleary jumps back.
Murillo throws a low kick but Cleary moves out of range easily.
Murillo scores with a hook to the body. Cleary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleary just misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Murillo clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cleary stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murillo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cleary has time to react.
Cleary blocks a head kick by Murillo.
Murillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
Cleary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleary lands a jab to Murillo's midsection.
Cleary misses with an uppercut. Murillo saw that one coming.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleary gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cleary tries to score with a low kick but Murillo moves his leg out of the way.
Murillo tries to land a leg kick but Cleary saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo checks the leg kick.
Cleary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Murillo swings widly with a right hand
and Cleary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleary lands a nice shot that snaps Murillo's head back.
Cleary throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Cleary backs away, Murillo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Cleary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo scores with a jab. Cleary acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Cleary connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murillo momentarily.
Murillo misses the jab.
Cleary looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murillo throws a body punch but Cleary moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleary misses with a looping right.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Murillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cleary throws a hook to the side of Murillo's head but Murillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cleary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murillo throws a leg kick which misses Cleary's front leg but catches the back leg as Cleary tries to avoid it.
Cleary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murillo blocks the body kick.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Murillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleary throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Cleary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleary throws a sloppy head kick and Murillo moves out of range easily.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cleary is looking to clinch but Murillo is avoiding it.
Murillo lands a nice hook to Cleary's body. Cleary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cleary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleary.
Cleary staying out of range there.
Murillo throws a sloppy body shot
and Murillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murillo slips a jab from Cleary.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
Cleary swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Cleary misses with a right hand
and Murillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cleary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary misses with a low kick as Murillo jumps back.
Cleary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murillo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleary slips a straight right by Murillo.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cleary moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murillo feints and then cracks Cleary's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cleary down.
Murillo checks a low kick from Cleary.
Murillo throwing a counter right hand but Cleary manages to avoid it.
Cleary digs a good hook to Murillo's body.
Cleary throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleary lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
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!

Cleary throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Murillo does no damage.
Cleary throws a nice looking combination but Murillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleary moves away.
Cleary looks to land a right hand but Murillo moved out of range.
Murillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Cleary sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cleary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murillo.
Murillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo moves away from the strike by Cleary.
A big left from Murillo misses.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cleary misses with a wild body shot.
Cleary misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo thuds a left hand into Cleary's body.
Cleary blocks a jab.
Cleary scores with a nice head shot.
Cleary walks into a left hand.
Murillo throws a head kick but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary throws a shot from downtown. Murillo moves away and avoids it.
Cleary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cleary has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murillo.
Cleary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murillo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Cleary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Murillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary lands a glancing blow to the side of Murillo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murillo scores with a nice strike.
Cleary loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Cleary throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Cleary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Murillo lands but Cleary takes it in his stride.
Murillo throws a shot to the body.
Cleary ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Cleary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murillo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo slips a straight right by Cleary.
Cleary takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cleary misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Cleary misses the target.
Cleary stuns Murillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murillo tries to land a leg kick but Cleary saw it coming and moves away.
Cleary misses with an uppercut
and Murillo counters with a nice body shot.
Murillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cleary swinging wildly here.
Cleary is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cleary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cleary doesn't manage to clinch there - Murillo circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cleary gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cleary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murillo.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cleary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cleary misses with the combination.
Murillo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cleary avoided it.
Nice body punch from Murillo.
Cleary works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murillo tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Cleary. Beautiful body shot.
Cleary throws a shot from downtown. Murillo moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murillo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
Jefferson Murillo is the new welterweight champion!
Jefferson Murillo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.