PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Dunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Murdock was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dunas
vs
Murdock

185 cm
30
165 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

175 cm
26
164 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrei Dunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dunas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses
and Dunas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dunas throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.
Murdock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dunas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Dunas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunas.
Murdock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dunas is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunas controls his hands.
Dunas pushes Murdock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dunas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunas lands a shot to the body.

Murdock breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Murdock. That snapped Dunas's head back.
Dunas throws a nice looking combination but Murdock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murdock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as Dunas blocks the leg kick.
Murdock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murdock is looking to land body kicks.
Dunas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dunas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunas misses with a body shot.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Dunas.
Murdock slips a straight right by Dunas.
Dunas throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Murdock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Dunas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses
and Dunas counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunas just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murdock.
Dunas throws a hook but Murdock blocks it.
Dunas misses with a looping right.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murdock cracks a nice hook into Dunas's ribs.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunas.
Dunas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murdock cracks a nice hook into Dunas's ribs.
Dunas misses the shot to the body.
Dunas looks to land a body kick but Murdock moved away.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrei Dunas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dunas throws a body kick that misses.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murdock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murdock blocks a low kick nicely.
Murdock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dunas blocks it well.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock looks for the body kick but Dunas saw that one coming.
Murdock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunas is out of range.
Dunas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Dunas misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
Dunas just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murdock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dunas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dunas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murdock is looking to chop away at Dunas's legs.
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunas's calf.
Dunas lands with a cross.
Murdock throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dunas counters with a nice uppercut.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dunas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murdock is looking to chop away at Dunas's legs.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Dunas counters with a quick kick to the body but Murdock blocks it.
Dunas throws a lazy uppercut
and Murdock counters with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Dunas blocks the low kick.
Dunas throws a hook to the side of Murdock's head but Murdock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunas's calf.
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!
Murdock throws a chopping leg kick but Dunas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dunas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murdock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunas pushes Murdock away with a front kick.
Murdock scores with a spinning back kick!
Murdock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunas swings widly with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a left to the body.
Murdock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Murdock throws a head kick that misses
and Dunas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Murdock slips under a jab from Dunas.
Dunas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murdock!
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and Dunas moves out of range easily.
Dunas misses with a body shot.
Murdock steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dunas just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Andrei Dunas has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dunas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Dunas takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Murdock looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunas lands a right hook to the body.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock takes a swing at Dunas's ribcage but misses.
Dunas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murdock.
Murdock checks a low kick from Dunas.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Dunas checks it.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunas with a jab.
Murdock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dunas rather than just go for the knockout.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a body punch.
Murdock can't break the clinch.
Dunas pushes Murdock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Dunas.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunas controls his hands.
Dunas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Dunas.
Murdock takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunas blocks a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dunas tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murdock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dunas is keeping busy.
Dunas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murdock taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Dunas - that landed with a thud.

Dunas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dunas moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Dunas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dunas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Dunas!
A relieved looking Andrei Dunas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.