PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Douglas (ranked 119 p4p, 16 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 477 p4p, 58 weight class). Douglas's entrance music is Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. A fine choice. Murray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead man walking. 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 Chad Murray was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Douglas
vs
Murray

172 cm
33
160 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

180 cm
29
166 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

King of Clothes
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Aspire Clothing

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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
Douglas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Douglas throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas slips under a jab from Murray .
A good leg kick by Murray .
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray .
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Douglas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Douglas lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas won't allow Murray to get back to his feet.
Douglas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Douglas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Douglas stops Murray from standing up.

Murray manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Murray breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Douglas throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Murray .
Douglas tries to counter by clinching up but Murray breaks away and moves out of range.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Murray throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Murray tries a low kick but Douglas avoids it.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray .
Murray checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Douglas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas tests Murray 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray .
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Douglas's head.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray takes one on the button.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglas.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas cracks the inside of Murray 's front leg.
Douglas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Douglas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas lands with a straight right. Murray didn't see that one coming.
Douglas lands with a kick to the temple. Murray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Douglas swings widly with a right hand
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas scores with a head kick.
Murray 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Douglas motions for Murray to come forward. Douglas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Douglas shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Douglas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Douglas shoots in.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Murray .
Jack Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murray throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Douglas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray lands a head shot.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Jack Douglas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Douglas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Douglas lands a nice shot that snaps Murray 's head back.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Douglas doesn't seem phased though.
Murray fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Douglas shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray slips under a jab.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. Murray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray misses with a hook.
Murray throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Douglas misses the target.
Murray does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Douglas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murray on the side of the head.
Douglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Douglas.
Murray misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas tries to work over Murray 's front leg with a kick but Murray checks it.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Douglas doesn't seem phased though.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas feints and then cracks Murray 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
A left lands for Murray .
Douglas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Murray throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Douglas lands with a nice body kick.
Douglas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Douglas is able to avoid easily.
Douglas lands the left hand.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas thinks about countering with a body kick.
Douglas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murray 's head backwards.
Douglas misses the jab.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Douglas scores with the left hand. Murray knows he should have avoided that one.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
Douglas tries to counter with a takedown but Murray is quick to defend against it.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Murray 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray .
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Douglas misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses.
Murray is trying to counter with his kicks.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Douglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas slips a straight right by Murray .
Douglas with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray throws a push kick but Douglas slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Douglas.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murray 's calf.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Douglas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Douglas throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray scores with a nice strike.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murray .
Good shot there by Murray .
Douglas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Douglas blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Murray was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Douglas scores with a sloppy right hand. Murray should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Murray 's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Douglas.
Douglas with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Douglas!
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray .
Murray takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Murray scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas scores with a punch to the head.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook.

Douglas drives through with a takedown into Murray 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Murray manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray lands a left hand.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.
Murray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Murray .
A short right from Murray .
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Chad Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Murray .
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Murray 's ribcage. Murray let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
Murray tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Murray .
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Douglas finds it's target.
Douglas scores with the left hand. Murray knows he should have avoided that one.
Murray takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
Murray slips a jab from Douglas.
Douglas backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chad Murray .
I think Douglas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Douglas!
Post fight, Jack Douglas stared into the camera and said 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.