PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Murray (ranked 3083 p4p, 399 weight class) and Eduardo Vieira (ranked 1157 p4p, 173 weight class). Eduardo Vieira has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Murray
vs
Vieira

172 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Murray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vieira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murray misses with a kick to the body
and Vieira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Vieira misses.
Murray walks into a left hand.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vieira lands a glancing blow to the side of Murray's head.
A big left from Murray misses.
Vieira misses with a straight left.
Vieira scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murray throws a half hearted mid kick.

Murray closes the distance and pushes Vieira back into the cage.
Vieira blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from Vieira.
A left hand lands to the body for Vieira.

Vieira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.

Vieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murray defends it easily.

Vieira working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.

Vieira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murray is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to stand and escape but instead Vieira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Murray is pulling down on Vieira's head to control his posture.
Vieira passes Murray's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vieira works his way into side control.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
Vieira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
Murray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murray wants to control but Vieira postures up.
Murray sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vieira is looking to take a break and control but Murray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vieira wants to pass the guard but Murray is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vieira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Murray!
Murray tries to hold on but Vieira pushes him away.
Vieira pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vieira trying to control but Murray is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Vieira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vieira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murray wants to clinch up but Vieira keeps it at a distance.
Vieira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vieira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vieira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murray ducks right into an uppercut from Vieira.
Murray clobbers Vieira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murray looks to land a body kick but Vieira moved away.
Vieira loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vieira missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray is looking to land body kicks.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Vieira's front leg but catches the back leg as Vieira tries to avoid it.
Vieira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vieira has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vieira wants to counter with a clinch but Murray pushes him away.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieira.
Vieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieira.
Vieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Vieira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Vieira.
Vieira throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray.
Eduardo Vieira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vieira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Vieira missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vieira misses with a double jab
and Murray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vieira's knee momentarily.
Murray swings for the body but Vieira moves out of range.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vieira.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Murray looks to throw the jab but Vieira is out of range.
Vieira tries to counter with a clinch but Murray shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira moves out of range of the body kick.
Vieira moves out of range of the body kick from Murray.
Vieira misses with a looping left.
Eduardo Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Vieira.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vieira cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.

Vieira has Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
Murray prevents a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vieira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray is trying to maintain a safe position but Vieira gets an underhook and turns Murray into the cage.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Vieira blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Vieira fails to land.
Vieira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vieira blocking some punches.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray working Vieira over with knees to the body.

Vieira gets control of Murray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vieira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Vieira working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.

Vieira has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Murray doesn't defend quickly enough and Vieira has managed to lock this one up! Can Murray escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vieira on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eduardo Vieira! Eduardo Vieira retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Eduardo Vieira was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.