PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by step up. Diego Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Murray

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Pure Juice

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leee Murray!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Silva clinches up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Murray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.

Silva lands a takedown into guard.

Murray kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Murray shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Silva shoots in.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Murray avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Silva tries for a takedown but Murray circles away easily
and Murray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Diego Silva has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook.
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!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Murray.

Murray decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Murray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murray passes to full mount!
Murray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Murray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murray has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Murray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murray working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murray scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Murray.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Murray lands a nice shot to the head.
Murray unloading with bombs!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murray is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Murray.
Murray tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

Murray working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva wants to hold on but Murray pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray lands a nice shot to the head.
Murray avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Murray lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leee Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Silva looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Murray wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murray just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Murray is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva jumps guard but Murray stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Diego Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Murray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murray is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Murray circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
Murray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
A right-left combo lands from Murray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Murray.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a combination

and Murray counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Murray is controlling the position.
Silva is wriggling around but Murray manages to pass to half guard.
Murray stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Leee Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Murray is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murray stops Silva from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Murray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Murray pushes Silva against the ropes but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.

Murray shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murray showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to hold on to Murray's head to control him but Murray postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leee Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Silva is looking to clinch.
Murray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.

Murray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Murray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray prevents Silva from improving his position.
Murray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Murray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Murray with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Murray raining down shots from the mount!
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Murray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

Murray wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Murray.

Murray is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to hold on but Murray pushes him away.
Murray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Diego Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leee Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Murray gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leee Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leee Murray!