PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 4270 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Derrick Lewis (ranked 505 p4p, 467 weight class). Scott Murley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derrick Lewis's chin.

Murley
vs
Lewis

194 cm
38
212
18 - 14 - 1

192 cm
25
218
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murley throws a big shot that misses.
Murley lands with a shot to the body.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Murley ducks down to avoid it.
Murley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murley looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Murley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murley looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Murley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Lewis tries to counter it with a takedown but Murley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Murley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murley looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Murley is avoiding it.
Murley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murley throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murley throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Murley lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis shoots for a double leg takedown but Murley sprawls well. He's pushed Lewis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Murley misses.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Murley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scott Murley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Lewis.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murley throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis lands a nice hook to Murley's body. Murley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murley is looking for a sweep.
Murley prevents Lewis from moving into mount.

Lewis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lewis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Lewis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lewis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murley is looking to regain half guard here but Lewis keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis tries for a kimura but Murley is defending well.
Murley is looking for a sweep.
Lewis has control of an arm but Murley manages to advance to Lewis's back!
What can Lewis do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lewis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Murley is hanging on to Lewis's back as he tries to escape.
What can Lewis do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lewis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murley trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lewis doesn't escape.
Lewis trying to control the action but Murley just sinks the hooks in.
Lewis tries to escape but Murley has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Murley keeps control of the position easily here as Lewis tries to buck him off.
Lewis looking very determined here, making life difficult for Murley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Murley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Murley.
Murley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murley misses with a straight right.
Murley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis shoots in for a double leg but Murley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murley swivels and escapes.
Good work by Murley as he checks the leg kick.
Murley throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley scores with a punch to the head.
Murley takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Murley throws a good cross that connects.
Murley misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley misses with an uppercut.
Lewis slips a jab from Murley.
Murley misses with a hook.
Murley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis moves out of range as Murley strikes.
Murley connects with a jab.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murley lands a right hook to the body.
Murley with a jab.
Scott Murley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Scott Murley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Lewis.
Murley scores with a jab to the body.

Lewis dives in and scores a takedown into Murley's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lewis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murley is trying to get back to full guard.
Murley is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis tries to pass to full mount but Murley defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
Lewis moves nicely into side control.

Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lewis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murley is looking to improve his position.
Lewis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Murley!
Lewis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lewis prevents Murley from getting the reversal.

Lewis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Murley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Murley wants to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Derrick Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Murley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lewis fails with the takedown.
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murley circles away.
Murley scores with a sloppy right hand. Lewis should have avoided that one.

Lewis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Murley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murley keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Lewis is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lewis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Murley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Murley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Murley!

Lewis is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley controlling the position from side mount.
Murley continues to stall.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murley controls the position.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis is not content to let Murley control the position.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lewis tries to roll over but Murley keeps him under control.

Lewis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lewis is trying to keep Murley in close.
Derrick Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Murley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murley content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murley.
Murley cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lewis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murley's guard.
Murley controlling the position.
Murley looking to control.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Murley is retaining full guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Murley keeps moving.
Lewis pushing down on Murley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Murley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis is thwarting Murley's attempts to control the position.

Lewis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lewis.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Murley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Murley!