PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keiron Murillo (ranked 4253 p4p, 4073 weight class) and Clayton Christenssen (ranked 536 p4p, 525 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murillo
vs
Christenssen

172 cm
25
196
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
200
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keiron Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clayton Christenssen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Christenssen.
Murillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Christenssen counters with a straight right hand.
Murillo with a poor takedown
and Murillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christenssen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murillo with a poor takedown
and Christenssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiron Murillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murillo has his takedown stuffed
and Christenssen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murillo tries for a takedown but Christenssen circles away easily
letting Christenssen counter with a right hand.
Christenssen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Murillo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Christenssen is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murillo is nestled in close to Christenssen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Murillo passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Christenssen is not content to let Murillo control the position.
Christenssen tries to improve position but can't.
Murillo grinds an elbow into Christenssen's temple.
Murillo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Christenssen defending against the ground and pound.
Murillo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Murillo throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Murillo tries for a kimura but Christenssen is defending well.
Christenssen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murillo working the ground and pound.
Murillo is working Christenssen over with some ground and pound from side control.

It looks like Clayton Christenssen has been cut.
Christenssen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murillo.
Murillo working away.
Murillo scoring with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christenssen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christenssen is not content to let Murillo control the position.
Murillo tries to score with some ground and pound. Christenssen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Murillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Christenssen is avoiding damage well.
Christenssen is not content to let Murillo control the position.
Check out the look on Murillo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Christenssen prevents Murillo from moving into mount.
Murillo advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christenssen taking shots to the head.
Murillo cracks Christenssen with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiron Murillo!
Post fight, Keiron Murillo stared into the camera and said 'Surprise Surprise'.