PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micah Murray (ranked 564 p4p, 2360 weight class) and Lil Fella (ranked 50 p4p, 203 weight class). Lil Fella has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murray
vs
Fella

170 cm
29
150
11 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
135
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Murray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lil Fella!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Fella seems unphased.

Murray rushes Fella and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fella throws an elbow but misses.

Murray manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fella looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fella has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Murray is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fella.
Fella is trying to work for a sweep but Murray has mounted him!
Fella working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fella tries to hold on but Murray pushes him away.
Murray controlling from mount.
Fella is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fella is looking to get to half guard.
Fella tries to hold on but Murray pushes him away.
Murray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fella tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murray avoids the attempt from Fella to control.
Murray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murray is looking to work his way around to Fella's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Murray stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.

Murray decides to pull guard.
Murray has Fella pulled in close to control his posture.
Fella trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murray manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Fella trying to keep a closed guard but Murray is proving a slippery customer.
Murray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murray slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray controlling the action here.
Fella is looking to control Murray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fella avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fella is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murray pulls his head out easily.
Murray is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Murray manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fella to take his back!
We've been informed that Fella has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Murray really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fella.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray controlling well, preventing Fella from escaping the position.
Fella is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fella wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Murray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Fella tries to keep at a distance but Murray has taken the fight into the clinch.

Murray pulls guard effortlessly.
Murray keeping full guard, as Fella tries to pass.
Fella wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fella throws a strike but Murray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Murray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fella is looking for a triangle here but Murray uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fella struggling a bit here.
Fella is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Murray is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Murray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fella can't escape the position.
Murray manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fella to take his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Murray controlling the positon.
Fella is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Fella wants to control his opponent's hands but Murray gets his hands free.
Murray trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Fella doesn't escape.
Fella trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murray trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Fella doesn't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray has the hooks in. Fella is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Murray not allowing Fella to control his hands.
Fella is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Murray off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fella is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Murray.
Murray not allowing Fella to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murray has good solid back control here.
Fella tries to escape but Murray has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Micah Murray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Murray keeps control of the position as Fella tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Murray dominated that second round.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fella flicks out a counter leg kick but Murray steps away.

Murray has closed the distance and engaged Fella in a clinch.
Fella pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murray jumps guard but Fella stands there with Murray around his waist. Murray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Fella.

Murray decides to pull guard.
Fella trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray managing to control the position.
Fella looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fella looking to control but Murray passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fella has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murray is working away from the top position though.
Fella tries to get to full guard but Murray has control of the leg.
Murray is thwarting Fella's attempts to control the position.

Fella looking for subs from the bottom but Murray mounts him!
Murray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fella wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Murray keeps control of the position easily here as Fella tries to buck him off.
I really don't envy Fella right now.
Murray controlling from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fella wants to escape the position.
Fella is still trying to improve position.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fella can do to turn this around?
Fella is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
I really don't envy Fella right now.
Fella takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fella trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
What can Fella do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fella trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murray has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fella's body.
Murray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fella is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fella trying to control the hands but Murray won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Murray clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice body punch from Murray.

Murray clinches.

Murray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fella uses from the top position.
Murray pulls Fella in close to his closed guard and prevents Fella from doing any damage or advancing position.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray controlling Fella's posture.
Fella wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray pulls Fella in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fella wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Micah Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Murray has managed to clinch.
Fella looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fella pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Murray pulls guard successfully.

Murray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murray seems keen to control Fella's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fella is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murray has escaped and now he's on top!

Fella throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Murray escapes and throws Fella's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fella is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fella looks to move to half guard but instead Murray has passed into mount! Damn!
Fella is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fella wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fella tries to escape but Murray has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Murray gets his hands free as Fella looks to control.
Murray has good solid back control here.
Murray keeps control of the position as Fella tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Fella tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray keeps control of the position easily here as Fella tries to buck him off.
Fella is trying to break free.
Murray has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fella's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray is hanging on to Fella's back as he tries to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Murray had his way with Lil Fella in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Murray scores with a shot to the body.

Murray clinches.
Fella throws an elbow but it misses.

Murray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fella uses from the top position.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Fella from controlling successfully.

Murray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fella doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fella manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Fella is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murray has escaped and now he's on top!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fella is trying to hold Murray in close to prevent damage but Murray has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Murray moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Fella.
Murray content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fella tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Murray presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murray prevents Fella from getting the reversal.
Murray avoids the attempt from Fella to control.
Murray content just to control the position here.
Murray takes Fella's back.
Fella is in bad spot here.
Fella trying to control the hands but Murray won't let him.
Fella is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Fella is really stuck here.
Lil Fella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray controls the action.
Murray controlling well, preventing Fella from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murray biding his time, looking for the opening.
Fella tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fella really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murray takes Fella's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Fella is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Murray!
Micah Murray is the new featherweight champion!