PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Julius Benedict (ranked 3594 p4p, 24390 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 396 p4p, 556 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Benedict
vs
Murray

188 cm
34
205
15 - 10 - 0

195 cm
24
220
11 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Wrestler Wayfare

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Benedict throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Murray blocks the leg kick.
Julius Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray throws a body punch but Benedict moves out of range.
Benedict gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedict throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Benedict can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray trying to land knees to the body.

Benedict pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedict buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedict throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Benedict crashing to the mat! Benedict is trying to use the cage to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Murray screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lee Murray!
During a confident post fight interview, Lee Murray thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.