PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Stanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Muggerud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stanford
vs
Muggerud

210 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 New York, Brian Stanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Muggerud!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanford dives in and grabs Muggerud's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muggerud pushes down on Stanford's head and hops out.
Muggerud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Some wild striking there from Muggerud.
Muggerud misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Muggerud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanford tries to clinch up but Muggerud circles away and keeps his distance.
Muggerud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stanford moves out of range of the strikes.
Muggerud misses with the combination.
Stanford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muggerud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muggerud swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanford.
Stanford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muggerud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Muggerud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muggerud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Muggerud's corner calls for a 1-2. Muggerud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stanford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muggerud throws a lazy right hand but Stanford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Muggerud drops Stanford with a beautiful combination! Stanford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Muggerud is looking for the KO!

Stanford is rocked!
Stanford wants to clinch.
Oh Stanford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muggerud swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanford.
Stanford seems to have got his legs back now.
Stanford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanford misses with a head kick.
Muggerud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muggerud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Muggerud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muggerud lands with an overhand left.
Muggerud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stanford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muggerud circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Stanford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muggerud connects with a stiff jab that staggers Stanford - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lawrence Muggerud!