PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi has chosen HBO Boxing 24/7 Original Theme as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Murray
vs
Kobayashi

179 cm
26
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Legal High's [CBK]
Legal High's [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiro Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kobayashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kobayashi throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kobayashi leaves Murray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kobayashi connects with a body shot.
Dan Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kobayashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Kobayashi circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Hiro Kobayashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray wants to clinch up but Kobayashi keeps it at a distance.
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobayashi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kobayashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kobayashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot.
Murray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kobayashi lands a really nice looking cross but Murray seems unphased.
Kobayashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray misses with a double jab.
Murray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kobayashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kobayashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Murray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kobayashi lands a jab.
Kobayashi lands a nice hook to Murray's body. Murray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kobayashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murray's hands.
A punch combination from Murray misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Murray.
Kobayashi misses with a hook.

Kobayashi instigates a clinch.
Kobayashi working aggressively here.
Kobayashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kobayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kobayashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kobayashi lands with a light punch inside.
Kobayashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kobayashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kobayashi.
Murray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kobayashi just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kobayashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Kobayashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A shot to the body from Murray misses
and Kobayashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kobayashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Murray misses.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray tries for a takedown but Kobayashi circles away easily

and Kobayashi counters by moving into the clinch.
Murray being controlled against the cage.
Kobayashi lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kobayashi.
A short uppercut from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kobayashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kobayashi lands a left hand.
Kobayashi is pressed up against the cage. Murray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kobayashi down to the mat. Kobayashi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murray misses with a double jab
and Kobayashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kobayashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Kobayashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kobayashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murray tries to move into range but Kobayashi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Kobayashi moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Stalling in the clinch from Kobayashi.
The crowd are getting on Kobayashi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kobayashi lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands a nice uppercut.
Murray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kobayashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Kobayashi breaks the clinch.
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kobayashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Kobayashi pushes Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kobayashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobayashi digs a right hand underneath Murray's ribcage. Murray let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kobayashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kobayashi smiles and moves away.
Murray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands with a cross.
Dan Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kobayashi moves into the clinch.
Kobayashi has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray fails to pull guard.
Kobayashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kobayashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kobayashi throws a head punch that misses.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kobayashi walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kobayashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Kobayashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kobayashi misses with a low kick.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kobayashi.

Kobayashi clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kobayashi.
Murray has Kobayashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kobayashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kobayashi leaning against his opponent.
Kobayashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a nice uppercut.
Kobayashi pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobayashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobayashi lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
Kobayashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Kobayashi stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kobayashi working aggressively here.

Kobayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kobayashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kobayashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Murray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two 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 closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kobayashi counter with a right hand.
Murray doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kobayashi moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobayashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobayashi lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Murray. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kobayashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Murray manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murray has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kobayashi doesn't defend quickly enough and Murray has managed to lock this one up! Can Kobayashi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Murray on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dan Murray!