PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Murney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Credible might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing Me Inside by Crossfade. Chris Murney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Credible's chin.

Credible
vs
Murney

225 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
300 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Credible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Murney!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credible takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murney lands a nice shot that snaps Credible's head back.
Murney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murney throws a series of punches but Credible avoids them all with ease.

Murney clinches.

Murney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murney lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Murney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Murney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Murney breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Murney misses.
Murney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Credible moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murney throws a right hand that Credible ducks under and follows up with a left that Credible also avoids with ease.
Credible avoids a punch combination nicely.
Credible will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murney throws a shot to the body.
Credible fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murney tries to bum rush Credible with a series of wild strikes but Credible uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Credible looks for a takedown but Murney sprawls well.
Credible takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Credible tries to keep at a distance but Murney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murney obliges.
Credible is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Murney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Credible rather than just go for the knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Murney. Those never looked like landing.
Murney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Murney misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murney.
Chris Murney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Murney moves into range and clinches up with Credible.
Knees to the body from Murney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Credible lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Murney has eaten all the pies!
Murney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Credible in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Murney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murney throws a series of punches but Credible avoids them all with ease.
Murney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Credible.
A right-left combo lands from Murney.
Murney feints a jab promting Credible to slip. Murney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Credible slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murney misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murney looking to throw knees to the head but Credible is blocking nicely.
Credible on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murney trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Credible wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murney has him pressed against the cage.
Murney missing with knees to the body.
Credible tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murney just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Credible. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Credible is working for takedown but Murney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Murney wants to break free but Credible has control.

Murney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Credible shoots in looking for a takedown but Murney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Credible's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Credible misses with a few strikes there.

Murney clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Murney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Murney misses.
Murney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murney throws a shot from downtown. Credible moves away and avoids it.
Murney misses with a few strikes there.
Credible fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Murney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Credible's face.

Murney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justin Credible is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Credible fails with the takedown
and Credible takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Credible fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murney is out of range.
Chris Murney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murney misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Murney.
Murney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Credible counters with a left and a right that stings Murney.
Credible throws a right and a left that Murney avoids nicely.
Credible takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murney tries to bum rush Credible with a series of wild strikes but Credible uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Credible showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murney.
Murney throws a series of punches but Credible avoids them all with ease.
Murney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Credible looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murney throws a right hand that Credible ducks under and follows up with a left that Credible also avoids with ease.
Murney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Credible.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Credible. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Credible stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Murney moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Credible tries to pull guard but Murney won't allow it.
Murney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Murney.
Murney lands a good knee to the midsection. Credible won't want to take too many of those.
Credible takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murney lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murney tries a knee to the head but Credible blocks it.

Murney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Credible has his takedown stuffed
letting Murney counter with a right hand.
Murney moves out of range of the body kick from Credible.
Murney lands a two punch combo.
Murney misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Credible.

Credible moves into the clinch successfully.

Murney breaks the clinch.
Murney throws a combination that misses
and Credible counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murney loads up on a big right hand but Credible slips the punch.
Credible tries for a takedown but Murney circles away easily
and Murney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Murney moves into the clinch successfully.
Murney lands a nice knee to the body.
Murney lands a knee to the body.
Murney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Murney breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Murney gets tackled into the cage by Credible. Credible maintains the clinch.

Murney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Credible dives in and grabs Murney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murney pushes down on Credible's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Murney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Murney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Credible circles away quickly and effectively.
Credible blocks a jab.
Murney swinging wildly here.
Murney misses with a looping right.
Credible showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murney.
Murney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murney misses with a few strikes there.
Murney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Credible looks for a takedown but Murney sprawls well.

Murney clinches up with Credible and pushes him back against the cage.
Murney lands a nice knee to the body.
Murney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Murney breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murney!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murney throws a series of punches but Credible avoids them all with ease.

Credible has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Murney.
Murney tries to land knees in the clinch but Credible avoids the damage to the body.
Credible jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murney walks away with a smile on his face. Credible gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Credible. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Credible with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murney counters with a one-two to the body.
Credible dodges the punch combination from Murney.
Murney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Credible throws a series of punches but Murney moves out of range.

Credible gets tackled into the cage by Murney. Murney maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murney looks to land a combination but Credible avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Credible.
Murney misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Murney misses the target.
Credible avoids a punch combination nicely.
Credible shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murney as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murney landing knees to the head.
Credible on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Credible tries to circle away but Murney has him pinned against the cage.

Murney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Credible looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murney is fending him off so far but Credible persists. Nope, Murney circles away and we're back to standing.

Murney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justin Credible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Murney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murney lands a knee to the head.
Murney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Credible is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Credible wants to break the clinch but can't.
Credible on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murney can't break the clinch.
Credible fails to pull guard.

Murney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Murney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murney has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Murney!