PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ship Enter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Esson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal . Esson has chosen Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Enter
vs
Esson

180 cm
29
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

174 cm
27
156 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ship Enter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murray Esson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enter lands a slapping body shot.
Enter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Enter misses.
Esson lands with a straight right. Enter didn't see that one coming.
Esson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enter.
Jab by Esson.
Enter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Enter throws a body punch but Esson moves out of range.
Enter misses with a jab to the body
and Esson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enter cracks Esson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Enter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esson lands a right hook to the body.
Enter throws a jab when Esson was well out of range.
Enter looks to score with a jab to the body but Esson is just out of range.
Enter scores with a jab. Esson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ship Enter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esson looks to score with a jab to the body but Enter is just out of range.
Enter jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Esson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Esson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Enter is rocked!
Enter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Esson counters with a thumping low kick.
Enter is breathing heavily.
Esson connects with a body shot that sends Enter's belly button to the back.
Esson cracks Enter on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Enter falls backwards against the cage. Esson follows up with more strikes that drop Enter to his knees. Esson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Enter! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murray Esson!
In his post fight interview, Murray Esson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.