PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koby Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hart
vs
Murray

180 cm
24
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ultra Fight Gear
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koby Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Murray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murray works the jab nicely.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Hart moves out of range as Murray strikes.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Hart has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murray tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Hart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murray defends it nicely.
Murray lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Murray.
Danga de danga de dang - Murray scores with a four punch combination!
Horrible takedown by Hart or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray which made him look bad.
Murray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
Murray misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Hart is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Hart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
John Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Hart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been informed that Murray has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murray's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murray duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hart doesn't seem phased though.
Murray moves away from the strike by Hart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hart is defended easily by Murray.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koby Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hart tries to clinch up.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Murray goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Hart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Murray wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray gets back to full guard.
Murray is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Murray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Murray was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Murray.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hart throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Murray dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hart misses with an uppercut.
Hart slips a jab from Murray.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray throws a one two combo.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray lands a jab-cross combination.
Murray catches Hart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Murray jabs Hart right on the nose. Hart blinks but takes it well.
Hart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Hart tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hart doesn't seem phased though.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Hart dives in for a single leg takedown but Murray sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Hart is rocked!
Hart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Murray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Murray keeps him there for the moment.
Murray lands a big knee to the head and Hart goes down! Murray pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Murray!
John Murray is the new lightweight champion!