PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Love
vs
Murray

210 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Murray!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love circles away from the clinch attempt

and Love counters by clinching up.
Love tries for a takedown but Murray manages to get underhooks.
Murray jumps guard but Love stands there with Murray around his waist. Murray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Murray manages to pull guard.
Love really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Murray is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Love is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Love tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
Love not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Murray looking to control.
Love preventing the sweep.
Love knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murray on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Love is now in half guard.
Love looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murray wants to get back to full guard.
Love is trying to control. Murray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Love will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murray is trying to maintain the position but Love is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Love shoots in and drives through. Murray sprawls well.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Love gets caught flat footed, as Murray shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Love is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Murray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray wants to stand but Love is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Love on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Love tries to get out of the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aaron Murray wasn't active enough on the ground.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Love tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Love into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murray manages to pull guard.
Murray throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Love wants to stand but Murray is controlling his posture from full guard.
Love is breathing heavily.
Love wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.

Murray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray wants to stand and escape but Love is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Murray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Love tries to sprawl but Murray drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Love is defending against the submission attempts here by Murray.
Murray seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Murray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murray wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murray is looking to stall here but Love recovers full guard.
Love is trying to control the position but Murray postures up.
Murray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Love's head.
Murray wants to stand but Love is controlling his posture from full guard.
Murray trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aaron Murray wasn't active enough on the ground.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by Murray.
Murray blocks a head kick by Love.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murray.

Murray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Love sprawls well initially but Murray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Love defending well though.
Murray thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
Murray is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aaron Murray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Love, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.

Love closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Murray has picked Love up - he's going for a ride! Murray dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murray connects with a nice short shot to Love's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Murray 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!

Murray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Love counters with a single leg into guard. Murray didn't expect that.

Murray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murray is on top in guard.
Murray passes Love's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Love keeping hold of Murray's head, controlling as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Love looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Love is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murray's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Love is trying to stick to Murray's back but Murray is turning into Love. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Love's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Murray.
Love tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Love is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murray is aware though and is defending well.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Love's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a couple of elbows.
Murray stays in close to Love's body and controls the position.
Murray with a nice head shot there.
Murray is stalling in the full guard.
Murray tries to stand but Love is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Love has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Murray has passed into side control.

Murray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Murray has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Love is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Murray yanks on the arm and Love is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Murray.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aaron Murray!