PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Florentino Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hell Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hell Hound has chosen Who Let The Dogs Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murray
vs
Hell Hound

175 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Florentino Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Hell Hound!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hell Hound prevents the takedown attempt.
Hell Hound prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hell Hound is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hell Hound darts in and clinches Murray up against the cage.
Hell Hound is pushing Murray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hell Hound tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.

Hell Hound moves into the clinch.
Murray jumps guard but Hell Hound stands there with Murray around his waist. Murray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florentino Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray stalling in the clinch but Hell Hound improves position.
Hell Hound with a knee to the head.

It looks like Florentino Murray has been cut.
Murray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hell Hound fails to pull guard.
Hell Hound connects with a knee to the head.

Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hell Hound.
Murray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hell Hound.

Hell Hound clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hell Hound using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murray holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hell Hound.

Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Hell Hound, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Hell Hound misses.
Hell Hound throws a head kick that misses.
Murray seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hell Hound drives through and clinches with Murray against the cage.

Hell Hound breaks the clinch.
Murray has a takedown stuffed.
Hell Hound tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hell Hound has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hell Hound lands a knee to the head.

Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hell Hound dives in for a single leg takedown but Murray sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murray changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hell Hound tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Hell Hound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murray tries to counter with a takedown but Hell Hound is quick to defend against it.
Murray shoots in looking for a takedown. Hell Hound tries to sprawl out of it but Murray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hell Hound manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hell Hound misses with a takedown attempt

and Murray counters with a single leg into guard. Hell Hound didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hell Hound is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murray is controlling him.
Murray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hell Hound works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murray distracts Hell Hound with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hell Hound wants to stand and escape but Murray is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Hell Hound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Florentino Murray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hell Hound forces Murray back against the cage and clinches.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell Hound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray taking a breather.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hell Hound connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murray's face.

Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Hell Hound slams his shin into Murray's torso.

Hell Hound has Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Hell Hound fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hell Hound looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Murray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hell Hound has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hell Hound doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Murray tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hell Hound manages to circle out of the way.
Ray Hell Hound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murray sets himself, and Hell Hound steps forward looking for the clinch! Murray avoids it this time.
Hell Hound tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hell Hound closes the distance and pushes Murray back into the cage.

Murray wants the takedown. Hell Hound is fighting it off but Murray persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hell Hound's guard against the cage.
Hell Hound wants to get back to his feet but Murray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Murray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murray is looking to work some ground and pound but Hell Hound has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hell Hound misses with a takedown attempt
and Murray counters with a left and a right that stings Hell Hound.
Hell Hound looks to clinch
and Murray counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hell Hound is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Florentino Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hell Hound blocks a head kick by Murray.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell Hound misses with a combination
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hell Hound misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hell Hound tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Hell Hound.
Murray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Murray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hell Hound pinned against the cage. Hell Hound gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hell Hound tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.

Hell Hound has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ray Hell Hound seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell Hound connects with a body shot.
Hell Hound tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murray counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hell Hound shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murray as he avoids it easily.
Florentino Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Hell Hound.

Hell Hound closes the distance and clinches.

Hell Hound manages to break the clinch.

Hell Hound clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Murray with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Florentino Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Florentino Murray's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hell Hound has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hell Hound's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hell Hound tries to clinch up.
Hell Hound tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hell Hound tries to clinch up.
Hell Hound leaves Murray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Hell Hound lands a jab-cross combination.

Hell Hound pushes Murray up against the cage in a clinch.

Hell Hound jumps into guard, dragging Murray to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray drops back looking for a leg! Hell Hound is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hell Hound manages to kick Murray off! Murray jumps back into Hell Hound's guard.
Hell Hound wants to stand up but Murray is controlling him.
Murray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murray postures up in Hell Hound's guard and throws a big left but Hell Hound blocks it.
Murray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Murray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hell Hound moves into the clinch successfully.

Hell Hound breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hell Hound closes the distance and clinches.
Murray misses with some punches.
Hell Hound comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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

Hell Hound moves into the clinch.
Murray misses with some punches.

Murray breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murray gets tackled into the cage by Hell Hound. Hell Hound maintains the clinch.

Hell Hound's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hell Hound displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Hell Hound is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murray's half guard.
Hell Hound trying to control the pace.
Hell Hound takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murray manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hell Hound advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to roll over but Hell Hound keeps him under control.
Murray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hell Hound wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Murray uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Hell Hound really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hell Hound connects with a couple of short punches.
Florentino Murray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hell Hound trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murray's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Hell Hound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hell Hound has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Hell Hound!
Ray Hell Hound decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.