PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Lopatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Murray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Murray
vs
Lopatin

172 cm
19
144 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexei Lopatin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Lopatin shoots in.
Murray's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murray duly obliges.
Murray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopatin tries to clinch up
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexei Lopatin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopatin.
Lopatin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopatin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Lopatin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
George Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Lopatin.
Sloppy strikes from Murray. Those never looked like landing.
Murray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopatin is fending him off so far but Murray persists. Nope, Lopatin circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopatin seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Murray shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Lopatin is backing up but Murray catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Lopatin covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Murray Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Murray!