PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead man walking. Beech has chosen You Know My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murray
vs
Beech

180 cm
27
166 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

173 cm
30
161 lbs
26 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Anarchy Clothing

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arlington Beech!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beech slips under a jab from Murray .
Murray cracks Beech with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Murray .
Murray lands with a straight right. Beech didn't see that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murray , as that shot connected.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Beech.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Beech moved out of range.
Beech throws a counter combo.
Beech scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beech.
Beech defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray swings for the body but Beech moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Beech misses.
Beech scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beech defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beech doesn't seem phased though.
Murray feints and then cracks Beech's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beech down.
Beech has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Beech takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beech displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Beech uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Murray takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray connects with a body shot.
Murray thuds his shin into the meat of Beech's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Beech.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Murray misses.
Beech throws a big shot that misses.
Beech thumps Murray with a low kick.
Murray lands a right hook to the body.
Chad Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Beech moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Murray finds it's target.
Beech throws a big shot that misses.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Beech cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray 's corner calls for a 1-2. Murray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murray thumps Beech with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beech.
A nice side step and Beech releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beech throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Murray half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beech throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beech lands with a nice body punch.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
Beech cracks the inside of Murray 's front leg.
Beech tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray wants to land a leg kick but Beech is out of range.
Beech appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beech tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a slapping body shot.
Beech moves out of range as Murray throws a body kick.
Beech avoids the body shot from Murray .
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Beech checks it.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Beech connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray feints and then cracks Beech's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beech down.
Beech explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Beech was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beech bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Murray dominated that round.
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.

Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beech misses with a wild body shot.
Chad Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beech, right into the meat.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray slips a straight right by Beech.
Murray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Beech might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murray has got the better of the exchanges.
Beech on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murray looks to throw a body kick
letting Beech counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beech just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Beech saw that one coming.
Murray with a jab.
Murray swings widly with a right hand
and Beech counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
It looked like Murray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beech.
Murray misses with a body shot
and Beech cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beech throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beech moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Beech uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beech looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beech defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Murray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beech counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beech ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
Beech misses with a body kick.
Beech lands with a nice body kick.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Murray misses.
Murray misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beech momentarily.
Murray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Murray is rocked!
Beech throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Beech uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
That kick from Murray tenderised Beech's leg. Beech is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Beech counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Beech drops Murray with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Murray looks back up at him and smiles so Beech waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Beech wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beech jabs Murray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beech throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murray tries to work over Beech's front leg with a kick but Beech checks it.
Beech goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beech checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beech has time to react.
Murray misses with a lunging right hand
and Beech comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Murray stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Beech is on him like rabid pit bull! Murray slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arlington Beech!
Our winner, Arlington Beech, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.