PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead man walking. Chad Murray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Correa
vs
Murray

174 cm
30
164 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

180 cm
28
166 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

House of Valor
Aspire Nutrition

Aspire Clothing
Hellbent

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Correa scores with a jab.
Murray misses with a hook.
Correa slips a jab from Murray .
Murray throws a front kick aimed at Correa's knee but Correa avoids it well.
We've been hearing reports that Correa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murray misses with a hook
and Correa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murray moves away from the strike by Correa.
A swing and a miss from Correa.
Correa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Correa misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray tries to move into range but Correa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Correa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Correa is looking to counter punch.
Correa looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Correa.
Correa misses with a double jab
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murray misses.
Correa takes one on the button.
Murray misses with an uppercut

and Correa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murray !

Murray explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Correa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray wants to get back to his feet.
Correa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Correa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Correa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Correa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Correa winds up and cracks Murray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Correa throwing shots but Murray is blocking nicely.
Correa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murray is looking to escape.
Correa is nestled in close to Murray , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Correa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Correa.
Correa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Correa.

Murray has one foot on Correa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa works the jab nicely.
A left lands for Correa.
Correa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murray swivels and escapes.
Correa swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Correa looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murray scores with a sloppy right hand. Correa should have avoided that one.
Correa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa takes one to the chin there.
Correa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Correa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murray . Murray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murray 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Correa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murray scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Correa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Correa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Correa slips under a jab.
Correa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murray is fending him off so far but Correa persists. Nope, Murray circles away and we're back to standing.
Correa shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa catches Murray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murray slips a jab from Correa.
Correa backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Correa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murray on the side of the head.
Correa throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Correa moves his leg out of the way.
Correa is looking for a counter combo.
Murray throws a poor cross that misses
and Correa counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray .
A slow jab from Correa misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Correa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Correa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Correa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Correa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Correa's head back.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Correa's head back.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correa moves out of range of the strikes.
Correa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Correa throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray .
Murray throws a body punch but Correa moves out of range.
Correa loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray scores with the left hand. Correa knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Correa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Correa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Correa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose Correa is winning the standup battle so far.
Correa throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correa swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.

Correa is rocked!
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Murray feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Correa sprawling to the canvas! Correa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Murray finish him?!
Oh Correa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray punishes Correa's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray staying out of range there.
Correa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murray drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Correa's head, knocking him out cold! Murray is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Murray !
An out of breath Chad Murray thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jose Correa had this to say: 'Merda!'.