PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gore comes to the cage accompanied by Going The distance. Frank Murray is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gore
vs
Murray

178 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Machina Clothing (Formerly Ares Combatwear)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Murray!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murray shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murray showed some decent athleticism there.
Murray working Gore over with strikes.
Murray trying to mount his opponent but Gore defends it.

Gore looking for submissions off his back.

Murray moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gore.
Gore is trying to improve his position.
Gore gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looking to control but Gore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Murray looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gore is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Gore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gore working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray controlling from mount.
Gore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murray working Gore over with strikes here.
Murray prevents Gore from getting the reversal.
Murray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Gore is rocked!

Gore is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Murray locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gore is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Murray!