PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bruso
vs
Murray

194 cm
21
275 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bruso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Murray!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Bruso moves out of range easily.
Murray tries to clinch up but Bruso circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruso keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruso throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murray sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bruso has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Murray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bruso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruso keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso scoring well with a low kick there.
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray throws a lazy head kick
and Bruso counters with a nice leg kick.

Bruso rushes Murray and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Bruso manages to break the clinch.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Bruso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruso is looking to slow Murray down with leg kicks.
Murray avoids the head kick by Bruso.
Bruso scores with a nice head shot.
Bruso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murray looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruso slips a straight right by Murray.
Murray avoids the head kick by Bruso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruso tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruso connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Edwin Murray has been cut.
Bruso jabs Murray right on the nose. Murray blinks but takes it well.
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruso counters with a nice leg kick.

Bruso closes the distance and pushes Murray back into the ropes.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Bruso is trying to break the clinch but Murray has him pressed against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Bruso as the two fighters clinch.
Bruso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bruso breaks from the clinch.
Bruso lands with a nice combination. Murray backs away looking to recover.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruso thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murray if he has to take too many more of those.
Bruso is looking to slow Murray down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruso clinches.
Murray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruso.

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

Bruso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Bruso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruso.
Bruso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Bruso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bruso lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray prevents Bruso from breaking the clinch.
Murray misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Bruso.

Bruso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruso throws a sloppy head kick
and Murray counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruso.
Bruso scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Bruso.
Bruso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts.
Bruso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruso, right into the meat.
Bruso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruso lands with a slapping head kick.

Bruso gets a clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bruso manages to break the clinch.
Murray on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Bruso throws a head kick that misses.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Bruso.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murray throws a lazy head kick
and Bruso makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murray really felt that one!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bruso - that will leave a mark!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruso goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That has opened up Edwin Murray's cut even more.
Bruso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murray. That did some damage!
Murray misses with a kick to the body
and Bruso counters with a body kick.
Murray has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bruso.
Bruso throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Murray misses with a double jab
and Bruso counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruso. Bruso obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruso pushes Murray away with a front kick.
Bruso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Bruso moves into range and clinches up with Murray.

Bruso breaks from the clinch.

Bruso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bruso lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
Murray misses with a knee strike.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Bruso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bruso darts in and clinches Murray up against the ropes.
Bruso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bruso breaks the clinch.
Murray tries to clinch
and Bruso counters with a body kick.

Bruso closes the distance and pushes Murray back into the ropes.

Bruso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruso scores with a head kick.
Bruso punishes Murray's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruso throws a front kick that sends Murray stumbling back into the ropes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bruso.

Bruso pushes Murray up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a knee to the head.

Bruso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruso lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murray will feel that in the morning.

Bruso has Murray up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bruso tries to break free but Murray pushes him back against the ropes.
Bruso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bruso working hard to break the clinch.

Bruso breaks from the clinch.
Murray tries to clinch up
and Bruso counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bruso. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Bruso. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Bruso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Murray's cut.
That's time! Bruso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bruso - that will leave a mark!
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruso throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Bruso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murray is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Bruso.
Bruso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts.
Thomas Bruso is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruso, right into the meat.
Bruso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruso thows a body kick. Murray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruso.
Bruso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruso lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruso scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

The cut above Edwin Murray's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A good leg kick by Bruso.
Bruso moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Bruso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Bruso moves into the clinch.
Bruso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Bruso.
Murray with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bruso breaks the clinch.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bruso rushes Murray and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Bruso blocks it.
Thomas Bruso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bruso lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Bruso as the two fighters clinch.
Bruso is trying to break the clinch but Murray is controlling him.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.

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

Bruso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruso is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Bruso.
Bruso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruso lands a body shot.

Bruso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruso lands with a straight right. Murray didn't see that one coming.
Murray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murray on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bruso pushes Murray up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bruso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bruso breaks the clinch.
Bruso stuns Murray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bruso gets a clinch.

Bruso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas Bruso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Bruso closes the distance and clinches.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruso is trying to break the clinch but Murray has him pressed against the ropes.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Bruso.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruso dodges an elbow strike from Murray.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.
Bruso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Bruso breaks the clinch.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bruso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murray tries to clinch but Bruso moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruso connects with the punch.
Bruso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Bruso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Edwin Murray's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A good leg kick by Bruso.
Bruso with a nice cross.
Bruso wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Bruso cracks Murray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Bruso counters with a good, hard body kick but Murray shrugs it off.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Bruso throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Murray stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bruso follows into mount!

Murray is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edwin Murray's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Bruso!
Thomas Bruso retains his heavyweight title!