PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Joseph Murry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Murry has chosen Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music. Corey Joseph Murry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Corleone
vs
Joseph Murry

203 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
247 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Joseph Murry!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joseph Murry moves into the clinch.
Corleone throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph Murry keeps control of Corleone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joseph Murry lands a left hand.
Joseph Murry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Joseph Murry on the inside.
Corleone tries to work over Joseph Murry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Corleone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joseph Murry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph Murry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph Murry misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph Murry swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph Murry throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone.
Joseph Murry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph Murry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph Murry fails to land.
Corleone misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph Murry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corleone misses with some punches.
Joseph Murry misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph Murry fails to land.
Corleone can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph Murry controls the action.
Joseph Murry blocks an uppercut.
Corleone scores with a shot to the side of Joseph Murry's head.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph Murry.
Corleone pushes Joseph Murry back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Corleone misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph Murry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph Murry blocks an uppercut.
Joseph Murry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corleone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Joseph Murry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone tries to work over Joseph Murry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Joseph Murry avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the ropes.
Corleone is trying to break the clinch but Joseph Murry is controlling him.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph Murry working aggressively here.
Corleone wants to break free but Joseph Murry has control.
Joseph Murry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corleone misses with the head strike.
Joseph Murry blocking some punches.
Corleone swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph Murry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph Murry.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Joseph Murry 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.

Joseph Murry wants to clinch but Corleone slips to the side
and Corleone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph Murry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joseph Murry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corleone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Corleone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph Murry looks to land a combination but Corleone avoids it well.
Joseph Murry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Corleone there.
Corleone avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Joseph Murry. Those never looked like landing.

Joseph Murry moves into the clinch.
Corleone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph Murry.
Joseph Murry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph Murry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Joseph Murry has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Corleone tries to break free but Joseph Murry pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph Murry.
Corleone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph Murry gets through Corleone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joseph Murry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Joseph Murry misses with the head strike.
Joseph Murry has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone.
Joseph Murry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph Murry has Corleone pressed against the ropes, preventing Corleone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corleone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joseph Murrys head.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone wants to break free but Joseph Murry has control.
Joseph Murry lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph Murry misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph Murry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph Murry blocks an uppercut.
Corleone is trying to break free.
Joseph Murry prevents Corleone from breaking the clinch.
Corleone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
Joseph Murry blocks an uppercut.
Corleone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph Murry misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Corleone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone tries to circle away but Joseph Murry has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone.
Corleone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joseph Murry prevents a body shot from Corleone.
Joseph Murry misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Corey Joseph Murry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Corleone misses with a hook
and Joseph Murry counters with a two punch combo.
Corleone lands with a straight right. Joseph Murry didn't see that one coming.
Corleone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph Murry circles away quickly and effectively.
Corleone looks to land a combination but Joseph Murry avoids it well.
Joseph Murry misses with a few strikes there.
Corleone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joseph Murry doesn't manage to clinch there - Corleone circles away.
Corleone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Joseph Murry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph Murry scores with a shot to the side of Corleone's head.
Corleone is trying to break the clinch but Joseph Murry is controlling him.
Corleone throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Corleone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph Murry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph Murry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph Murry blocks an uppercut.
Joseph Murry misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph Murry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone wants to get back to striking at distance but Joseph Murry won't allow it.
Corleone is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph Murry has double underhooks.
Joseph Murry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph Murry misses with some punches.
Joseph Murry throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph Murry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph Murry has double underhooks.
Joseph Murry misses with some punches.
Joseph Murry lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph Murry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph Murry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone.
Corleone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joseph Murry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph Murry throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone.
Joseph Murry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph Murry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Corleone fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph Murry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph Murry's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone.
Michael Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corey Joseph Murry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Corey Joseph Murry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corleone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joseph Murry backwards.
Joseph Murry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Joseph Murry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joseph Murry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Joseph Murry!