PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsar Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray comes into the arena with Dead man walking blaring out of the sound system. Bomba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tsar Bomba told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Murray
vs
Bomba

180 cm
25
166 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
31
157 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 7 - 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tsar Bomba!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba is looking to clinch.
Bomba lands a jab-cross combination.
Bomba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bomba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tsar Bomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray takes one to the side of the head.
Bomba tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bomba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray lands an overhand right.
Murray has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Bomba.
Bomba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
Murray thuds a left hand into Bomba's body.
Murray lands with a cross.
Murray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Bomba.
Bomba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Murray slips under a jab.
Bomba checks a leg kick.
Bomba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray .
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bomba's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Murray . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray .
Murray takes one to the chin there.
Bomba throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray .
Bomba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bomba.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Bomba there.
Murray misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Bomba checks it.
That kick from Bomba tenderised Murray 's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a left hand
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Murray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bomba checks it well.
Bomba lands with a straight right. Murray didn't see that one coming.
Bomba checks a low kick from Murray .
Murray lands a head shot.
Bomba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murray 's head backwards.
Bomba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bomba throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bomba.
Bomba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray .
Murray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murray throws a low kick but Bomba moves out of range easily.
Murray misses with a hook.
Bomba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bomba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bomba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murray has time to react.
Murray fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bomba is out of range.
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bomba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bomba thuds his right hand into Murray 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bomba defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Murray does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Murray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bomba tries to clinch up.
Bomba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bomba.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Bomba stuns Murray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Bomba counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bomba checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Bomba lands a head kick!
Bomba lands with a straight right. Murray didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Murray is predictable there
and Bomba counters with a nice uppercut.
Bomba pushes Murray away with a front kick.
Bomba misses with a straight left.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Bomba counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Bomba misses.
Bomba misses with a hook
letting Murray counter with a right hand.

Bomba clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomba misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray is trying to break free.
Bomba swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsar Bomba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters circle momentarily. Bomba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bomba moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray misses the jab.
A slow jab from Murray misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bomba.
Bomba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bomba lands with a good body shot.

Bomba has Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
Bomba swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomba lands with a right to the head.
Bomba has a couple of punches blocked by Murray .
Bomba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murray pushes Bomba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bomba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Bomba pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bomba misses with a body punch.
Bomba working aggressively here.
Bomba lands a nice uppercut.
Murray tries to work over Bomba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray wants to break free but Bomba has control.
Bomba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bomba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bomba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray wants to get back to striking at distance but Bomba won't allow it.
Bomba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Bomba misses with a punch to the body.
Bomba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Bomba's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bomba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bomba throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray .
Murray misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bomba misses with some punches.
Murray lands an elbow just above Bomba 's eye.
Murray is leaning against Bomba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Bomba shrugs off.
Bomba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray lands a shoulder strike.
Bomba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bomba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray 's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Murray gets through Bomba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bomba can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray misses with the head strike.

Murray 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Murray blocks a head kick by Bomba.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murray .
Bomba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Bomba was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bomba throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bomba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bomba.
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!
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bomba doesn't seem bothered though.
Bomba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomba scores with a leg kick.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bomba.
Bomba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Bomba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bomba cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Bomba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bomba has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Murray defending well as Bomba loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Bomba.
Bomba connects with a single shot there.
Bomba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray 's sensitive parts.
Murray thumps Bomba with a low kick.
Tsar Bomba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bomba takes a step back to recover.
Murray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bomba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws out a leg kick but Bomba moves out of range and Murray only half commits.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Bomba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Murray tries to keep at a distance but Bomba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray prevents a body shot from Bomba.
Bomba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray .
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Bomba misses with a punch to the body.
Murray prevents a body shot from Bomba.
Murray misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bomba's elbow.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray avoids the elbow strike from Bomba, against the cage.

Murray 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bomba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bomba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Bomba is looking to chop away at Murray 's legs.
Murray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba walks into a jab.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomba misses with a left hand
and Murray counters with a good low kick that Bomba was not able to check.
Bomba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bomba tries to score with a low kick but Murray moves his leg out of the way.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Bomba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Bomba catches Murray right on the button with a cross.
Murray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bomba misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Bomba's shoulder, as Bomba tries to avoid the shot.
Bomba counters with a body kick.
Bomba misses with a head kick.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Bomba misses with a body punch
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bomba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Bomba responds with a good body kick, but Murray manages to step out the way in time.
Bomba scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bomba.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bomba.
Murray scores with a shot to the body.
Bomba slips under a jab.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bomba's corner calls for a 1-2. Bomba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bomba lands with an overhand left.
Bomba throws a big shot that misses.
Bomba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Bomba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bomba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bomba.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murray , as that shot connected.
Bomba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murray . Murray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bomba misses with a lunging right hand
and Murray counters with a good low kick that Bomba was not able to check.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Bomba misses with a hook to the body
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Bomba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray .
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bomba counters with a body kick.
Bomba lands with a nice body kick.
Bomba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murray walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tsar Bomba.
Well Bomba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsar Bomba!
Tsar Bomba thanked the fans post fight for their support.