PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Murray (ranked 4488 p4p, 577 weight class) and Mike Skeeles (ranked 8474 p4p, 818 weight class). Mike Skeeles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Murray
vs
Skeeles

172 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
169 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Skeeles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeeles throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Skeeles looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
Skeeles swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray throws a right hand that Skeeles ducks under and follows up with a left that Skeeles also avoids with ease.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murray, right into the meat.
Skeeles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray scores with a kick to the body.
Skeeles misses with a lunging right hand
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Skeeles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murray scores with a kick to the midsection.
Skeeles misses with a left hand
and Murray counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Skeeles misses with a body shot.
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skeeles misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Skeeles lands with a right hand.
Murray digs a good hook to Skeeles's body.
Murray has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Murray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donk. Murray catches Skeeles right on the button with a cross.
Murray lands with a nice body kick.
Skeeles looks winded!
Left hook, right uppercut from Murray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skeeles scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Murray. That snapped Skeeles's head back.
A good leg kick by Murray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skeeles throws out the jab.
Skeeles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Skeeles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skeeles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murray.

Skeeles is rocked!
Murray lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Skeeles head around and knocks him out cold! Murray hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Murray!