PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 765 p4p, 101 weight class) and Shayne Corson (ranked 1388 p4p, 177 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by Dead man walking. Shayne Corson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murray
vs
Corson

180 cm
33
166 lbs
27 - 17 - 1

185 cm
33
171 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shayne Corson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murray s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corson misses with a low kick.
Corson scores with a leg kick.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corson.
Murray blocks the body kick.
Corson connects with a leg kick. Murray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corson.
A nice side step and Corson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shayne Corson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corson slips a straight right by Murray .
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray moves out of range of the leg kick from Corson.
Corson throws a body kick that misses.
Murray with a jab.
Murray connects with a right hand. Corson shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Corson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray backing away here, and Corson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Corson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Corson slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corson misses with a double jab
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Murray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Corson scores with a jab to the head.
Corson walks into a jab.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corson manages to avoid it.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corson.
Corson misses with a body shot.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.

Corson gets a clinch.
Corson throws a head punch that misses.
Corson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corson blocking some punches.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corson throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray .
A nice left hand lands by Murray .
Corson tries to work over Murray 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corson.

Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Corson.
Corson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corson counters with a body kick.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Corson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Corson moves to clinch but Murray breaks away
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Corson.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corson jabs Murray right on the nose. Murray blinks but takes it well.
Corson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Murray misses the jab.
Murray delivers a nice body kick.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Corson tries a quick counter leg kick but Murray is wise to it.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Corson moved out of range.
Corson lands with a right hand.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson jabs Murray right on the nose. Murray blinks but takes it well.
Corson walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Corson.
Corson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corson throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Corson doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Murray punishes Corson's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Corson thumps Murray with a low kick.
Murray blocks a leg kick.
Corson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corson throws a shot to the body.
Corson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corson lands a nice hook to Murray 's body. Murray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Murray .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray swings for the body but Corson moves out of range.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Corson's leg but Corson calmly moves out of range.
Corson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Corson is just out of range.
Corson wants to counter the offense by Murray and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Corson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Corson is looking to land body kicks.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Corson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murray in his tracks.
Corson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corson misses with a looping left.
Murray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corson digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
Corson throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Corson avoids the head kick by Murray .
Corson tries to counter with a clinch but Murray shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson wants to clinch.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Corson moved out of range.
Corson lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murray there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murray misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corson moves out of range of the body kick from Murray .
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corson throws a sloppy head kick
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Corson to counter with a crisp jab.
Corson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murray takes a swing at Corson's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Murray .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corson 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 Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corson moves away from the strike by Murray .
Corson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray lands a nice hook to Corson's body. Corson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Corson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Corson.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Murray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corson doesn't seem phased though.
Corson looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Corson lands a glancing blow to the side of Murray 's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corson.
A jab from Murray finds it's way through Corson's defenses.
Corson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Murray .
Corson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurray .
Corson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Murray is rocked!
Good work by Murray as he checks the leg kick.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray tries to work over Corson's front leg with a kick but Corson checks it.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Corson's head but Corson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray seems to have got his legs back now.
Corson lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray 's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray takes a swing at Corson's ribcage but misses.
Corson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Corson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corson looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray with a nice cross.
Corson throws a front kick aimed at Murray 's knee but Murray avoids it well.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Corson's front leg but catches the back leg as Corson tries to avoid it.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Corson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murray .
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corson slips a jab from Murray .
Corson lands a jab to Murray 's midsection.
Corson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Corson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
Corson slips a straight right by Murray .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Corson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murray walks into a straight right hand from Corson.
Murray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corson's head.
Corson throws a hook to the side of Murray 's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corson.
Corson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corson throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Corson lands a nice looking body kick.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Corson's head but Corson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Corson moves out of range of the body kick.
Corson misses the jab.
Corson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Corson.
Murray motions for Corson to come forward. Murray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Corson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Murray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shayne Corson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray throws a low kick but Corson avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Murray .
Corson misses the jab.
Murray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Corson ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Corson moves away and avoids it.
Corson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murray . That did some damage!
Corson misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murray .
Murray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Corson's head backwards.
Murray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corson.
Corson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray 's sensitive parts.
Murray checks a low kick from Corson.
Corson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corson tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Murray misses with a lunging right hand
and Corson counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
Corson lands a nice looking body kick.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corson.
Corson lands a jab to the head.
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Corson.
Corson connects with a body shot.
Murray takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corson feints a counter leg kick.
Murray lands a jab to Corson's midsection.
Corson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murray .
Corson misses with a body shot.
Corson moves forwards but Murray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Corson.
Corson is looking to land body kicks.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
Corson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray .
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murray throws a wild body kick that Corson sees coming a mile off.
Corson scores with a nice right hand.
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corson scoring well with a low kick there.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Corson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Corson is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corson doesn't seem phased though.
Murray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corson throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray tries to move into range but Corson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray connects with a leg kick. Corson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corson! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Shayne Corson just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Murray 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corson misses with a leg kick.
Corson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murray .
Murray moves out of range as Corson strikes.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Corson slips a jab from Murray .
Corson slips a jab from Murray .
Corson cracks Murray with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson connects with a right hand. Murray shakes it off.
Corson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murray momentarily.
Corson just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Corson is predictable there
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson cracks Murray with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Murray tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Corson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Murray is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shayne Corson!
Shayne Corson is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Shayne Corson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.