PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 92 p4p, 18 weight class) and Scott Murley (ranked 307 p4p, 42 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steve might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Murley has chosen Rage Against The Machine | Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Steve
vs
Murley

190 cm
24
210 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

194 cm
30
212 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Steve 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steve throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Steve misses the shot to the body.

Steve clinches with his opponent.
Steve lands a left hand.

Murley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Murley walks into a stiff left hand from Steve.
Murley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Murley - just one landing.
Murley throws a right hand that misses
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murley lands a nice shot that snaps Steve's head back.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Steve drives through and clinches with Murley against the cage.
Murley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murley.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Murley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Murley.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murley blocking some punches.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve gets through Murley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Murley.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve tries to work over Murley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Murley avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.

Murley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murley tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Murley counter with a right hand.
Murley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Steve is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murley slips under a jab.
Murley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murley moves away.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Murley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve is looking to wear down Murley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steve seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murley.
Steve has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steve there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murley moves away.

Steve clinches.

Murley breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve tries to work over Murley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murley backwards.
Murley leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murley.

Murley manages to break the clinch.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murley.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Murley moved out of range.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Steve finds it's way through Murley's defenses.

It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Murley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murley.
Nice body punch from Murley.

Murley breaks from the clinch.
Murley defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Murley throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murley.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Steve cracks Murley with a good jab.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Murley is rocked!
Steve on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Murley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murley lands with an overhand left.
Steve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murley lands with a nice body punch.
Murley throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve is looking to counter the offense by Murley and move into the clinch.
Steve throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.

Steve has managed to clinch.
Murley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mark Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Murley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Murley misses the target.
Murley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Murley throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murley misses with a body shot.
Murley walks into a stiff left hand from Steve.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve thuds a left hand into Murley's body.
Murley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Murley ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve lands a body shot.
Murley lands the left hand.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murley momentarily.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Murley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murley cracks Steve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Murley misses.
Scott Murley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murley ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Murley avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steve works Murley's body with a nice hook.
Steve throws a combination that misses
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Murley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Murley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Steve cracks Murley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Steve finish him?
Murley is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Murley with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murley looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Murley seems to have recovered his senses.
Murley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Steve feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Murley sprawling to the canvas! Murley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steve finish him?!
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murley can do to turn this around?
Steve cracks Murley with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Steve!
Mark Steve retains his light heavyweight title!
Mark Steve very nearly forgot to thank Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.