|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micah Murray (ranked 362 p4p, 1480 weight class) and Caleb Jones (ranked 32 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
30
150
15 - 3 - 0 |
|
170 cm
27
145
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Murray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes one on the button.
Murray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murray to keep the fight standing.
Jones tries to pull guard but Murray won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Murray stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Micah Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jones.
A short right from Murray.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones jumps guard but Murray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray lands a right hand.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Murray lands a right hand.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Murray lands with a left to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murray uses from the top position.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murray continues to stall.
Murray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Murray trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murray has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Murray tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Murray holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Murray lands a left hand.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murray to keep the fight standing.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Murray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murray tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murray smiles and moves away.
Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murray is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Murray is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to pull guard but Murray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murray tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A hook to the body from Murray.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to pull guard but Murray won't allow it.
Murray lands a right hand.
Murray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones blocking some punches.
Murray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Murray working aggressively here.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murray.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Murray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Jones misses.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Murray.
Murray digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones jumps guard but Murray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Murray tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Micah Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murray smiles and moves away.
Micah Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jones.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Murray.
Jones works on Murray's body with a couple of short punches.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones tries to pull guard but Murray holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray is working Jones over against the cage.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones jumps into guard, dragging Murray to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Well, if Murray is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Murray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Murray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murray sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Murray seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray is just content to waste time from the top position. Jones takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Murray dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caleb Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray scores with a nice strike.
Murray misses with a hook.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
Murray clinches.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murray blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murray smiles and moves away.
Jones slips under a jab from Murray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murray with a body shot.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Murray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Murray.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Murray pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Murray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murray smiles and moves away.
Micah Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jones.
Jab from Murray.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Murray. Murray maintains the clinch.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
Murray pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
A short right from Murray.
Murray lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray lands with a left to the head.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murray.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murray smiles and moves away.
Murray lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Murray!
Micah Murray retains his featherweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
