PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McMurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music. Marcel Clasie has the eye of the tiger tonight.

McMurray
vs
Clasie

190 cm
27
247 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

200 cm
22
240 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis McMurray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie tries to clinch up but McMurray circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by McMurray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McMurray.

It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
McMurray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McMurray throws out a loose jab but Clasie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clasie wants to clinch.
Clasie wants to clinch.
McMurray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clasie tries to clinch there but McMurray circles away.
McMurray misses with a straight right.
Clasie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMurray.
Clasie doesn't manage to clinch there - McMurray circles away.
Clasie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie tries to clinch but McMurray is having none of it.
Clasie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clasie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMurray.
Clasie doesn't manage to clinch there - McMurray circles away.
McMurray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by McMurray as he connects with a hook.
Clasie moves out of range as McMurray strikes.
Clasie keeps the fight on the outside.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMurray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clasie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McMurray throws out the jab.
Clasie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Clasie.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMurray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMurray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marcel Clasie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 jab from McMurray misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie throws a front kick aimed at McMurray's knee but McMurray avoids it well.
Clasie wants to slow McMurray down by chopping away at his legs.
McMurray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clasie tries to avoid it but McMurray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clasie to the ground. Clasie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McMurray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

McMurray tries to keep at a distance but Clasie has taken the fight into the clinch.
McMurray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clasies head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clasie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McMurray has Clasie pushed against the cage.
A short right from Clasie on the inside.
McMurray taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McMurray blocks a body shot from Clasie.
McMurray pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie tries to throw a body punch but McMurray avoids it by throwing Clasie back against the cage.

McMurray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMurray throws a head kick that misses.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMurray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clasie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McMurray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clasie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clasie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McMurray throws a shot from downtown. Clasie moves away and avoids it.
McMurray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clasie is looking to slow McMurray down with leg kicks.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMurray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcel Clasie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clasie needs to keep his hands up - McMurray had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMurray looks to land a left hand but Clasie moved out of range nicely.

Clasie clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clasie.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clasie swings wildly with an uppercut but McMurray uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMurray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clasie backwards.
Clasie blocks a body shot from McMurray.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clasie.
McMurray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Clasie is trying to maintain a safe position but McMurray gets an underhook and turns Clasie into the cage.
Clasie misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Clasie.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by McMurray.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clasie has McMurray pressed against the cage.
McMurray lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcel Clasie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McMurray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clasie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clasie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clasie scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Lewis McMurray has been cut.
Clasie is looking to clinch but McMurray is avoiding it.
McMurray misses with a wild body shot.
McMurray lands with a right hand.
McMurray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clasie wants to clinch up but McMurray keeps it at a distance.
Clasie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clasie tries to clinch but McMurray moves out of range.
McMurray throws a jab but it's blocked by Clasie.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMurray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMurray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clasie circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clasie wants to clinch.
McMurray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clasie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMurray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McMurray circles away from the clinch attempt.

Clasie has McMurray up against the cage in a clinch.
McMurray stalling in the clinch but Clasie improves position.
McMurray misses with a body punch.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by McMurray.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMurray.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McMurray.
McMurray swings wildly with an uppercut but Clasie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clasie lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clasie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clasie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMurray's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMurray tries to work over Clasie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clasie working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clasie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clasie.
Clasie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMurray backwards.
Marcel Clasie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clasie lands with a short head shot on the inside.

McMurray is rocked!
Clasie throws a big uppercut that drops McMurray! More strikes from Clasie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McMurray lies dazed against the cage as Clasie celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Clasie!
A relieved looking Marcel Clasie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.