PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ethan Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Neal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Neal
vs
Murdock

176 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

RED RHINO PSYCHO CLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethan Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neal clinches.
Murdock tries to stall but Neal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Neal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neal prevents Murdock from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Neal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock is trying to break free.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neal.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murdock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neal has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Murdock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murdock tries to circle away but Neal has him pinned against the ropes.
Murdock managing to block the knees to the body from Neal.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.

Murdock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Murdock clips Neal with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Neal a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

It looks like Ethan Neal has been cut.
Ethan Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Murdock engages and cracks Neal with a massive lead left hook - Neal tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Murdock is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Murdock!