PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Stax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stax comes into the arena with Breaking Benjamin 'I Will Not Bow' blaring out of the sound system. Frank Murder has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Stax's chin.

Stax
vs
Murder

182 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Stax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Murder!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stax missing with a left hand there. Murder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stax connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Stax.
Murder misses with a few strikes there.
Stax misses with a hook.
Murder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stax finds it's way round the side to connect with Murder's head.
Murder throws a series of punches but Stax moves out of range.
Murder tries to score with a low kick but Stax moves his leg out of the way.
Murder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stax.
Murder throws a body kick that misses.
Stax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stax.
Murder scores with a one two! Stax had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stax clobbers Murder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murder lands with a nice combination. Stax backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stax swings for the body but Murder moves out of range.
Murder tries to clinch but Stax moves out of range.
Stax moves forwards but Murder connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Stax is rocked!
Murder tries to clinch up.
Oh Stax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Murder.
Murder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stax.
Stax seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder tries to clinch there but Stax circles away.
Stax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murder.
Stax thows a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murder. Stax shrugs it off though.
Murder fails to land the takedown.
Stax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stax throws a body punch but Murder moves out of range.
A big left from Stax misses.

Murder closes the distance and clinches.
Stax throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stax stalling the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Murder.
Murder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stax prevents it.
Stax with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murder wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murder misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Murder or perhaps it was just good defense by Stax which made him look bad.
Max Stax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Murder.
Murder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stax looks to score with a jab to the body but Murder is just out of range.
Murder connects with a jab.
Stax misses with a wild body shot.
Stax throws an overhand right that lands on Murder's shoulder, as Murder tries to avoid the shot.
Max Stax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murder fails to land with a series of punches.
Stax takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Stax.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murder.
Murder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stax is looking to wear down Murder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Stax misses.
Jab from Murder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stax. Murder does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stax gets caught flat footed, as Murder shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stax tries to strike from the bottom.
Stax on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stax tries to get out of the position.
Stax is breathing heavily.
Murder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stax's head.
Murder stopping the sweep attempt from Stax.
Murder connects with a couple of short punches.
Stax will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Murder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stax keeping moving, preventing Murder from controlling successfully.
Stax trying to control the position.

Murder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murder passes Stax's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murder lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Murder.
Murder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stax tries to get to full guard but Murder has control of the leg.
Murder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stax misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Murder is trying to control. Stax wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murder prevents Stax from improving his position.
Murder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stax trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab from Stax.
Murder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stax but Stax pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stax misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Murder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frank Murder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stax throws a jab but it's blocked by Murder.
Murder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frank Murder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stax at a distance.
Stax throws a one two combo.
Murder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murder.
A left and a right from Stax both land. Nice combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murder.
A left lands for Stax.
Stax takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stax slaps away a takedown attempt from Murder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murder is looking to slow Stax down with leg kicks.
Murder throws a series of strikes that have Stax backpedaling.
Murder delivers a nice body kick.
Murder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Murder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murder showed some decent athleticism there.
Murder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder is nestled in close to Stax, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Murder there.
Stax is refusing to be controlled, as Murder sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stax is trying to get back to full guard.
Murder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stax has hold of Murder's hands but Murder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stax avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murder.
Stax missing with punches from the bottom.
Murder lands strikes from half guard.
Murder works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murder breaks from Stax's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stax taking shots to the head.
Murder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stax wants to hold on but Murder pushes him away.
Stax in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stax is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stax gets back to half guard.
Murder working the head and body with strikes.
Stax is trying to stand up here but Murder is controlling him well.

Stax is defending against the submission attempts here by Murder.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murder connects with a nice short shot to Stax's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder working the head and body with strikes.
Murder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stax with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stax is looking for a sweep. Murder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Murder wants to work for an arm triangle but Stax is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stax is not content to let Murder control the position.
Stax is trying to get back to full guard.
Murder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murder drops an elbow to the side of Stax's head.
Stax trying to control but Murder postures up.
Stax gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murder chips away with some ground and pound.
Murder trying to control but Stax is working from the bottom.

Murder drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murder jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stax doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stax knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murder on the ground.
Murder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murder is looking to work some ground and pound but Stax has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stax lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murder scores with a shot to the body.
Murder lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Murder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Murder lands a front kick.
Stax misses with a double jab.
Stax looks to land a right hand but Murder moved out of range.
Murder doesn't manage to clinch there - Stax circles away.

Murder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Murder seems to be working for a kimura but Stax defends the submission attempt.
Stax trying to control here.
Murder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stax wants to improve his position but Murder is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murder connects with a nice short shot to Stax's temple.
Murder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murder working over Stax with some ground and pound. Stax looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murder wants to control but Stax is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murder connects with a nice short shot to Stax's temple.
Murder is taking a breather. Stax says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stax is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murder lands a nice short elbow.
Murder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stax tries to roll over but Murder keeps him under control.
Frank Murder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murder drops an elbow to the side of Stax's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murder is trying to control the action in half guard but Stax is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stax with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murder winds up and cracks Stax with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Murder there.
Stax is trying to get back to full guard.
Stax trying to control but Murder postures up.
Stax is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stax is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murder scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder drops an elbow to the side of Stax's head.

Murder is working for a kimura but Stax is defending it quite comfortably.
Stax trying to control from the bottom.
Murder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Murder is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stax is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Murder!