PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Murdock
vs
Timberloke

190 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timberloke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Timberloke throws out a powerful jab.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timberloke.
Timberloke lands with a straight right. Murdock didn't see that one coming.
Timberloke slips a jab from Murdock.
A slow jab from Murdock misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Timberloke misses.
Timberloke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Timberloke throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timberloke looks to land a combination but Murdock avoids it well.
Timberloke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Timberloke connects with a nice looking jab.
Timberloke throws a series of punches but Murdock avoids them all with ease.
Murdock throws a shot from downtown. Timberloke moves away and avoids it.
Timberloke stuffs the takedown attempt from Murdock. Murdock gets slowly back to his feet.
Timberloke misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Timberloke.
Some wild striking there from Timberloke.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Timberloke!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock closes the distance and clinches up with Timberloke, looking for a takedown. Murdock pushes Timberloke against the cage but Timberloke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Timberloke scores with a punch to the head.
Timberloke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murdock.
Justin Timberloke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timberloke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murdock at a distance.
Timberloke lands with a nice combination. Murdock backs away looking to recover.
Timberloke throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Timberloke moves out of range as Murdock throws a body kick.
Timberloke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murdock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timberloke.
Timberloke misses with a series of wild punches.
Murdock dodges the punch combination from Timberloke.
Murdock looks to land a body kick but Timberloke moved away.
Timberloke throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Timberloke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murdock.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murdock.
Murdock feints and then cracks Timberloke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Timberloke down.
Timberloke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Timberloke does no damage.
Timberloke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Murdock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Timberloke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Justin Timberloke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murdock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timberloke avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timberloke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Murdock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timberloke.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murdock digs a good hook to Timberloke's body.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Timberloke slips under a jab.
Timberloke throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Timberloke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Murdock.
Timberloke moves out of range as Murdock throws a body kick.
Timberloke wants to clinch.
A combination from Timberloke does no damage.
Timberloke throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
A combination from Timberloke does no damage.
Timberloke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murdock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Timberloke takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Murdock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timberloke's sensitive parts.
Murdock scoring well with a low kick there.
Timberloke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Timberloke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murdock - the referee stops the clock and Timberloke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murdock. Timberloke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murdock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Timberloke looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Timberloke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Timberloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Timberloke works Murdock's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timberloke lands a body shot.
Murdock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Timberloke in his tracks.
Murdock thumps Timberloke with a low kick.

Murdock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Timberloke sprawls well initially but Murdock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Timberloke has hold of Murdock's hands but Murdock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Timberloke wants to get back to his feet.
Murdock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Timberloke's head.

Murdock is looking for a kimura but Timberloke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murdock to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock drops an elbow to the side of Timberloke's head.
Murdock moves nicely into side control.
Timberloke pushes Murdock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Murdock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dr Murdock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Timberloke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justin Timberloke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timberloke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timberloke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murdock looks for a takedown but Timberloke sprawls well.

Timberloke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Timberloke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murdock avoids a wild elbow strike from Timberloke.
A short left from Timberloke.
Murdock digs a right hand underneath Timberloke's ribcage. Timberloke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock blocks an elbow strike.
Timberloke is trying to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling him.
Murdock goes for a takedown attempt but Timberloke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Timberloke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murdock counters with a right hand to the body.
Timberloke looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Timberloke lands a two punch combo.

Murdock scores a takedown into full mount!
Timberloke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Timberloke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murdock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timberloke is breathing heavily.

Murdock looking for a guillotine from mount but Timberloke is having none of it.
Murdock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Timberloke is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Timberloke sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Murdock throwing shots but Timberloke is blocking nicely.
Timberloke gets full guard.
Murdock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Timberloke is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Timberloke looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Murdock has picked Timberloke up and slammed him! Timberloke can't keep hold of the triangle and Murdock manages to pass to side control!
Murdock scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Timberloke to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke regains half guard.
Timberloke scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Murdock manages to mount him!
Murdock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Murdock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Timberloke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murdock lands a big shot there that rocks Timberloke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Murdock working the ground and pound effectively.

Timberloke defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Murdock.
Murdock throws some wild stikes that Timberloke manages to avoid easily.
Timberloke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Murdock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Murdock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Timberloke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Murdock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Murdock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Timberloke hang on?
Timberloke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Murdock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Timberloke defends it well.

Murdock is trying to work for a kimura but Timberloke is defending well.
Murdock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Timberloke tries to get to full guard but Murdock has control of the leg.
Murdock prevents Timberloke from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murdock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Timberloke pushes Murdock off looking to stand but Murdock dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Timberloke throws a lazy head kick
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
Murdock lands with a shot to the body.
Murdock swings for the body but Timberloke moves out of range.
Timberloke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murdock.
Timberloke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murdock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Timberloke.
Timberloke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murdock finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Timberloke ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Murdock blocks a head kick by Timberloke.
Murdock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Murdock dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Timberloke misses the shot to the body.
Timberloke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Timberloke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timberloke connects with a looping right hand.

Timberloke moves into the clinch.
Timberloke tries to circle away but Murdock has him pinned against the cage.
Murdock blocks the elbow strike.
Murdock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Timberloke backwards.
Timberloke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murdock.
Murdock has Timberloke pressed against the cage, preventing Timberloke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Timberloke works on Murdock's body with a couple of short punches.
Timberloke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timberloke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murdock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murdock tries a body shot but Timberloke blocks it.
Murdock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timberloke's elbow.
Timberloke is trying to break free.
Murdock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Timberloke's efforts to push away.
Timberloke tries to land knees in the clinch but Murdock avoids the damage to the body.

Murdock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Timberloke is trying to control the position but Murdock postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Timberloke wants to stand up but Murdock is controlling him.
Murdock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Murdock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murdock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Timberloke looking for a sweep. Not yet Timberloke, not yet.
Murdock tries to free his leg and advance position but Timberloke is retaining full guard.
Murdock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Murdock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Timberloke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murdock's guard.
Timberloke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Timberloke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Timberloke throws a strike but Murdock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Timberloke wants to stand up but Murdock is controlling him.
Murdock postures up and lands a big shot to Timberloke's brow.

Murdock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Timberloke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murdock's guard.
Murdock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Timberloke postures up in Murdock's guard and throws a big left but Murdock blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murdock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murdock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murdock pulls Timberloke in close to prevent any damage.

Timberloke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Timberloke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murdock looks to score with a jab to the body but Timberloke is just out of range.
Timberloke misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Murdock misses its intended target.
Timberloke misses with a combination
and Murdock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Timberloke misses its intended target.
Timberloke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murdock on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Timberloke as Murdock shoots in.
Murdock misses with a looping right.
Murdock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Timberloke is able to avoid easily.
Timberloke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
Timberloke lands a jab to Murdock's midsection.
Timberloke misses with a combination
and Murdock counters with a body kick.
Justin Timberloke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murdock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Timberloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timberloke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murdock scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Timberloke.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Timberloke.
I think Murdock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Murdock!