PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Foell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock has chosen Man Without Fear as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matthew Murdock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Foell
vs
Murdock

177 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Foell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock avoids the body shot from Foell.
Foell swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Murdock.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foell's calf.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Foell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murdock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Foell misses the target.
Foell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murdock slips a straight right by Foell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murdock.
Foell misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Murdock.
Foell is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foell. That did some damage!
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foell. That did some damage!
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Foell off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Murdock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murdock.

Murdock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Foell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murdock scores a nice knee to the body.
Murdock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foell's face.
Murdock lands a nice knee to the body.
Murdock scores a nice knee to the body.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murdock lands a nice knee to the body.
Murdock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock lands a knee to the body.
Murdock lands a nice elbow.
Foell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Murdock.
Murdock lands a nice knee to the body.
Foell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murdock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murdock crunches a lovely knee into Foell's ribcage.
Murdock lands a good knee to the midsection. Foell won't want to take too many of those.
Murdock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foell takes an elbow to the temple.
Murdock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foell is working Murdock over against the cage.
Murdock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Foell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murdock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murdock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foell blocks it with crossed arms.
Foell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foell cracks Murdock with a nice body shot.
Foell lands a right hand.

Foell breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Foell.
Foell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock pushes Foell away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murdock.
Foell takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Foell misses.
Foell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murdock scores with a head kick.

Murdock moves into the clinch.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foell blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock keeps control of Foell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murdock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foell is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murdock.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock lands an elbow inside that Foell shrugs off.
Murdock lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murdock.
Foell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murdock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Foell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foell blocks an elbow strike.
Murdock working Foell over with knees to the body.
Foell is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foell working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foell blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foell.
Murdock has Foell pressed against the cage, preventing Foell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murdock lands a nice knee to the body.
Foell tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.
Foell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murdock lands an elbow just above Foell 's eye.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Foell.
Foell wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.

Foell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murdock moves away from the strike by Foell.
Murdock cracks Foell with an open hand slap.
Murdock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nick Foell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foell throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foell misses with a hook to the body
and Murdock counters with a low kick, right behind Foell 's knee.
Good leg kick by Murdock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Murdock lands but Foell takes it in his stride.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Foell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murdock - that will leave a mark!
Foell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Murdock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foell's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A knee to the head by Murdock.
Murdock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murdock crunches a lovely knee into Foell's ribcage.
Foell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Foell misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Murdock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murdock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Murdock. That's going to slow Foell down.
Murdock thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Murdock tenderised Foell's leg. Foell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Foell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Foell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murdock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foell is looking to wear down Murdock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foell misses with a combination
and Murdock counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Murdock tenderised Foell's leg. Foell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murdock.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murdock.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murdock connects with the punch.
Murdock lands a head kick. Foell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Foell off balance momentarily.
Murdock with a jab.
Murdock throws a leg kick which misses Foell's front leg but catches the back leg as Foell tries to avoid it.
Murdock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murdock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foell if he has to take too many more of those.

Murdock moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Murdock.
A knee to the head by Murdock.
Murdock scores a nice knee to the body.
Murdock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murdock.
Murdock lands a good knee to the midsection. Foell won't want to take too many of those.
Murdock scores a nice knee to the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murdock lands a nice knee to the body.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foell.
Foell lands with a left to the head.
Murdock lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Foell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murdock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthew Murdock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murdock lands an elbow inside that Foell shrugs off.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Foell is blocking nicely.
Murdock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foell is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Foell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Foell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foell's defenses.
Foell lands a right hand.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foell blocks it with crossed arms.
Foell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foell is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foell tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Foell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murdock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murdock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foell can't break the clinch.
Foell is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Murdock.
Murdock working Foell over with knees to the body.
Foell cracks Murdock with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Foell fails to land.
Murdock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foell's efforts to push away.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murdock keeps control of Foell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foell works on Murdock's body with a couple of short punches.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Murdock lands an elbow just above Foell 's eye.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but Foell blocks with his arms.
Murdock throws an elbow but it misses.
Foell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foell is trying to break free.
Foell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the body.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foell wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.
Murdock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Foell is trying to break free.
Foell swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murdock lands a nice elbow.
Foell wants to break free but Murdock has control.
Foell is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Foell is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murdock working Foell over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Foell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murdock crunches a lovely knee into Foell's ribcage.
Foell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foell is trying to break free.
Murdock landing knees to the head.
Foell tries to circle away but Murdock has him pinned against the cage.
Foell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Foell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murdock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murdock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Foell avoids the damage to the body.
Foell is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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.
Foell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foell.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Foell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murdock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foell is defending well for now.
Foell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Foell is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Murdock lands a nice elbow.
Foell has a couple of punches blocked by Murdock.
Murdock lands an elbow just above Foell 's eye.
Murdock lands an elbow inside.
Murdock landing knees to the body.
Foell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Foell working hard to break the clinch.
Murdock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Foell blocks it.
Foell is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Foell scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murdock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murdock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foell is trying to force a seperation but Murdock has the dominant position.
Foell tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.
Foell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Foell. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthew Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murdock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Foell misses.
Foell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murdock.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murdock landing knees to the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the body.
Murdock landing knees to the body.
Murdock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foell takes an elbow to the temple.
Murdock lands a knee to the head.
Foell is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murdock crunches a lovely knee into Foell's ribcage.
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foell's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foell takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murdock.
Murdock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Foell lands a left hand.
Murdock landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murdock has Foell pressed against the cage, preventing Foell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murdock landing knees to the head.
Foell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Foell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Foell is trying to break free.
Murdock lands an elbow inside that Foell shrugs off.
Murdock lands a nice knee to the body.
Murdock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foell is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foell can't break the clinch.
Murdock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Foell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Foell avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Foell.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foell.
Foell lands with a short shot to the head.
Foell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foell is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foell is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.
Murdock prevents Foell from breaking the clinch.
Murdock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murdock lands a damaging elbow.
Foell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foell can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murdock.
Foell wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.
Murdock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matthew Murdock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Foell is trying to force a seperation but Murdock has the dominant position.
Foell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murdock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foell managing to block the knees to the body from Murdock.
Foell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow.
Foell is trying to force a seperation but Murdock has the dominant position.
Murdock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foell's efforts to push away.
Foell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Foell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murdock landing knees to the body.
Foell misses with the head strike.
Foell is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.
Foell is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.
Foell wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.
Murdock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murdock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Murdock.
Murdock lands a knee to the body.
Murdock lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foell takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Murdock.

Foell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock connects with a right hand. Foell shakes it off.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock scores with a leg kick.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murdock!
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murdock. That one must have hurt.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Foell misses with an uppercut
and Murdock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murdock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foell looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
Murdock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Foell throws a series of punches but Murdock moves out of range.
Nick Foell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murdock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foell.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Murdock lands but Foell takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murdock has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murdock.
Murdock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Foell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Foell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Foell.
Foell takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foell.
Murdock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foell's face.
Murdock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock lands a knee to the head.
Murdock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murdock lands an elbow inside that Foell shrugs off.
Murdock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murdock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foell's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock scores a nice knee to the body.
Murdock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foell takes an elbow to the temple.
Murdock connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Murdock.
Murdock landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Murdock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murdock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30

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