PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dove has chosen Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murdoch
vs
Dove

180 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Murdoch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Dove!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dove closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murdoch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dove.
Murdoch taking some punishment here, with Dove in his half guard.
Dove thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murdoch's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dove thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murdoch's head.
Dove missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murdoch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murdoch is looking to improve his position.
Dove thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murdoch's head.
Murdoch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdoch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dove loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dove wants to stand but Murdoch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dove postures up in Murdoch's guard and throws a big left but Murdoch blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove wants to stand and escape but instead Murdoch has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Murdoch wants to pass the guard but Dove is keeping the position.
Murdoch trying to control the position from guard on top but Dove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Murdoch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murdoch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murdoch wants to control from the top but Dove keeps moving.
Murdoch stops Dove from standing up.
Murdoch trying to control but Dove is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesse Murdoch wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Dove is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murdoch's half guard.
Dove throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dove looks to land a strike but Murdoch avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dove wants to stand but Murdoch is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch controls Dove momentarily but Dove frees himself.
Dove working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dove with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dove looking to pass the guard.
Dove must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dove wants to get up but he can't break Murdoch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Dove stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Murdoch has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Dove manages to get his head free but now Murdoch has transitioned to an armbar! Dove grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Murdoch! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Murdoch!
After the big win, Jesse Murdoch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MaFiA FightWear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.