PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Murdoch
vs
Cash

190 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

GREEN!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Murdoch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cash!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdoch shoots for a double leg takedown but Cash sprawls well. He's pushed Murdoch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murdoch dodges the punch combination from Cash.
Murdoch blocks a head kick by Cash.
Trevor Murdoch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Murdoch gets a clinch.
Cash being controlled against the cage.
Murdoch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cash has him pressed against the cage.

Murdoch manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murdoch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cash!
Murdoch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cash for as long as he can get away with.
Cash is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Murdoch throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cash working to try and regain half guard.
Murdoch throws some wild stikes that Cash manages to avoid easily.
Cash is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cash avoids a series of strikes thrown by Murdoch.
Murdoch throws some wild stikes that Cash manages to avoid easily.
Murdoch thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Murdoch misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Murdoch controlling his opponent.
Murdoch looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdoch controlling from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cash really wants to buck Murdoch off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Murdoch tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Murdoch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murdoch working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murdoch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cash's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murdoch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Murdoch working for a guillotine from mount but Cash is in no mood to give up.
Cash tries to hold on but Murdoch pushes him away.
Murdoch dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murdoch has hold of Cash's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cash manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Murdoch controlling the position easily from mount.
Cash tries to hold on but Murdoch postures up.
Cash blocking the ground and pound.
Murdoch throwing strikes here but Cash is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Murdoch controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Murdoch dominated that round.
That's time! Murdoch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cash lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck for Murdoch with that takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Cash scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cash lands with a slapping head kick.
Murdoch jabs Cash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murdoch connects with the punch.

It looks like Johnny Cash has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdoch misses with a takedown attempt - Cash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cash throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murdoch's head.
Cash shoots in but Murdoch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cash avoids the head kick by Murdoch.
Murdoch shoots in looking for a takedown. Cash tries to sprawl out of it but Murdoch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Murdoch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Murdoch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Cash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cash avoids a kick to the body.
Murdoch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Murdoch sends Cash crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Murdoch is motioning to the referee to let Cash up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Murdoch instigates a clinch.

Murdoch jumps into guard, dragging Cash to the mat.

Murdoch manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Murdoch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cash is defending well.
Cash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murdoch's efforts to push away.

Murdoch drags the fight down to the ground.
Murdoch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cash's guard.
Cash being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murdoch stands up and waves to Cash to follow him.

Murdoch rushes Cash and presses him up against the cage.
Cash jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murdoch walks away with a smile on his face. Cash gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Murdoch lands a big uppercut and Cash crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cash looks OK. Murdoch waves Cash back to his feet!

Cash is rocked!

Murdoch gets a clinch.
Murdoch wants to take the fight to the mat but Cash manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Murdoch manages to break the clinch.
Cash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cash connects with a high kick.
Trevor Murdoch is winning the standup battle so far.
Murdoch swats away the attempt to clinch by Cash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murdoch clinches.

Murdoch manages to break the clinch.
Cash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murdoch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch but Murdoch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cash leaves Murdoch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cash. Murdoch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murdoch moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cash. Those never looked like landing.
Murdoch swats away the attempt to clinch by Cash.
Cash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Murdoch clinches.
Murdoch wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murdoch jumps into guard, dragging Cash to the mat.
Murdoch has control of Cash's left arm, preventing Cash from doing any damage.
Cash looking to pass the guard.

Murdoch has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cash is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdoch is trying to break the clinch but Cash is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cash looking to stall.
Cash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Murdoch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cash's cut.
That's time! Murdoch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cash throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Murdoch takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdoch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cash is defending well.
Murdoch looking for a takedown.
Murdoch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Murdoch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cash prevents Murdoch from breaking the clinch.

Murdoch lands a takedown into guard.
Murdoch tries to free his leg and advance position but Cash is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murdoch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cash is looking to stand up but Murdoch isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murdoch stands up from Cash's guard - Murdoch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murdoch!
Murdoch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdoch fails with a takedown attempt.
Cash lands with a kick to the temple. Murdoch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murdoch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cash shoots in but no luck this time.
Murdoch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cash.
Cash fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murdoch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murdoch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cash as he jumps to the side.
Cash looks to land a combination but Murdoch avoids it well.
Murdoch scores with a punch to the head.
Cash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murdoch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murdoch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdoch swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cash gets tackled into the cage by Murdoch. Murdoch maintains the clinch.

Murdoch pulls guard effortlessly.
Murdoch 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.
Murdoch keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.
Cash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash 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.
Murdoch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cash wanted to stand there but Murdoch had control of the position.
Murdoch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cash can do to turn this around?

Murdoch is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cash is looking to control Murdoch's arms but Murdoch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cash has his back to the cage.
Murdoch goes for a takedown attempt but Cash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnny Cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trevor Murdoch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murdoch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murdoch dives in for a single leg takedown but Cash sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murdoch is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdoch wants to get back to striking at distance but Cash won't allow it.
Murdoch wants to take the fight to the mat but Cash manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murdoch tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murdoch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cash pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cash jumps guard but Murdoch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cash misses with a body punch.
Cash drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murdoch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trevor Murdoch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murdoch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Murdoch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murdoch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Murdoch!
During a confident post fight interview, Trevor Murdoch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.