PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randall McMurphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayden Hurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

McMurphy
vs
Hurst

177 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

171 cm
22
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randall McMurphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brayden Hurst!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hurst.

McMurphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurst is looking to break free of the clinch but McMurphy has double underhooks.

McMurphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst misses with a takedown attempt

and McMurphy moves into the clinch.
McMurphy letting Hurst take a breather here.
Hurst tries to circle away but McMurphy has him pinned against the cage.
McMurphy lands a damaging elbow.

McMurphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McMurphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hurst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by McMurphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Hurst which made him look bad.
McMurphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hurst.
Hurst darts in looking for a takedown but McMurphy gets double underhooks and turns Hurst into the cage.
Randall McMurphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Hurst.

Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurst fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McMurphy tries to clinch up but Hurst circles away and keeps his distance.

McMurphy rushes Hurst and presses him up against the cage.
Hurst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hurst tries for a takedown but McMurphy manages to get underhooks.
Hurst managing to block the knees to the body from McMurphy.
Hurst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hurst tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McMurphy is stalling here.
McMurphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McMurphy missing with knees to the body.
Hurst misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hurst manages to break the clinch.
Hurst is trying hard to land a takedown here. McMurphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurst fails with an attempt to clinch.

McMurphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McMurphy wants to stand but Hurst has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McMurphy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hurst's head.

Hurst looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst keeping moving, preventing McMurphy from controlling successfully.
McMurphy forces his way into half guard.

Hurst is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McMurphy pulls his head out easily.
McMurphy is looking to advance position but Hurst won't allow it.
McMurphy is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Hurst manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

McMurphy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hurst tries to bum rush McMurphy with a series of wild strikes but McMurphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

McMurphy rushes Hurst and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McMurphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Hurst avoids the damage to the body.
Hurst working hard to break the clinch.

McMurphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hurst closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

McMurphy breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McMurphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hurst throws a jab but it's blocked by McMurphy.
Brayden Hurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMurphy tries to clinch but Hurst is having none of it.
Hurst jabs McMurphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McMurphy tries to clinch up.
McMurphy misses with a series of wild punches.
McMurphy wants to clinch.
McMurphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurst circles away.
Randall McMurphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McMurphy moves in looking to clinch but Hurst pushes him off.
McMurphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hurst sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McMurphy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hurst but Hurst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McMurphy tries to clinch but Hurst moves out of range.
McMurphy tries to clinch but Hurst is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst throws a leg kick but McMurphy moved away.
McMurphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McMurphy tries to clinch there but Hurst circles away.

McMurphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hurst blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hurst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hurst has had enough of the clinch but McMurphy keeps him there for the moment.
McMurphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hurst's efforts to push away.
Hurst tries a body shot but McMurphy blocks it.

Hurst breaks the clinch.
Hurst fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McMurphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McMurphy tries to clinch up.
Hurst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMurphy moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurphy wants to clinch.
McMurphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurst is just out of range.
Jab by Hurst.
Hurst throws a wild body kick that McMurphy sees coming a mile off.
McMurphy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hurst.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMurphy blocks a head kick by Hurst.
Hurst lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Hurst.

McMurphy clinches with his opponent.
Hurst gets through McMurphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurst is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McMurphy prevents Hurst from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McMurphy smiles and moves away.
McMurphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McMurphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hurst lands a nice looking body shot.

McMurphy closes the distance and pushes Hurst back into the cage.
Hurst is trying to stall.
Hurst wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMurphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hurst's efforts to push away.
McMurphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst is trying to break free.
McMurphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hurst is trying to break the clinch but McMurphy is controlling him.
Hurst wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McMurphy has him pressed against the cage.

McMurphy breaks the clinch.

McMurphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

McMurphy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hurst doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McMurphy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurst throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brayden Hurst will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McMurphy clinches with his opponent.
Hurst is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McMurphy is keeping busy.
Hurst managing to block the knees to the body from McMurphy.
Hurst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hurst is trying to break the clinch but McMurphy has him pressed against the cage.
McMurphy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hurst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hurst takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMurphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurst.
Hurst is looking to break free of the clinch but McMurphy has double underhooks.
Hurst has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hurst tries to pull guard but McMurphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hurst can't find room to land a body shot as McMurphy controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurphy stalls.
Hurst working hard to break the clinch.
McMurphy missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by McMurphy.
Hurst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from McMurphy.

McMurphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMurphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurst.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
McMurphy dodges the punch combination from Hurst.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMurphy doesn't seem bothered though.
McMurphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

McMurphy pushes Hurst up against the cage in a clinch.
McMurphy working Hurst over with knees to the body.
Hurst is trying to stall.
Hurst managing to block the knees to the body from McMurphy.
Hurst holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hurst is trying to push McMurphy away but McMurphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurst as McMurphy tries to tie him up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMurphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hurst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

McMurphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst cracks a nice hook into McMurphy's ribs.

McMurphy has closed the distance and engaged Hurst in a clinch.
McMurphy lands an elbow inside that Hurst shrugs off.
McMurphy taking a breather.
Randall McMurphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Hurst jumps guard.
McMurphy trying to control but Hurst is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hurst is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurst controls McMurphy momentarily but McMurphy frees himself.
McMurphy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Randall McMurphy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McMurphy tries to clinch but Hurst moves out of range.
Hurst circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall McMurphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McMurphy 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall McMurphy!
A victorious Randall McMurphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.