PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David James (ranked 3696 p4p, 426 weight class) and Frank Murdock (ranked 20816 p4p, 746 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murdock's choice of entrance music: Flashbacks to 'Nam. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

James
vs
Murdock

190 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

183 cm
23
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, David James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a two punch combination.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murdock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James throws a combination that misses
and Murdock counters with a nice leg kick.
James throws a combination that misses
and Murdock counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Murdock avoids the body shot from James.
Murdock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from James with a body shot.
James moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Murdock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murdock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a combination
and Murdock counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
Murdock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
James throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Murdock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock lands with a good body shot.
Murdock avoids the head kick by James.
Murdock throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.

James clinches.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
Murdock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock prevents a body shot from James.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Murdock lands a right hand.
Murdock lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Good body shot from Murdock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James digs a right hand into Murdock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murdock's gas tank.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James tries to throw a body punch but Murdock avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.

Murdock breaks from the clinch.
James takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murdock scores with a jab to the body.
James looks to clinch
and Murdock counters with a slapping leg kick.
James is breathing heavily.
Murdock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock avoids the head kick by James.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murdock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like David James has been cut.
Murdock jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murdock.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock scores with a head kick. James tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick by James misses
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James throws a head kick that misses
and Murdock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
Murdock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murdock motions for James to come forward. Murdock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock throws a counter combo.
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Murdock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James tries to clinch but Murdock moves away
and Murdock counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James moves to clinch but Murdock breaks away
and Murdock counters with a right hand to the body.
Murdock connects with a nice looking jab.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James needs to keep his hands up - Murdock had a free shot at his head there.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Murdock circles away.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murdock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Murdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David James's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

James misses with a combination
and Murdock counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
James wants to clinch
and Murdock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murdock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Murdock scores with a jab to the head.
Murdock lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murdock scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
James closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murdock counters with a good, hard body kick but James shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Murdock lands a big right hand that sends James crashing to the mat! Murdock stays standing though and waves James back to his feet!

James is rocked!

David James's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murdock unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Murdock circles away.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and Murdock counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
James misses with a combination
and Murdock counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murdock throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
James misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
Frank Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murdock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murdock avoids the head kick by James.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a body kick but Murdock moved away.
Murdock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James tries to clinch but Murdock moves away
and Murdock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murdock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murdock scores with a head kick.

James closes the distance and clinches.
Murdock lands an uppercut.
Murdock lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Murdock lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
A short left from Murdock.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Murdock.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Murdock.
Murdock lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Murdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

David James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murdock lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Murdock controls his hands.
Murdock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murdock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murdock lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murdock lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murdock.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murdock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands with a left to the head.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Murdock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
A short right from Murdock on the inside.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.
Murdock is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Murdock on the inside.
Murdock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Murdock scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Murdock misses with a low kick.
James throws a lazy head kick

and Murdock counters with a crisp one two that drops James! Murdock thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves James to his feet! James is in big trouble!
Murdock closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks James out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Murdock!
A very excited looking Frank Murdock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.