PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murdoch's choice of entrance music: Know your Enemy/ Rage Against the Machine. Mickey Murdoch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jameson
vs
Murdoch

184 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Convicted
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Murdoch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murdoch gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Murdoch breaks from the clinch.
Murdoch misses with a head kick.
Murdoch tries to clinch up.
Jameson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jameson clinches up against the cage.
Jameson prevents Murdoch from breaking the clinch.
Murdoch misses with a knee strike.
Jameson is trying to break free.
Come on Murdoch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jameson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murdoch leaning against his opponent.
Murdoch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murdoch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdoch tries a knee to the head but Jameson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jameson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Jameson breaks from the clinch.
Jameson just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdoch is looking to clinch.
Murdoch misses with the combination.
Murdoch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch wants to clinch but Jameson slips to the side
enabling Jameson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jameson misses with a head kick.
Murdoch stuffs the takedown attempt from Jameson. Jameson gets slowly back to his feet.
Murdoch darts in trying to clinch
and Jameson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murdoch clinches but Jameson breaks the clinch

and Jameson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murdoch looking for a sweep. Not yet Murdoch, not yet.
Jameson tries to free his leg and advance position but Murdoch is retaining full guard.
Jameson wants to control from the top but Murdoch keeps moving.
Murdoch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jameson trying to control but Murdoch is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson is pushing down on Murdoch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murdoch is fighting to maintain full guard but Jameson has managed to sneak the leg through.

Jameson is looking for a kimura here.
Murdoch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jameson.
Jameson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jameson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jameson is looking to stall here but Murdoch recovers full guard.
Jameson lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jameson wants to control from the top but Murdoch keeps moving.
Jameson preventing the sweep.
Jameson 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.
Jameson tries to free his leg and advance position but Murdoch is retaining full guard.
Murdoch tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four 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.
Murdoch controls Jameson momentarily but Jameson frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice body punch from Jameson.
Murdoch has a takedown stuffed.
Murdoch looks gassed!
Murdoch wants to clinch but Jameson slips to the side

and Jameson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jameson forces his way into half guard.
Jameson thows a huge punch but Murdoch dodges it nicely.
Murdoch is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jameson not doing much here.
Jameson trying to pass the guard but Murdoch defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jameson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Murdoch tries to clinch
and Jameson counters with a series of strikes. Murdoch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murdoch tries to clinch
and Jameson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jameson moves into the clinch successfully.
Murdoch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jameson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murdoch wants to stall.
Murdoch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jameson smiles and moves away.
Murdoch throws a right hand that Jameson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jameson also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Jameson scores with a four punch combination!
Murdoch darts in trying to clinch

and Jameson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murdoch is looking to control Jameson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murdoch avoid being mounted?
Murdoch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murdoch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson tries to free his leg and advance position but Murdoch is retaining full guard.
Murdoch trying to keep a closed guard but Jameson is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jameson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murdoch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jameson trying to control but Murdoch is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jameson avoids the elbow strike from Murdoch, against the cage.
Jameson scores with a knee to the head.
Murdoch lands a nice knee to the body.

Jameson breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Murdoch.
Murdoch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jameson as he jumps to the side.
Murdoch is breathing heavily.
Murdoch wants to clinch but Jameson slips to the side
and Jameson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jameson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murdoch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jameson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Jameson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdoch wants to clinch but Jameson slips to the side

and Jameson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Murdoch's guard now.
Murdoch managing to control the position.
Jameson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Murdoch wants to get back to his feet.
Jameson scores with a couple of short elbows.

Jameson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jameson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murdoch manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jameson trying to control the action but Murdoch is working from the bottom.
Jameson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murdoch is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murdoch moves into full guard.
Jameson wants to pass the guard but Murdoch is keeping the position.
Murdoch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murdoch keeping full guard, as Jameson tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jameson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jameson has a takedown stuffed.
Murdoch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murdoch clinches but Jameson breaks the clinch
and Murdoch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jameson feints and then cracks Murdoch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murdoch down.
Jameson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murdoch tries to clinch but Jameson moves out of range.
Murdoch scores with a one two! Jameson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jameson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murdoch tries to clinch
enabling Jameson to counter with a crisp jab.

Murdoch moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murdoch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murdoch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jameson blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdoch looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdoch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murdoch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jameson is keeping busy.
Murdoch tries to land a knee to the head but Jameson blocks with his arms.
Murdoch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jameson is stalling here.

Jameson breaks the clinch.
Murdoch cracks Jameson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jameson swings for the body but Murdoch moves out of range.

Jameson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jameson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Murdoch to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jameson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murdoch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jameson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jameson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Murdoch for as long as he can get away with.
Murdoch is looking to stand up but Jameson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdoch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jameson trying to control but Murdoch is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jameson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jameson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdoch looking for a sweep. Not yet Murdoch, not yet.
Jameson trying to control but Murdoch is working from the bottom.
Jameson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murdoch swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson wants to control from the top but Murdoch keeps moving.
Mickey Murdoch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murdoch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murdoch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jameson forces his way into half guard.
Jameson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Murdoch!

And that's the end of the fight!
James Jameson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jameson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jameson!