PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Drayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Murdocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drayton comes to the cage accompanied by Push it. William Drayton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Drayton
vs
Murdocco

211 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Montreal, William Drayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Murdocco!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drayton keeps the fight on the outside.
Drayton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murdocco. Murdocco obviously looking to wear him down.
Murdocco tries to clinch but Drayton moves out of range.

Drayton has managed to clinch.

Murdocco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdocco stuffs the takedown.
Drayton has a takedown stuffed.
Drayton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murdocco as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drayton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drayton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drayton shoots in but Murdocco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drayton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murdocco pinned against the cage. Murdocco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drayton is breathing heavily.
Drayton tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murdocco moves into the clinch.
Murdocco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Murdocco manages to break the clinch.
Drayton ducks right into an uppercut from Murdocco.
Murdocco closes the distance looking to clinch

and Drayton counters by clinching up.
Murdocco has Drayton pushed against the cage.
Drayton goes for a takedown attempt but Murdocco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murdocco checks the leg kick.
Murdocco lands with a kick to the temple. Drayton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murdocco wants to clinch but Drayton slips to the side
and Drayton counters with a one-two to the body.
Murdocco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drayton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murdocco is fending him off so far but Drayton persists. Nope, Murdocco circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drayton digs a good hook to Murdocco's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Drayton feints and as Murdocco raises his hands in defense, Drayton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drayton trying to control but Murdocco is working from the bottom.
Drayton prevents Murdocco from getting back to his feet.
Murdocco keeping moving, preventing Drayton from controlling successfully.
Murdocco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murdocco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drayton controls the pace.
Drayton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdocco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murdocco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murdocco misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drayton goes for a takedown attempt but Murdocco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Drayton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murdocco lands a nice elbow.
Drayton stalling in the clinch.
Murdocco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drayton.
Murdocco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murdocco is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drayton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Drayton pulls guard.

Drayton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Drayton throws a solid leg kick but Murdocco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drayton.
Drayton tries to clinch

and Murdocco counters by moving into the clinch.

Murdocco manages to break the clinch.
Murdocco tries to clinch but Drayton moves out of range.
Murdocco fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdocco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drayton fails to land the takedown.
Murdocco misses with a shot to the body
and Drayton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murdocco tries to clinch up but Drayton circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Drayton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murdocco thows a body shot but no joy.
Drayton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murdocco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drayton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drayton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murdocco as he avoids it easily.

Murdocco closes the distance and clinches.

Murdocco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdocco looks to clinch

and Drayton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murdocco stalling in the clinch but Drayton improves position.
Drayton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murdocco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Murdocco.
Drayton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drayton goes for a takedown attempt but Murdocco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Murdocco as Drayton shoots in.
Murdocco is breathing heavily.
Drayton shoots in but Murdocco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drayton looks to throw a body kick
and Murdocco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdocco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drayton.
Horrible takedown by Drayton or perhaps it was just good defense by Murdocco which made him look bad.
Drayton shoots in but Murdocco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murdocco tries a head kick but it misses.

Drayton clinches with his opponent.

Murdocco breaks from the clinch.
Drayton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drayton shoots in but no luck this time.
Murdocco tries to clinch up

and Drayton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murdocco won't be happy with that.
Drayton trying to control the position but Murdocco is working away.
Drayton happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murdocco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Drayton.

Drayton stands up and beckons Murdocco to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdocco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Drayton drives through and clinches with Murdocco against the cage.
Drayton blocks a body shot from Murdocco.
Drayton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drayton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murdocco tries to pull guard but Drayton holds him up against the cage and eventually Murdocco drops back down to his feet.

Murdocco breaks from the clinch.
Drayton throws a leg kick that is checked

and Murdocco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murdocco stalling in the clinch but Drayton improves position.
Drayton jumps guard but Murdocco stands there with Drayton around his waist. Drayton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drayton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drayton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murdocco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murdocco tries for a takedown. No joy.

Drayton successfully pulls guard.
Drayton has a closed guard, preventing Murdocco from standing up.
Murdocco preventing the sweep.
Murdocco is looking to stand up but Drayton won't let him.
Drayton trying to control the position.
Murdocco is looking to stand up but Drayton won't let him.
Murdocco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drayton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drayton is trying to keep Murdocco in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murdocco clinches but Drayton breaks the clinch

and Drayton counters with a single leg into guard. Murdocco didn't expect that.
Murdocco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drayton is controlling him.
Murdocco keeping moving, preventing Drayton from controlling successfully.
Murdocco wants to stand and escape but Drayton is having none of it.
Murdocco keeping moving, preventing Drayton from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdocco is looking to stand back up but Drayton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Murdocco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Drayton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Drayton.
Drayton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murdocco pinned against the cage. Murdocco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drayton connects with a solid leg kick.
Drayton misses with a wild combination.

Drayton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murdocco's guard.
Drayton trying to control but Murdocco is working from the bottom.
Drayton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drayton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Drayton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drayton shoots in but Murdocco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murdocco wants to clinch

and Drayton moves into the clinch.
Murdocco keeps control of Drayton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drayton avoiding damage as Murdocco throws knees to the body.
Drayton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drayton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drayton pressing his opponent against the cage.

Drayton pulls guard successfully.
Drayton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Drayton trying to control but Murdocco is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdocco is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Drayton raining down shots from the mount!
Drayton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drayton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drayton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Drayton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murdocco hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drayton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drayton landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drayton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murdocco is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Drayton.
Drayton unloads with some shots from mount but Murdocco bucks and avoids them well.

Drayton looking to secure an arm triangle but Murdocco defends it well.
Drayton misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drayton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Murdocco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drayton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Murdocco?
Drayton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Drayton is landing with some decent strikes but Murdocco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Murdocco is rocked!
Drayton landing strikes from the mount.
Murdocco is still in real trouble! Can Drayton finish him?
Drayton landing shots from mount.
Drayton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drayton controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Drayton has control of Murdocco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Murdocco regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nick Murdocco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drayton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
William Drayton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drayton, 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Drayton!