PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Mammoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go Square Go. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murray
vs
Mammoth

191 cm
20
181 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

190 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Mammoth!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammoth tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Mammoth lands a slapping body shot.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray blocks a head kick by Mammoth.
Murray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mammoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mammoth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murray really felt that one!
Mammoth throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Mammoth stuffs the takedown.
Murray tries to clinch but Mammoth moves away
and Mammoth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mammoth throws a solid leg kick but Murray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mammoth.
Mammoth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mammoth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Mammoth thumps Murray with a low kick.
Murray throws a hook but Mammoth avoids it easily.
Andy Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray tries to clinch
and Mammoth counters with a leg kick.
Mammoth misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mammoth lands a nice hook to Murray's body. Murray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mammoth. That's going to slow Murray down.
Mammoth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Mammoth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murray wants to clinch but Mammoth slips to the side
and Mammoth counters with a low kick, right behind Murray 's knee.
Mammoth lands a high kick!

It looks like Andy Murray has been cut.
Mammoth throws a head kick that half lands.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mammoth. Mammoth obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Mammoth.
Mammoth dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Mammoth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Mammoth.

Mammoth moves into the clinch.
Mammoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mammoth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Mammoth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mammoth manages to break the clinch.
Mammoth jabs at Murray's body.
Mammoth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mammoth.
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mammoth throws a right hand that Murray ducks under and follows up with a left that Murray also avoids with ease.
Mammoth works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Mammoth scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Murray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mammoth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mammoth connects with a right hand. Murray shakes it off.
Murray takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Murray is rocked!

Mammoth gets a clinch.
Murray is working for takedown but Mammoth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Murray prevents the takedown attempt.

Mammoth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
enabling Mammoth to counter with a crisp jab.

Mammoth clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is pressed up against the cage. Mammoth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murray down to the mat. Murray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mammoth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Mammoth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Mammoth.
Mammoth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mammoth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mammoth scores with a one two! Murray had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mammoth. That's going to slow Murray down.
An inside leg kick lands from Mammoth.

Mammoth closes the distance and clinches.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but Mammoth blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Mammoth's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Mammoth continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mammoth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mammoth breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Mammoth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murray doesn't seem phased though.
Mammoth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Mammoth.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mammoth connects with a high kick.
Murray misses with a body shot
and Mammoth counters with a leg kick.
Mammoth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mammoth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray throws a leg kick but Mammoth checks it.
Mammoth lands a glancing blow to the side of Murray's head.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Mammoth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mammoth counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Mammoth does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Mammoth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Murray's cut.
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.

Murray misses with a takedown attempt - Mammoth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murray throws a leg kick but Mammoth checks it.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mammoth.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
Murray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mammoth counters with a straight right hand.
Mammoth lands a slapping body shot.
Mammoth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mammoth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mammoth throws out a powerful jab.
Murray throws a jab when Mammoth was well out of range.
Murray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mammoth to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mammoth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Mammoth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mammoth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray tries to clinch but Mammoth is having none of it.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mammoth. Mammoth obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mammoth.
Mammoth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Mammoth.
Mammoth cracks Murray with a good jab.
Mammoth looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Mammoth throws a head kick that half lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mammoth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mammoth lands a body shot.
Mammoth thumps Murray with a low kick.
Mammoth scores with a spinning back kick!
Mammoth scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mammoth.
Mammoth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Mammoth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mammoth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mammoth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Mammoth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murray's calf.
Mammoth scores with a one two! Murray had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mammoth lands a slapping body shot.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Mammoth.
Mammoth scores with a decent looking hook.

Andy Murray's cut is getting worse.
Mammoth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mammoth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mammoth thuds his right hand into Murray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mammoth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mammoth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Mammoth throws a right hand that Murray ducks under and follows up with a left that Murray also avoids with ease.
Mammoth connects with a single shot there.

Mammoth clinches up against the cage.

Mammoth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mammoth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mammoth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mammoth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray.
Mammoth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
Mammoth fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mammoth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Mammoth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mammoth - the referee stops the clock and Murray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mammoth. Murray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mammoth throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Murray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray thows a leg kick but Mammoth checks it

and Mammoth counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.

Mammoth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Mammoth saw that one coming.
A jab from Mammoth does it's job there.
Murray wants to clinch
and Mammoth counters with a head kick. That will keep Murray thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mammoth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mammoth.
Murray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mammoth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray, pushing him back against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mammoth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mammoth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murray as Mammoth tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Mammoth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Murray's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mammoth gets a clinch.
Mammoth cracks Murray with a nice body shot.
Mammoth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Mammoth avoids the elbow strike from Murray, against the cage.
Mammoth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Mammoth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray misses with a body shot
and Mammoth counters with a solid body kick.
Mammoth throws a front kick aimed at Murray's knee but Murray avoids it well.
Murray throws a head kick but Mammoth moves out of range.
Mammoth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murray. That did some damage!
Murray sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Mammoth.
Mammoth scores with a jab. Murray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murray avoids the head kick by Mammoth.
Mammoth lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mammoth.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mammoth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammoth throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Mammoth looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Mammoth feints and then cracks Murray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
Murray shoots for a takedown but Mammoth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mammoth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mammoth lands with a slapping head kick.
Mammoth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Mammoth moves into the clinch.
Murray seems to have got his legs back now.
Murray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Mammoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mammoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mammoth moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Murray wants to clinch
and Mammoth counters with an outside leg kick.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Mammoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mammoth.
The Mammoth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth fakes the leg kick and cracks Murray in the body.
No joy there for Mammoth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mammoth scores with a push kick.
Mammoth throws a combination. Murray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Mammoth.
Mammoth scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Mammoth.
Mammoth swinging wilding here.
Mammoth jabs at Murray's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Mammoth.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mammoth, as that shot connected.
Mammoth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mammoth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mammoth lands with a cross.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick from Mammoth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mammoth.
Mammoth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mammoth throws a leg kick which misses Murray's front leg but catches the back leg as Murray tries to avoid it.

Mammoth has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Mammoth blocking some punches.
Mammoth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murray.
Murray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Mammoth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mammoth throws a front kick that sends Murray stumbling back into the cage.
Andy Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Mammoth.
Mammoth throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mammoth thumps Murray with a low kick.
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mammoth can pounce on him.
Mammoth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray blocks a head kick by Mammoth.
Mammoth throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murray's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mammoth.
Mammoth thuds his right hand into Murray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Mammoth.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Mammoth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick from Mammoth lands but Murray takes it in his stride.
Mammoth stuffs the takedown.
Mammoth lands a body shot.

Mammoth rushes Murray and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mammoth.
Murray lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray misses with the head strike.
Mammoth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mammoth lands a body shot.
Mammoth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Andy Murray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mammoth lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Mammoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mammoth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Mammoth!