PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deion Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Murray struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Deion Sanders could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Murray's chin.

Sanders
vs
Murray

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deion Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Murray!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Murray counters with a single leg into guard. Sanders didn't expect that.
Murray not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Murray tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanders is retaining full guard.
Murray looks gassed!

Sanders working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.

Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murray has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sanders working to try and regain half guard.
Sanders tries to hold on but Murray postures up.
Murray is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sanders wants to hold on but Murray pushes him away.

That's two 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.

Murray looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sanders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murray on the ground.
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Murray jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sanders is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sanders and Murray has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Murray wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Murray wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.

Murray thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanders is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Murray off and has taken his back!

Sanders is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Murray defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Murray is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Murray is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sanders gets his way!
Sanders is looking to control Murray but Murray is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Murray dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanders closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murray to the mat! Murray manages to get full guard.

Murray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanders defends well.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Murray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanders works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Sanders is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murray sees it coming and defends easily.

Murray looking for submissions off his back.
Murray is not content to let Sanders control the position.

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.
Sanders with a poor takedown

and Murray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murray uses his free foot to push down on Sanders's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanders.
Murray controlling the pace for now.
Sanders has given up his back.

Murray has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murray is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sanders has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Murray has the hooks in. Sanders is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sanders breaks Murray's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sanders thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Murray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanders doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanders manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanders defends well.

Murray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sanders drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanders jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Murray counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanders's guard now.
Murray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanders is keeping the position for now.
Sanders is trying to keep Murray in close.
Jake Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.

Sanders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Murray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murray has managed to get both his arms back between Sanders's legs - danger averted.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Murray has gone for a leg lock! Sanders slips out almost immediately though and dives into Murray's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.

Murray looking for a triangle here. Sanders is fighting it but it looks tight! Murray pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sanders is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jake Murray!