PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder as his entrance music. Doc Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murder
vs
Thomas

182 cm
21
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
183 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Murder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murder.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas cracks the inside of Murder's front leg.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Thomas shoots in and bounces Murder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas tries to stand but Murder is controlling from the bottom.
Thomas trying to control but Murder is working from the bottom.
Murder is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Murder has momentary wrist control but Thomas slips an elbow through the middle.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas slips nicely into half guard.
Murder tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Murder is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Murder wants to control the action here but instead Thomas manages to pass to full mount!
Murder tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas scoring with strikes but Murder is staying in there.
Murder is trying desperately to improve position.
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murder hang on?

Thomas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Thomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Murder working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murder because Thomas loaded up on that one.
Murder wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thomas.
Murder tries to reverse the position but Thomas maintains control.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
Thomas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Thomas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thomas trying to control but Murder is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas goes for an armbar but Murder turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Murder.

Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas looks gassed!
Murder wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.

Thomas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murder defends it easily.

Thomas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murder defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Thomas 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.

Murder takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.

Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murder sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Murder keeps moving.
Murder managing to control the position.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Murder keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Murder looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murder dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Murder's head and hops out.
Frank Murder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murder looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Murder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murder ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to slow Murder down with leg kicks.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murder defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Murder misses the shot to the body.
Frank Murder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas throws a head kick but Murder moves out of range.
Murder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Murder is just out of range.
Murder slips a jab from Thomas.
Murder tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murder misses with the combination.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Frank Murder has been cut.
Murder swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws a hook but Murder avoids it easily.
Murder is looking to clinch.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Murder moves out of range easily.
Murder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.

Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Murder is looking for a sweep.
Thomas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Murder wants to control but Thomas postures up.
Murder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murder tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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Murder is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
Thomas tries to advance to mount but can't.

Thomas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Murder throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Murder'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. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Murder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Murder avoids them all with ease.

Murder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thomas is staying active underneath Murder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Murder is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Thomas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Murder misses with a low kick.
Murder lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas punishes Murder's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Murder moves out of range easily.
Murder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murder throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murder.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Murder on that attempt.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Murder checks it.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murder. Murder obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murder tries a head kick but it misses.
Murder shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Murder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Murder's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murder misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Murder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murder's half guard.
Doc Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
Murder is looking to improve his position.
Murder trying to control from the bottom.
Thomas wants to control but Murder is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murder wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Murder misses with a looping left.
Doc Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murder misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Murder is looking to clinch.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Murder.
Murder tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Murder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas tries to land a body kick
and Murder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Thomas misses with a combination

and Murder counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murder throwing strikes but missing.
Thomas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thomas controlling the position.
Murder trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas trying to control the position here.
Murder trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank Murder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thomas holds on and takes a little breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Murder.
Well Thomas 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Thomas!