PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Cole will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Murray
vs
Cole

180 cm
21
193 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cameron Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Cole!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Cole or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray which made him look bad.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
Murray throws a series of punches but Cole moves out of range.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murray 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.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Cameron Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray scores with a hook.

It looks like Alex Cole has been cut.
Murray throws a series of punches but Cole moves out of range.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole wants to clinch.
Murray is looking to wear down Cole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murray!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cameron Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murray defends it nicely.
Cameron Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Cole.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Cole is trying desperately to land a takedown but Murray is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cole.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Murray catches Cole right on the button with a cross.
Murray takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Murray takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Murray lands a nice looking body shot.
Murray looks to land a combination. Cole sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole shoots for a double leg takedown but Murray sprawls well. He's pushed Cole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cole fails with the takedown.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Murray swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray scores with the left hand. Cole knows he should have avoided that one.
Murray swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Cole moves out of range as Murray strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray thuds a left hand into Cole's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Murray finds it's way through Cole's defenses.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Cole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murray takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Murray swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Cole blocks a jab.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Cole scores a takedown into full mount!
Cole wants to control the pace but Murray is squirming around nicely.
Cole throwing strikes here but Murray is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Murray wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cole.
Cole landing punches.
Murray wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a head shot.
Murray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cole wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cole looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Murray puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four 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.
Murray trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Cole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cole has time to react.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cole.
Cole tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cole somewhat.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Murray takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Murray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cole passes into half guard.
Cole trying to control the action but Murray is working from the bottom.
Cole thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Murray to regain full guard.
Cole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two 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.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murray is trying to keep Cole in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
Cole takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.

Murray tries to keep at a distance but Cole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.

Cole works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cole trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murray keeping full guard, as Cole tries to pass.
Cole throws a strike but Murray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murray wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!