PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Norman Jach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank McMurdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jach
vs
McMurdoch

170 cm
19
144 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Jach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank McMurdoch!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMurdoch throws an overhand right that lands on Jach's shoulder, as Jach tries to avoid the shot.
McMurdoch thows a body shot but no joy.

Jach gets a clinch.
Jach has McMurdoch pressed against the cage.
McMurdoch is trying to push Jach away but Jach has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

McMurdoch manages to break the clinch.
Jach cracks the inside of McMurdoch's front leg.
McMurdoch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jach.
McMurdoch takes a swing at Jach's ribcage but misses.
Jach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McMurdoch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McMurdoch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jach ducks under a wild hook from McMurdoch.
McMurdoch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurdoch throws a big shot that misses.
McMurdoch lands a really nice looking cross but Jach seems unphased.

It looks like Norman Jach has been cut.
McMurdoch misses the jab.
Jach stuffs the takedown attempt from McMurdoch. McMurdoch gets slowly back to his feet.
McMurdoch misses with a looping left.
McMurdoch looks to land a right hand but Jach moved out of range.
Jach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McMurdoch.
Jach wants to clinch.
McMurdoch just misses with a punch to the body.
McMurdoch misses with a hook.

Jach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jach will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McMurdoch up against the cage.
McMurdoch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jach leaning against his opponent.
McMurdoch tries to circle away but Jach has him pinned against the cage.
Jach content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McMurdoch tries to break the clinch but Jach is controlling the position.
McMurdoch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McMurdoch is trying to force a seperation but Jach has the dominant position.
Jach stalling.

McMurdoch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McMurdoch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McMurdoch misses with a straight right.
McMurdoch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McMurdoch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jach blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from McMurdoch misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jach.
McMurdoch looks gassed!
McMurdoch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McMurdoch misses with a wild body shot.

Jach drives through and clinches with McMurdoch against the cage.
Jach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jach obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Jach.
McMurdoch wants to break the clinch but can't.
McMurdoch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McMurdoch wants to get back to striking at distance but Jach won't allow it.
McMurdoch tries to circle away but Jach has him pinned against the cage.
McMurdoch is trying to break free.
Jach slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Norman Jach.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMurdoch. Jach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jach.
McMurdoch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMurdoch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McMurdoch scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMurdoch. Jach does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jach has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jach connects with a knee to the head.
Jach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMurdoch is defending well for now.
Jach putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McMurdoch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jach stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMurdoch tries a body shot but Jach blocks it.
McMurdoch working hard to break the clinch.
Jach prevents McMurdoch from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Jach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Jach's cut.
That's time! Jach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McMurdoch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McMurdoch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jach manages to avoid it.
McMurdoch takes a swing at Jach's ribcage but misses.
Jach throws a sloppy head kick and McMurdoch moves out of range easily.
Jach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McMurdoch's calf.
McMurdoch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank McMurdoch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMurdoch misses with an uppercut. Jach saw that one coming.
Jach ducks under a wild hook from McMurdoch.
McMurdoch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMurdoch is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMurdoch throws out a loose jab but Jach uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMurdoch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick from Jach lands but McMurdoch takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McMurdoch.
McMurdoch walks into a left hand.
McMurdoch misses with a hook. Jach ducked under it nicely.

Jach clinches.
Jach keeps control of McMurdoch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jach trying to land knees to the body.
Jach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McMurdoch fails to land.
Jach has McMurdoch pressed against the cage.
Jach prevents McMurdoch from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McMurdoch can't break the clinch.
Jach leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jach for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Norman Jach.
Jach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McMurdoch.
Jach lands a high kick!
McMurdoch looks to throw the jab but Jach is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jach.
Jach ducks under a wild hook from McMurdoch.
McMurdoch looks to score with a jab to the body but Jach is just out of range.
Norman Jach is winning the standup battle so far.
Jach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McMurdoch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jach feints and then cracks McMurdoch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McMurdoch down.
McMurdoch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMurdoch blocks a head kick by Jach.
Jach connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jach throws a lazy right hand but McMurdoch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McMurdoch misses with a wild body shot.
Jach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McMurdoch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jach.
McMurdoch fails with the takedown.
The fighters circling - Jach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jach throws a leg kick which misses McMurdoch's front leg but catches the back leg as McMurdoch tries to avoid it.
Jach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McMurdoch.
McMurdoch throws out a loose jab but Jach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jach.
McMurdoch takes a head kick and keeps coming.

McMurdoch is rocked!
Jach thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McMurdoch if he has to take too many more of those.
McMurdoch is still on wobbly legs! Can Jach finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurdoch drops his hands momentarily and Jach needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips McMurdoch just on the top of the head. McMurdoch drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in McMurdoch - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Norman Jach!