PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray's entrance music is Big Strong Bosss by SWANS. A fine choice. Mayfield has chosen Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tyler Mayfield enters the cage!

Murray
vs
Mayfield

180 cm
24
193 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

185 cm
28
190 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cameron Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Mayfield.
Mayfield tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Murray scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Tyler Mayfield has been cut.
Mayfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Mayfield.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayfield.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayfield looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Mayfield.
Mayfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Mayfield.
Mayfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayfield staying out of range there.
Murray looks to clinch
and Mayfield counters with a good low kick that Murray was not able to check.
Mayfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Mayfield defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray throws a hook but Mayfield avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Mayfield tried to score with a low kick but Murray checks it.
A big left from Mayfield misses.
Murray with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayfield misses the target.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Mayfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mayfield throws a head kick that misses.
Murray connects with a jab.
Murray lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murray.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray moves forwards but Mayfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murray feints a jab promting Mayfield to slip. Murray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayfield.
Murray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Murray moves into range and clinches up with Mayfield.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mayfield tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Mayfield back against the cage.
A short right from Mayfield.
Murray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray works on Mayfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayfield scores with a shot to the side of Murray's head.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
Mayfield looking to throw knees to the head but Murray is blocking nicely.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayfield backwards.
Mayfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray lands a shoulder strike.
Murray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murray is trying to break free.

Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left and a right from Murray both land. Nice combination.
The fighters circling - Mayfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray connects with a crisp jab.
Murray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mayfield staying out of range there.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Mayfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayfield misses with an uppercut
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mayfield throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Mayfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mayfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayfield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murray to score with a decent uppercut.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands with a hook. Mayfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murray blocks a head kick by Mayfield.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayfield takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.

Murray forces Mayfield back against the cage and clinches.
Mayfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Murray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mayfield misses with a short punch on the inside.

Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray punishes Mayfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Mayfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayfield.
Nice jab there from Murray.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murray.
Mayfield moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayfield slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Mayfield backpedaling.
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 Tyler Mayfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good leg kick by Mayfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Mayfield backpedaling.
A big right from Murray misses.
Mayfield throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Murray moves in looking to clinch but Mayfield pushes him off.
Mayfield throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murray misses with a hook.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mayfield misses the jab.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayfield.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayfield throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield lands with a kick to the temple. Murray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mayfield walks into a jab.
Mayfield wants to clinch but Murray slips to the side
and Murray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Mayfield.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayfield is just out of range.
Mayfield throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.

Mayfield clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
Mayfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mayfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murray is struggling to control the position.
Mayfield tries a knee to the head but Murray blocks it.
Mayfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayfield looking to throw knees to the head but Murray is blocking nicely.
Mayfield is breathing heavily.
Mayfield lands a hook to the side of the head.

Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Murray. That snapped Mayfield's head back.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Mayfield's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Mayfield misses with a straight right.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Mayfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray connects with a body shot.
Murray throws a jab when Mayfield was well out of range.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Murray jabs at Mayfield's body.
A jab from Mayfield misses.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Mayfield tenderised Murray's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayfield throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mayfield scores with a jab. Murray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Mayfield moved out of range nicely.
Mayfield dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Mayfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murray cracks Mayfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayfield.
Mayfield takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Mayfield tries to clinch but Murray moves away
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Mayfield.
Murray takes one to the chin there.
Mayfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayfield wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray cracks Mayfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mayfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayfield avoids the body shot from Murray.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayfield.
Mayfield drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mayfield counters with a straight right hand.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Mayfield.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray throws a right and a left that Mayfield avoids nicely.
Mayfield swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray swings for the body but Mayfield moves out of range.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Murray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Mayfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.

Mayfield drives through and clinches with Murray against the cage.

Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mayfield misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Mayfield.
Murray is looking to break free of the clinch but Mayfield has double underhooks.
Murray is looking to break free of the clinch but Mayfield has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Mayfield crunches a lovely knee into Murray's ribcage.
Murray wants to get back to striking at distance but Mayfield won't allow it.
Murray blocks the elbow strike.

Murray breaks from the clinch.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Murray lands with a straight right. Mayfield didn't see that one coming.
Mayfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayfield tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Mayfield throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayfield is just out of range.
Murray throws a right hand that Mayfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayfield also avoids with ease.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Mayfield moved out of range.
Mayfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray works over Mayfield's head and body with a nice combination.
A big right from Mayfield misses.
Decent striking displayed by Mayfield there.
Mayfield tries to clinch
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murray with a nice cross.
Mayfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mayfield slips a straight right by Murray.
Mayfield slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Mayfield scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Murray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayfield.
Mayfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murray's calf.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayfield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murray to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray cracks Mayfield with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Murray both land. Nice combination.
Murray moves out of range as Mayfield strikes.
Murray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mayfield counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mayfield lands a jab to Murray's midsection.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Mayfield's shoulder, as Mayfield tries to avoid the shot.
Mayfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mayfield goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield closes the distance but Murray moves to the side
and Murray counters with a three punch combo that has Mayfield backing up. Mayfield nods at Murray to acknowledge the strikes.
Murray cracks Mayfield with a good jab.
Murray's corner calls for a 1-2. Murray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mayfield misses with a double jab
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyler Mayfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mayfield.
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mayfield staying out of range there.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Mayfield ducks down to avoid it.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Mayfield scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Mayfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mayfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murray walks into a stiff left hand from Mayfield.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayfield takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mayfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Mayfield's head back.
Mayfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murray.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Mayfield.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Cameron Murray!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Cameron Murray!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Cameron Murray!

Cameron Murray wins by unanimous decision!