PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bor Bratovz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bratovz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andrey Zheleznyakov - Oy, to ne vecher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murdoch
vs
Bratovz

181 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Murdoch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bor Bratovz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdoch 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.
Murdoch digs a good hook to Bratovz's body.
Bratovz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bratovz looks for a takedown but Murdoch sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murdoch, as that shot connected.
Murdoch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Murdoch does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdoch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bratovz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdoch.
Murdoch tries to clinch up.
Murdoch throws a series of punches but Bratovz moves out of range.
Murdoch throws a front kick aimed at Bratovz's knee but Bratovz avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch digs a good body shot into Bratovz's ribs.
Murdoch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bratovz in his tracks.
Hank Murdoch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdoch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murdoch tries to close the distance and clinch but Bratovz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Murdoch.
Bratovz connects with an inside leg kick.
Murdoch swings for the body but Bratovz moves out of range.
Bratovz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Murdoch instigates a clinch.
Murdoch lands with a left to the head.
Murdoch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bratovz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murdoch can't break the clinch.
Murdoch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murdoch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bratovz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hank Murdoch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bor Bratovz.
Bratovz is trying to drag Murdoch to the mat but Murdoch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murdoch working hard to break the clinch.
Murdoch has had enough of the clinch but Bratovz keeps him there for the moment.
Bratovz wants a takedown but no success here.
Murdoch wants to get back to striking at distance but Bratovz won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch is trying to force a seperation but Bratovz has the dominant position.
Bratovz tries to pull guard but Murdoch won't allow it.

Murdoch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdoch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bratovz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murdoch after a bit of a struggle.

Bratovz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murdoch uses from the top position.
Murdoch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bratovz looking for a sweep. Not yet Bratovz, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murdoch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bratovz is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bratovz wants to sweep here but Murdoch controlling him for the moment.
Murdoch tries to stand but Bratovz is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murdoch lands a jab-cross combination.
A good leg kick by Bratovz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Murdoch dominated that round.
That's time! Murdoch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Murdoch looks to throw the jab but Bratovz is out of range.

Murdoch has managed to clinch.
Bratovz fails to pull guard.

Murdoch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Murdoch clinches up against the cage.
Murdoch wants to break free but Bratovz has control.
Bratovz tries to pull guard but Murdoch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murdoch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bratovz has him pressed against the cage.
Murdoch is trying to push Bratovz away but Bratovz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murdoch is trying to break free.
Murdoch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murdoch is trying to break the clinch but Bratovz has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murdoch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murdoch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murdoch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bratovz manages to avoid it.
Hank Murdoch is winning the standup battle so far.
Murdoch throws a body punch but Bratovz moves out of range.
Murdoch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bratovz counters with a low kick, right behind Murdoch 's knee.
Bratovz throws a right hand that Murdoch ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdoch also avoids with ease.
Bratovz doesn't manage to clinch there - Murdoch circles away.
Murdoch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murdoch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bratovz.
Nice sprawl there from Murdoch as Bratovz shoots in.
Hank Murdoch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bor Bratovz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratovz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murdoch works over Bratovz's head and body with a nice combination.
Murdoch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bratovz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murdoch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdoch with a nice cross.
Bratovz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murdoch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bratovz instigates a clinch.
Bratovz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murdoch's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murdoch can't break the clinch.
Bratovz fails to pull guard.
Bratovz tries to score a body lock takedown but Murdoch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murdoch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdoch is looking to break free of the clinch but Bratovz has double underhooks.
Bratovz keeps control of Murdoch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murdoch can't break the clinch.

Murdoch breaks the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bratovz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bratovz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murdoch after a bit of a struggle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murdoch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murdoch wants to break free but Bratovz has control.
Murdoch pushes Bratovz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdoch is trying to force a seperation but Bratovz has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdoch has had enough of the clinch but Bratovz keeps him there for the moment.
Murdoch wants to get back to striking at distance but Bratovz won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Murdoch dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bratovz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murdoch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bratovz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bratovz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murdoch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bratovz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bratovz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murdoch tries to avoid it but Bratovz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murdoch to the ground. Murdoch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bratovz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bratovz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murdoch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bratovz can do to turn this around?
Bratovz closes the distance and clinches up with Murdoch, looking for a takedown. Bratovz pushes Murdoch against the cage but Murdoch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hank Murdoch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bor Bratovz.
Murdoch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bratovz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch lands a body shot.
Murdoch misses the shot to the body.
Bratovz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bratovz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murdoch throws a body punch but Bratovz moves out of range.
Murdoch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bratovz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bratovz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murdoch as he jumps to the side.
Murdoch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bratovz.
Bratovz tries for a takedown but Murdoch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch stuns Bratovz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left lands for Murdoch.
Murdoch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bratovz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murdoch lands a nice shot to the body.
Murdoch connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdoch lands with a nice body punch.
Bor Bratovz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Murdoch coming out on top.
Murdoch scores with a decent looking hook.

Murdoch closes the distance and clinches.
Murdoch tries to circle away but Bratovz has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdoch working hard to break the clinch.
Hank Murdoch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murdoch can't break the clinch.
Murdoch wants to get back to striking at distance but Bratovz won't allow it.
Murdoch wants to break free but Bratovz has control.
Hank Murdoch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murdoch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bratovz wants to take the fight to the mat but Murdoch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bratovz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murdoch walks away with a smile on his face. Bratovz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Bratovz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bratovz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murdoch scores with a nice head shot.
Bratovz tried to score with a low kick but Murdoch checks it.
Murdoch lands a right hook to the body.
Murdoch lands a jab to the head.
Murdoch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bratovz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murdoch avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdoch lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Murdoch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murdoch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Murdoch!