PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into the arena with Remain Calm blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Murdock

185 cm
29
194 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

183 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Milwaukee's Best 160
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murdock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matt Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas clobbers Murdock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.

Murdock clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock throws a head punch that misses.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Thomas.
A short right from Murdock.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Murdock avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
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!
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Murdock's ribcage. Murdock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Murdock lands a shot to the body.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Murdock.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Murdock blocks an uppercut.
Murdock effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rick Thomas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murdock.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Murdock avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Murdock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murdock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas avoiding damage.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murdock is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Murdock gets an underhook and turns Thomas into the cage.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murdock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Murdock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Murdock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas is working Murdock over against the cage.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
Murdock is pushing Thomas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Murdock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Murdock digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murdock pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Murdock.
Thomas tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Murdock works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murdock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Murdock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Murdock closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Murdock.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Murdock lands an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murdock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Murdock avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Murdock pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
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!
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Murdock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
Murdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock misses with a body punch.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Murdock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Murdock works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Murdock lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
Murdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matt Murdock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murdock lands with a short shot to the head.

Thomas is rocked!
Murdock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murdock.
Murdock lands a big right hand that drops Thomas! The killer instinct kicks in and Murdock finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Murdock!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Murdock!
Matt Murdock is the new middleweight champion!
Matt Murdock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.