PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordi Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frankie Murdock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Murdock
vs
Warner

195 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
238 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordi Warner!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock wants to clinch.
Warner shoots in but Murdock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warner shoots in for a double leg but Murdock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murdock stuffs the takedown attempt from Warner. Warner gets slowly back to his feet.
Frankie Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordi Warner.
Murdock is looking to clinch.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.

Murdock moves into the clinch.

Murdock breaks the clinch.
Murdock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warner's head backwards.
Horrible takedown by Warner or perhaps it was just good defense by Murdock which made him look bad.

Murdock clinches up with Warner and pushes him back against the cage.
Murdock fails to pull guard.

Murdock manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock stuffs the takedown attempt from Warner. Warner gets slowly back to his feet.

Murdock clinches.
Warner keeps control of Murdock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Murdock.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Warner won't allow it.

Murdock breaks from the clinch.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murdock wants to clinch.

Warner gets caught flat footed, as Murdock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Warner controlling the position.

Murdock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Warner looking for a guillotine here but Murdock defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murdock stands up and waves to Warner to follow him.

Warner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murdock is trying to improve his position.
Warner working away.
Murdock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to escape but Warner is in control.
Murdock is breathing heavily.

Warner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murdock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Warner stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Murdock moves into the clinch.

Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock tries to clinch there but Warner circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Warner.

Murdock rushes Warner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner wants a takedown.
Warner goes for a takedown attempt but Murdock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Murdock clinches.
Warner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warner with a lazy takedown attempt

and Murdock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murdock.

Murdock has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Warner uses from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet but Warner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Murdock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Murdock.

Murdock closes the distance and clinches.
Warner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murdock smiles and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murdock.
Murdock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murdock is looking to clinch.
Warner circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murdock.
Warner shoots in but Murdock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warner shoots for a double leg takedown but Murdock sprawls well. He's pushed Warner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frankie Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordi Warner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock tries to clinch up but Warner circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Murdock. No joy for Warner on that attempt.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murdock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murdock tries to clinch up but Warner circles away and keeps his distance.
Murdock throws a half hearted mid kick.

Murdock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warner goes for a takedown attempt but Murdock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Murdock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murdock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
Murdock prevents the takedown attempt.

Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock throws a right and a left that Warner avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Murdock misses its intended target.
Murdock tries to bum rush Warner with a series of wild strikes but Warner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Warner gets a clinch.

Warner has clasped his hands together around Murdock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Murdock is trying to buck Warner off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock is trying to improve his position.
Murdock is working hard here to advance position.
Warner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Warner scoring with punches from side control.

Warner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Warner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murdock prevents Warner from moving into mount.

Warner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murdock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Murdock gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Warner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murdock tries to roll over but Warner keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Murdock dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Warner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Warner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Warner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murdock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murdock is looking to regain half guard here but Warner keeps moving and retains side control.
Murdock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Warner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murdock, who protects the arm well.
Murdock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Warner manages to move to mount!

Warner working for a guillotine from mount but Murdock is in no mood to give up.

Warner goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Murdock turns into him and now he's in Warner's guard.
Warner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murdock.
Murdock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Warner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Warner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Warner working for a triangle but Murdock defends it easily.

Warner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murdock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warner is pulling down on Murdock's head to control his posture.
Murdock lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner is looking to stand up but Murdock isn't so interested in that idea.

Murdock gets to his feet - Warner follows without any prompting.
Murdock throws a hook but Warner blocks it.
Murdock tries to clinch up.
Warner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warner shoots in and drives through. Murdock sprawls well.
Murdock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Warner rushes Murdock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murdock looking for a takedown.
Murdock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warner is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murdock.
Warner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murdock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Warner tries for a takedown but Murdock manages to get underhooks.
Frankie Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordi Warner.
Warner wants a takedown but no success here.
Jordi Warner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murdock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Warner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murdock wants to stall.
Murdock avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordi Warner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murdock 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Murdock!