PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murdoch McNash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNash has chosen IllEvilHater - Maniac Maggot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jim Dandy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Murdoch McNash is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dandy
vs
McNash

210 cm
29
292 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

203 cm
27
267 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murdoch McNash!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dandy throws out a loose jab but McNash uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNash explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dandy looks to land a combination but McNash avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McNash.
Dandy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McNash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

McNash closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNash comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Dandy breaks from the clinch.
McNash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNash stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Jim Dandy has been cut.
Dandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dandy misses with an uppercut
and McNash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dandy really felt that one!
Murdoch McNash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dandy is breathing heavily.
McNash throws a right hand that Dandy ducks under and follows up with a left that Dandy also avoids with ease.
McNash is looking to slow Dandy down with leg kicks.
McNash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McNash ducks under a wild hook from Dandy.
Dandy slips a jab and a cross from McNash.
McNash connects with a right hand. Dandy shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dandy.
Good leg kick by McNash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dandy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McNash is looking to slow Dandy down with leg kicks.
McNash lands a two punch combo.
McNash has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McNash lands a brutal head kick. Dandy looks out on his feet and McNash throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Murdoch McNash!
During a confident post fight interview, Murdoch McNash thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.