PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdoch has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Randy Lahey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lahey
vs
Murdoch

175 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Likes comics

Good takedowns
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Murdoch!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdoch throws a head kick but Lahey moves out of range.

Lahey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lahey lands in his opponent's guard.
Murdoch looks winded!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murdoch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lahey.
Murdoch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lahey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lahey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murdoch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lahey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lahey distracts Murdoch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey looking to pass the guard.
Murdoch being controlled here, momentarily.
Lahey works over Murdoch with some ground and pound from guard.
Lahey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lahey cracks Murdoch with a solid left hand.
Murdoch is trying to control the position but Lahey postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lahey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lahey stays in close to Murdoch's body and controls the position.
Murdoch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lahey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lahey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lahey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Randy Lahey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Lahey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lahey working over Murdoch with some ground and pound. Murdoch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Murdoch looking for submissions off his back.
Lahey controlling the pace.
Lahey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Murdoch for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Lahey.
Lahey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lahey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdoch has hold of Lahey's hands but Lahey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Lahey seems content to control.
Lahey lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lahey working Murdoch over with strikes.
Lahey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lahey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murdoch on the ground.
Ground and pound from Lahey.
Lahey really is a fat lump.
Lahey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murdoch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Lahey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lahey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Lahey.
Murdoch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Lahey pushes Murdoch up against the cage in a clinch.
Murdoch is trying to break the clinch but Lahey has him pressed against the cage.

Lahey gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murdoch regains guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murdoch is on top in guard.

Lahey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lahey is looking for a triangle but Murdoch pushes his legs off easily.
Murdoch trying to control the position from guard on top but Lahey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lahey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murdoch's guard.
Lahey controlling from the top position.

Murdoch looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lahey is defending well. Murdoch quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lahey has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Murdoch celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dean Murdoch!