PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Briggs (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. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Briggs
vs
Murdoch

190 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Murdoch!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Briggs instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Briggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Briggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Briggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murdoch to the mat! Murdoch manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Briggs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murdoch's head.
Murdoch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Briggs controls the pace.
Briggs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs looking to pass the guard.
Briggs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Briggs scoring with some ground and pound.
Murdoch is trying to control the position but Briggs postures up.
Briggs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jackson Briggs just wasn't active enough.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Briggs lands a left and a right that send Murdoch crashing to the mat, dazed. Briggs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Murdoch is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Briggs rushes Murdoch and presses him up against the cage.
Murdoch is still on wobbly legs! Can Briggs finish him?

Briggs has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Murdoch clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Briggs working for the choke.

Briggs is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Murdoch has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Murdoch seems to have recovered his senses.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Briggs.
You can see the frustration on Murdoch's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Murdoch turns into Briggs and is now in his guard.
Briggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
Murdoch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Briggs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Briggs wants to sweep here but Murdoch controlling him for the moment.
Murdoch trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Briggs looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Murdoch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to improve his position but Murdoch is controlling well.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
Murdoch throwing shots but Briggs is blocking nicely.
Murdoch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Briggs wants to control but Murdoch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Briggs wants to improve his position but Murdoch is controlling well.
Briggs wants to control but Murdoch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Briggs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Briggs scores with a takedown into Murdoch's guard.
Briggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Briggs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Briggs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Jackson Briggs wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Briggs scores with a takedown into Murdoch's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch is trying to keep Briggs in close.
Briggs sitting in guard here, content to control.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murdoch is keeping the position for now.
Briggs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murdoch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jackson Briggs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Briggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murdoch to the mat! Murdoch manages to get full guard.
Briggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murdoch can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs postures up in Murdoch's guard and throws a big left but Murdoch blocks it.
Briggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Briggs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Murdoch looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Briggs has picked Murdoch up and slammed him! Murdoch can't keep hold of the triangle and Briggs manages to pass to side control!
Briggs scoring with punches from side control.

Briggs stands up and beckons Murdoch to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdoch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Murdoch misses.
Murdoch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Briggs instigates a clinch.
Briggs taking a breather.

Briggs is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Murdoch can't fight it off and eventually Briggs manages to take the fight to the floor. Murdoch looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murdoch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson Briggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Briggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murdoch working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murdoch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Briggs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Jackson Briggs wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Briggs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murdoch's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdoch wants to sweep here but Briggs controlling him for the moment.
Briggs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Briggs dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Briggs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murdoch's guard.

Briggs decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Briggs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murdoch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Murdoch gets tackled into the cage by Briggs. Briggs maintains the clinch.

Briggs pulls guard successfully.
Briggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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!

Briggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Briggs keeping moving, preventing Murdoch from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs wants to improve his position but instead Murdoch has moved into half guard.
Murdoch trying to control from half guard but Briggs is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Briggs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Murdoch trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Murdoch pushing down on Briggs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murdoch in particular looking to stall.
Murdoch is keen to just control but Briggs is a slippery customer.
Briggs keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Murdoch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Briggs keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Murdoch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Murdoch throws a right hand that Briggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Briggs also avoids with ease.
Murdoch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch misses with a leg kick
and Briggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Murdoch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Briggs counters with a nice body kick.
Briggs throws a series of strikes that have Murdoch backpedaling.
Murdoch throws a lazy head kick
and Briggs counters with a nice body kick.
Murdoch throws a series of punches but Briggs avoids them all with ease.

Briggs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murdoch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdoch gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Briggs has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Murdoch wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Briggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch is looking to improve his position but Briggs isn't that keen on the idea.
Briggs controlling his opponent.
Briggs with the ground and pound from mount.
Dean Murdoch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Briggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briggs controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Briggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Briggs 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Briggs!