PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murdock
vs
Lord

175 cm
23
156 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

171 cm
26
147 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Murdock throws a counter high kick but Lord was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Lord - just one landing.
Murdock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord scores with a body shot.
Lord darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murdock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lord.
Murdock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murdock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Murdock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Lord.
Murdock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lord just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murdock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lord bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murdock's head.
Lord misses with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lord misses with a head kick.
Lord lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Lord misses.
Lord lands a nice looking body shot.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lord misses with the combination.
Lord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lord lands a slapping body shot.
Lord fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murdock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Murdock's front leg but catches the back leg as Murdock tries to avoid it.
Murdock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murdock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A cross from Lord lands.
Lord connects with a body shot that sends Murdock's belly button to the back.
Murdock slips a straight right by Lord.
Lord lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lord.
Murdock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurdock.
Lord fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murdock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lord throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock checks a leg kick nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murdock.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
A quick step to the side and Murdock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lord throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Lord is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murdock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord jabs Murdock right on the nose. Murdock blinks but takes it well.
Lord lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock blocks a low kick nicely.
Lord throws a chopping leg kick but Murdock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murdock throws a quick counter head kick but Lord was just out of range.
Lord throws a lazy uppercut
and Murdock counters with a nice leg kick.
Murdock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lord on the side of the head.
Murdock scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock throws a series of strikes that have Lord backpedaling.
Murdock punishes Lord's body with a nice straight punch.
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Murdock's front leg but catches the back leg as Murdock tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Lord.
Murdock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lord just manages to avoid it.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Murdock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Lord backs away, Murdock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murdock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murdock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Lord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murdock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Lord.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murdock is able to avoid easily.
A punch lands to the side of Murdock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murdock tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Lord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murdock in his tracks.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Lord.
Murdock half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord punishes Murdock's body with a nice straight punch.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Lord.
That kick from Murdock tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord throws a body kick that misses
and Murdock counters with a nice leg kick.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock throws a sloppy body shot
and Lord counters with a body kick.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murdock doesn't seem phased though.
Murdock blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Murdock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lord.
Lord tries to land a front kick but Murdock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lord lands a nice hook to Murdock's body. Murdock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
Murdock throws a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murdock counters with a right hand to the body.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord stuns Murdock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murdock.
Lord throws a front kick aimed at Murdock's knee but Murdock avoids it well.
Murdock jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock is looking to wear down Lord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murdock throws a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Lord misses with a hook. Murdock ducked under it nicely.
Murdock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murdock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lord.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Murdock swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Murdock checks a leg kick nicely.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Murdock slips the punch.
Murdock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lord misses with a leg kick
and Murdock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
Murdock wants to slow Lord down by chopping away at his legs.
Lord flicks out a counter leg kick but Murdock steps away.
Lord slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lord lands with a nice body punch.
Lord tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murdock is able to avoid easily.
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord cracks Murdock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lord finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lord throws a head kick but Murdock moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands a leg kick that knocks Murdock off balance momentarily.
Lord fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murdock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lord connects with a right hand. Murdock shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord catches Murdock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murdock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Selfie Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lord throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lord lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murdock backs up against the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Selfie Lord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lord checks a leg kick.
Murdock slips a jab from Lord.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murdock doesn't seem phased though.
Lord lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Lord.
A big right from Lord misses.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord throws a leg kick
and Murdock counters with a solid body kick.
Lord blocks a leg kick.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Murdock 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.
Lord connects with a body shot that sends Murdock's belly button to the back.
Murdock tries to move into range but Lord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murdock defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murdock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lord.
Lord misses with a kick to the body
and Murdock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lord is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lord tests Murdock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lord.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a head kick that half lands.
Murdock's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Murdock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murdock appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Lord cracks Murdock with an open hand slap.
Murdock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lord counters with a nice body kick.
Lord misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murdock checks a leg kick.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
Lord digs a good body shot into Murdock's ribs.
Selfie Lord is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord feints and then cracks Murdock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murdock down.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Murdock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lord lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murdock's sensitive parts.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Murdock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michael Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lord misses with an uppercut
and Murdock counters with a thumping low kick.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Lord.
Lord takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murdock lands with a kick to the temple. Lord shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murdock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lord throws a lazy body kick
and Murdock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Lord connects with a body shot that sends Murdock's belly button to the back.
Lord throws a leg kick but Murdock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murdock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a looping left.
As Lord backs away, Murdock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Murdock misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Lord.
Lord thuds his right hand into Murdock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murdock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lord misses with a head kick.
Murdock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lord just manages to avoid it.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Murdock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murdock moves forwards but Lord connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murdock gets cracked there but stands up to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Selfie Lord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lord has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Selfie Lord!
A very excited looking Selfie Lord made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.