PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between black white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

white
vs
Murray

179 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, black white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Murray!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
white will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
white throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
white tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
white works over Murray's head and body with a nice combination.
white throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
white looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
white scores with a head kick.
Murray sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A combination from white does no damage.
white throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from white.
white throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
white buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from white.
white rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray dodges the punch combination from white.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white chopping away at his opponent's legs.
white throws a series of strikes that have Murray backpedaling.
white throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from white.
Murray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
white throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
white misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by white!
white lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by white.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
white is working the combinations to good effect here.
white tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray shoots for a takedown but white saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
white displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
white rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
white misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
white fails to land with a series of punches.

Murray shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murray is nestled in close to white, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
white is looking to escape.
Murray stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white tries to kick Murray off but Murray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Murray is looking to stall here but white recovers full guard.

white working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.
Murray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murray's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but white is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray is standing up over white. white looks to escape but Murray dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that black white will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says white as he avoids it easily.
white rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
white scores with a three punch combo!
white throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
white connects with the punch.
Murray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murray blocks a head kick by white.
white misses with a few strikes there.
white throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
white misses with a jab, cross combination.
white pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from white.
white tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from white misses.
A good leg kick by white.
black white is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from white does no damage.
Murray checks a low kick from white.
white lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
white throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
white throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
Murray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
black white has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Murray.
A combination from white does no damage.
white misses with a wild combination.
black white is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from white both land. Nice combination.
white fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with white but white pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
white scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
white misses with a wild combination.
white misses with a few strikes there.
white misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
white misses with a wild combination.
white scores with a punch to the head.
white throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
white thuds his right hand into Murray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
white connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murray's hands.
white tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
white misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and white duly obliges.
white rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
white throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
white swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Murray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. white looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
white wants to get back to his feet but Murray is dominant here and he's now got white's back!
white is taking damage to the body and head.
Murray is trying to stick to white's back but white is turning into Murray. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Murray's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by white.
Murray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with white. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
white stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
white wants to stand and escape but instead Murray has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
white is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
white looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
white is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murray is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that black white will probably get the nod.
That's time! white's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

white tries a head kick but it misses.
white misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from white.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
white looks to land a combination. Murray sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
white lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
white throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by white!
white lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murray backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for white.
Murray shoots for a takedown but white saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
white looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
white throws a one two combo.
white lands with a slapping head kick.
white scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
white lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for white, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
white fails to land with a series of punches.
white throws a head kick that misses.
white swinging wilding here.
white stuffs the takedown.
black white has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Murray.
white throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
white lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
white moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
white will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
white uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murray has time to react.
white's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and white duly obliges.
white throws a head kick that misses.
white looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

white gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
white is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
white missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murray gets full guard.
white has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murray is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray controls white momentarily but white frees himself.
white wants to get up but he can't break Murray's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
white is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
Murray pulls white in to control the position.
Murray is trying to keep white in close.
white is fighting to break Murray's control of his arms but Murray is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
white makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frank Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
black white is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
black white showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for white, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... black white!