PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Murdock (ranked 4392 p4p, 442 weight class) and Rayne Dame (ranked 3828 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murdock
vs
Dame

175 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rayne Dame!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dame lands with a shot to the body.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murdock fails with a takedown attempt.
Murdock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dame avoids it really well and circles away.
Dame now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdock shoots in for a double leg but Dame sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murdock walks into a stiff left hand from Dame.
A punch combination from Murdock misses.

Murdock pushes Dame up against the cage in a clinch.
Dame tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.

Murdock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock moves out of range of the strikes.
Dame displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murdock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Some wild striking there from Dame.
Murdock tries to bum rush Dame with a series of wild strikes but Dame uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock walks into a left hand.
Murdock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Murdock instigates a clinch.

Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dame scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murdock doesn't seem bothered though.
Rayne Dame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murdock at a distance.
Dame slaps away a takedown attempt from Murdock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Murdock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dame is fending him off so far but Murdock persists. Nope, Dame circles away and we're back to standing.
Dame lands with an uppercut that bounces Murdock off the cage and back into range.
Murdock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dame throws out the jab.
Dame scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murdock in his tracks.
Dame throws a combination that misses

and Murdock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Dame holds him up against the cage and eventually Murdock drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murdock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dame stuffs the takedown attempt from Murdock. Murdock gets slowly back to his feet.
Dame bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murdock's head.
Dame wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dame throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Dame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dame bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dame lands a nice hook to Murdock's body. Murdock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murdock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Dame. Those never looked like landing.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dame sprawls well. Dame wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murdock gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dame throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
A combination from Dame does no damage.
Murdock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Dame.
Murdock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dame keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dame throws a series of punches but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dame 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.
Dame lands with a nice body punch.

Murdock pushes Dame up against the cage in a clinch.
Dame wants to break the clinch but can't.

Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dame scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dame throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dame misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Dame.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murdock.
Dame just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dame darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dame misses with a wild body shot.
Dame scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Murdock pushes Dame up against the cage in a clinch.
Dame is trying to break free.
Murdock lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayne Dame dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Murdock shoots for a double leg takedown but Dame sprawls well. He's pushed Murdock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murdock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dame avoids it really well and circles away.
Murdock has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dame lands a right hook to the body.
Dame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murdock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dame connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murdock scrambles back to his feet.
Rayne Dame seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murdock tries for a takedown but Dame circles away easily
and Dame counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dame stuffs the takedown.
Dame lands with a hook. Murdock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dame lands with a straight right. Murdock didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dame with a hook.
Dame just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dame tries to bum rush Murdock with a series of wild strikes but Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murdock shoots in looking for a takedown. Dame tries to sprawl out of it but Murdock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dame manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab lands there for Dame.
Dame lands a jab to the head.
Murdock lands a two punch combo.
Murdock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dame swivels and escapes.
Dame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Dame throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dame to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dame cracks Murdock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Dame misses.
It looked like Murdock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dame lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dame stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Dame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dame scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dame lands a jab.
Dame lands a slapping body shot.
Dame lands a lovely overhand right.
Dame lands with a nice body punch.
Dame looks to score with a jab to the body but Murdock is just out of range.
Dame cracks a nice hook into Murdock's ribs.
Murdock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dame counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dame connects with a jab.
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.
Dame lands a jab to the head.
Dame moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dame misses the shot to the body.
Dame misses the shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Murdock. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dame looks to land a combination. Murdock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dame displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murdock.
Dame fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dame leaves Murdock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dame works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murdock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dame lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Murdock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dame has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dame working hard to break the clinch.

Murdock manages to break the clinch.

Dame tries to keep at a distance but Murdock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dame is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.

Murdock breaks the clinch.
Murdock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dame connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dame lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dame throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murdock on the side of the head.
Dame misses with a jab to the body

and Murdock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murdock.

Murdock manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayne Dame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dame connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dame scores with a jab to the body.
Dame tries to bum rush Murdock with a series of wild strikes but Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murdock throws a big counter combination but Dame scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Dame as he connects with a hook.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown but Dame shows good takedown defense.
Dame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dame sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dame clobbers Murdock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dame misses with a few strikes there.
Dame throws a shot to the body.
Murdock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dame defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murdock at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dame scores with a jab to the body.
Dame slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Murdock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Dame lands a lovely overhand right.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown but Dame shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Dame on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dame throws out a powerful jab.

Murdock closes the distance and pushes Dame back into the cage.
Murdock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murdock pushes Dame back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dame tries to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling the position.
Murdock wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dame working hard to break the clinch.
Dame is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dame wants to break free but Murdock has control.

Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Murdock closes the distance and clinches.
Dame can't break the clinch.

Murdock breaks from the clinch.
Dame lands the left hand.
Dame throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murdock is defended easily by Dame.
Murdock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murdock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dame is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.

Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Dame bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murdock's head backwards.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Dame.
Ben Murdock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dame pinned against the cage. Dame gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dame is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murdock with a body shot.
Dame lands a nice hook to Murdock's body. Murdock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dame connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murdock momentarily.
Dame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murdock at a distance.
Dame getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dame thuds his right hand into Murdock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Murdock moves into the clinch.
Dame gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murdock.
Dame blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dame just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dame wants to break the clinch but can't.

Murdock breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dame. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murdock walks into a jab.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Dame.
Ben Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rayne Dame is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dame bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murdock's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rayne Dame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dame winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayne Dame!
Post fight, Rayne Dame stared into the camera and said 'I'd love to thank my fans who supported me and to my family. The fight was too easy, not even a sweat drop. '.