PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daday Dadaeff (ranked 1586 p4p, 4021 weight class) and Cathail Murphy (ranked 234 p4p, 522 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.

Dadaeff
vs
Murphy

176 cm
31
178
11 - 7 - 1

175 cm
31
175
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Big Dog Gains 160Q $220

PWNAGE

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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daday Dadaeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fails with the takedown
enabling Dadaeff to counter with a crisp jab.

Murphy instigates a clinch.

Dadaeff breaks the clinch.
Dadaeff scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dadaeff paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dadaeff clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Dadaeff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dadaeff can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Dadaeff scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dadaeff breaks the clinch.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dadaeff pinned against the cage. Dadaeff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dadaeff scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dadaeff.
Murphy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dadaeff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Murphy is rocked!

It looks like Cathail Murphy has been cut.
Daday Dadaeff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
Dadaeff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murphy.
Murphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dadaeff counters with a left hand that sends Murphy to the canvas!
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Dadaeff finish him?
Dadaeff is pushing down on Murphy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murphy is fighting to maintain full guard but Dadaeff has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dadaeff is working away from the top position though.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in half guard, Dadaeff seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Dadaeff slows the pace down in half guard.
Dadaeff wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.
Dadaeff sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dadaeff wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Dadaeff trying to pass the guard but Murphy defending well.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Dadaeff misses the target.
Dadaeff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dadaeff pinned against the cage. Dadaeff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dadaeff misses.
Dadaeff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dadaeff lands with an overhand left.
Dadaeff scores with a nice right hand.

Murphy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Dadaeff has wrist control.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dadaeff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Dadaeff keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daday Dadaeff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cathail Murphy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dadaeff misses with an uppercut.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dadaeff with a body shot.

Dadaeff bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Murphy! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Dadaeff prevents Murphy from getting back to his feet.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dadaeff controls the pace.
Dadaeff with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dadaeff is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dadaeff won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
Dadaeff being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dadaeff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murphy is looking to stand up but Dadaeff isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dadaeff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dadaeff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dadaeff finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Daday Dadaeff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Dadaeff. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Dadaeff throws a big shot that misses.
Dadaeff slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dadaeff as he avoids it easily.
Daday Dadaeff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
Murphy with a poor takedown

and Dadaeff counters with a right hand that sends Murphy tumbling to the canvas! Can Dadaeff finish him? He dives into Murphy's guard looking to do just that!

That has opened up Cathail Murphy's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dadaeff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dadaeff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dadaeff trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Dadaeff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dadaeff manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dadaeff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murphy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Murphy has hold of Dadaeff's hands but Dadaeff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murphy has his hands clasped together around Dadaeff's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dadaeff gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dadaeff connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Murphy to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dadaeff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daday Dadaeff!
Daday Dadaeff very nearly forgot to thank Big Dog Gains 160Q $220 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.