PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock comes to the cage accompanied by You're Blind. 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
Van Winkle

183 cm
34
189 lbs
37 - 6 - 0

189 cm
32
197 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock avoids the head kick by Van Winkle.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Winkle moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Van Winkle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murdock misses with a leg kick

and Van Winkle counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Winkle wants to control but Murdock is keeping him busy.
Murdock is trying to control Van Winkle's posture but Van Winkle avoids it.
Murdock tries to bench press Van Winkle off him but Van Winkle keeps the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murdock.
Van Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murdock pulls Van Winkle in close to prevent any damage.
Van Winkle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Winkle trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
Van Winkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murdock trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock pulls Van Winkle in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Winkle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Winkle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Winkle being controlled here momentarily.

We're going to have a standup here because Matt Murdock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Van Winkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Winkle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murdock throws a body kick that misses.
Van Winkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murdock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle connects with a high kick.
Van Winkle misses with a takedown attempt
and Murdock counters with a thumping low kick.
Murdock lands a jab to Van Winkle's midsection.
Murdock scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.

Murdock moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Winkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Winkle.
A shot in the inside from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle slowing the pace effectively.
Murdock tries to work over Van Winkle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Winkle looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Winkle scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Winkle is trying to pull guard but Murdock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Winkle blocking some punches.
Murdock pushes Van Winkle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Van Winkle avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Van Winkle stalls.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Winkle tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Van Winkle blocks an uppercut.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Winkle misses with the head strike.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Winkle.
Murdock tries to work over Van Winkle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Van Winkle is looking to control Murdock's arms but Murdock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Winkle has his back to the cage.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Van Winkle scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Winkle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Murdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Van Winkle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Murdock looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Winkle is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Murdock there.
Murdock tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Van Winkle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Winkle is fighting to break Murdock's control of his arms but Murdock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murdock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Matt Murdock just wasn't active enough.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Van Winkle.

Murdock lands a big head kick that sends Van Winkle tumbling to the mat! Murdock takes a step backwards and waves Van Winkle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Murdock.
Matt Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Winkle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Van Winkle is rocked!
Murdock sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Van Winkle's defenses. It connects perfectly with Van Winkle's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Murdock!
Matt Murdock retains his middleweight title!
As Matt Murdock got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Good fight Donnie.'.