PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 347 p4p, 44 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 381 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murphy
vs
Wood

179 cm
31
170 lbs
19 - 10 - 2

200 cm
29
180 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Wood sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Wood is trying to counter with his kicks.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wood is able to avoid easily.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Wood.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Wood saw it coming and moves away.
Wood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Wood down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy misses with the body kick
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Wood throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Wood knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood moves out of range of the body kick.
Wood misses with a body kick.
As Wood backs away, Murphy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murphy swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
It looks like Murphy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wood lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wood's sensitive parts.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wood is able to avoid easily.
Wood follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Wood slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy slips under a jab from Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick from Murphy lands but Wood takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Murphy misses
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Wood moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Wood moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Wood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wood lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Tobias Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wood takes a step back to recover.
Murphy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Wood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy digs a good hook to Wood's body.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wood. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Murphy cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy cracks Wood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy is looking to slow Wood down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wood might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murphy has got the better of the exchanges.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Wood checks it
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Murphy is rocked!
Murphy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wood counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Wood!
Willie Wood thanked the fans post fight for their support.