PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 219 p4p, 189 weight class) and Settakian Fett (ranked 39 p4p, 33 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Murphy
vs
Fett

179 cm
33
170
22 - 12 - 2

180 cm
34
173
26 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

Conviction
Dark Knight Nutrition

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 22 - 12 - 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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett misses with a body shot.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Fett 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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Fett slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murphy - the referee stops the clock and Fett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murphy. Fett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Fett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Fett dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Fett misses with a wild combination.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fett throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Fett does it's job there.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Fett misses.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
A low kick lands for Fett.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Fett looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Fett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fett connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Fett down.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Jab from Fett.
Fett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fett throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy lands a jab to Fett's midsection.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fett at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Fett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fett slips under a jab.
Fett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Fett. Those never looked like landing.
Fett moves away from the strike by Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy throws a low kick but Fett moves out of range easily.
Fett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fett scores with a hook.
Fett connects with a high kick.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Fett saw that one coming.
Fett steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fett takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Fett. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Settakian Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Fett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Fett.
Fett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range as Fett strikes.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Fett lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fett. Fett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Fett's knee but Fett avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Fett blocks the leg kick.
Murphy misses with a hook. Fett ducked under it nicely.
Fett is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Fett's defenses.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Fett blocks the low kick.
Fett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Fett saw that one coming.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Fett throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fett throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick.
Fett throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Fett throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Settakian Fett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fett thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Murphy.
Donk. Fett catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Murphy with a nice calf kick.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fett.
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Fett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fett scores with a jab.
Fett looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Fett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Fett. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fett's sensitive parts.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Settakian Fett seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice jab there from Fett.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy slips under a jab from Fett.
Fett misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Fett throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Fett misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fett.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Fett avoids it.
Fett slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Fett's leg. Fett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fett swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Fett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy defending well as Fett loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
Fett throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy throws a one two combo.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fett moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Fett misses.
Fett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Fett throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fett. That's going to slow Murphy down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett connects with an inside leg kick.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fett misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fett under the eye.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Murphy.
Fett throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Murphy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Fett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy lands with a hook. Fett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murphy will feel that in the morning.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Fett sees coming a mile off.
Fett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy with a nice calf kick.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fett scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range as Fett strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Murphy throws a right hand that Fett ducks under and follows up with a left that Fett also avoids with ease.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fett lands a nice looking body shot.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
Fett stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Fett.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Fett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fett wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fett.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murphy.
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 Tobias Murphy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Fett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Fett.
Murphy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Fett down.
Fett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett connects with a single shot there.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Fett's leg. Fett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fett staying out of range there.
Fett wants to counter with a clinch but Murphy pushes him away.
Fett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy avoids the head kick by Fett.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett misses with a low kick.
Fett moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fett moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fett.
Fett catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Fett moved away.
Fett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy stuns Fett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Fett swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
A big left from Fett misses.
Fett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Fett feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
A big right from Fett misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fett.
Fett misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fett, as that shot connected.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Fett defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Fett should have avoided that one.
Fett connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Murphy tries a low kick but Fett avoids it.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Fett avoided it.
Fett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fett.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Fett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fett.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Fett is out of range.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Murphy tenderised Fett's leg. Fett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy moves forwards but Fett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Fett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Fett.
Fett connects with a high kick.
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy works Fett's body with a nice hook.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fett throws a head kick that misses.
Fett moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Fett with a nice cross.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy cracks Fett with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Fett scores with a push kick.
A big right from Fett misses.
A solid body kick from Fett.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Settakian Fett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Settakian Fett!
Post fight, Settakian Fett took to the microphone: 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.