PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kranckx Diesel (ranked 636 p4p, 713 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 86 p4p, 92 weight class). Kranckx Diesel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Diesel
vs
Murphy

172 cm
27
165
10 - 3 - 0

172 cm
27
165
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kranckx Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diesel clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Diesel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diesel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diesel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Diesel.

Murphy pulls guard successfully.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.

Murphy is looking for a triangle but Diesel pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Murphy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murphy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diesel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Diesel is proving a slippery customer.
Diesel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Murphy is looking to cinch up a triangle. Diesel throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Murphy's body to avoid the submission. Murphy has instead reached around Diesel's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Murphy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Liam Murphy!