PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Murphy (ranked 5056 p4p, 3561 weight class) and Youta Himura (ranked 543 p4p, 441 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Smash Shit Up. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Murphy
vs
Himura

195 cm
18
244
2 - 2 - 0

208 cm
22
282
3 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

HELLBENT
Nutritional Shaved Ice

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Youta Himura!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himura tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Himura thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Himura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy throws a jab when Himura was well out of range.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Himura lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Himura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Himura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Himura.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Himura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Himura goes for a double leg but Murphy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murphy continues to drive forward.
Himura throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Himura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Himura throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Himura tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Himura.
Himura is looking for the big counter here.
Murphy throws a low kick but Himura moves out of range easily.
Himura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Himura misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Himura looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Paddy Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Himura.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Murphy! Himura is out on his feet! Murphy rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Himura is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Himura is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Murphy!
A very excited looking Paddy Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.