PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo Two (ranked 6218 p4p, 6312 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 536 p4p, 543 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Choo Two
vs
Murphy

190 cm
20
185
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
190
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murphy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Choo Two to the mat! Choo Two manages to get full guard.
Choo Two seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.

Choo Two escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Murphy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Murphy forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy working Choo Two over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Choo Two's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choo Two looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Murphy lands with a punch from half guard.
Murphy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murphy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murphy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Murphy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Murphy working Choo Two over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a punch from half guard.

Choo Two looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Choo Two's temple.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Choo Two's head.
Murphy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Choo Two with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Murphy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Choo Two looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murphy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Murphy controlling the action here.
Murphy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Choo Two trying to hold on to Murphy's head to control him but Murphy postures up.
Choo Two wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Choo Two gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Murphy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murphy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Choo Two is retaining full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Murphy working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Murphy cracks Choo Two with a solid left hand.
Murphy with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Choo Two gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Choo Two will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murphy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murphy working some strikes from top position.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.

Choo Two looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murphy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Murphy working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murphy distracts Choo Two with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy postures up and lands a big shot to Choo Two's brow.
Liam Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murphy cracks Choo Two with a solid left hand.
Murphy landing with the ground and pound.
Murphy cracks Choo Two with a solid left hand.

Choo Two is rocked!
Murphy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murphy slips a nice elbow through Choo Two's hands, connecting with Choo Two's forehead.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Choo Two's head.
Murphy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Choo Two is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy slips a nice elbow through Choo Two's hands, connecting with Choo Two's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Choo Two's head.
Murphy wants to pass to mount but Choo Two is defending the position.
Choo Two seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Murphy is trying to work for a kimura but Choo Two is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working Choo Two over with strikes.
Murphy is nestled in close to Choo Two, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murphy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murphy slips a nice elbow through Choo Two's hands, connecting with Choo Two's forehead.
Murphy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Choo Two is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murphy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Choo Two's temple.
Murphy controlling the action here.
Murphy is continuing to stall.
Mew Choo Two has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murphy lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murphy lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Choo Two sprawls well. Choo Two wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Choo Two manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Murphy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Choo Two's guard.
Murphy trying to control but Choo Two is working from the bottom.

Choo Two is looking for a triangle here but Murphy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Murphy scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy wants to control for a moment but Choo Two uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murphy working Choo Two over with strikes.

Murphy seems to be looking for submissions.
Murphy winds up and cracks Choo Two with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy stalling.
Choo Two knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murphy prevents Choo Two from improving his position.
Liam Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Choo Two actively working from the bottom here.
Murphy not doing much here.
Let's hope that Murphy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Murphy the control monster continue. Boring.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Murphy looking to score a takedown here. Choo Two is defending well but Murphy drives through and ends up in Choo Two's guard.
Choo Two being controlled here, momentarily.
Murphy slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Murphy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Murphy!
A victorious Liam Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.