PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between redheaded Step Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjay Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Step Child comes into the arena with milo klar til det ultimative blaring out of the sound system. Murphy has chosen Feel the Rush as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Step Child
vs
Murphy

185 cm
21
136 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

176 cm
21
142 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, redheaded Step Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjay Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Arjay Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Step Child slips under a jab.
Murphy takes a swing at Step Child's ribcage but misses.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Step Child slips the punch.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Step Child swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Step Child moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Step Child keeps it at a distance.
Step Child shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy swinging wilding here.

Step Child shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murphy's guard.

Step Child has gone for a leg lock! Murphy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Step Child's guard.
Murphy tries to stand but Step Child is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Step Child had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control.

Step Child throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Murphy gets to his feet - Step Child follows without any prompting.
Step Child ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Step Child staying out of range there.
Step Child staying out of range there.
Step Child slips a jab from Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Step Child manages to avoid it.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Step Child off the cage and back into rage.
Step Child ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Step Child, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Step Child on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws a body punch but Step Child moves out of range.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Step Child avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Step Child tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for redheaded Step Child. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Step Child is breathing heavily.
Murphy drops Step Child with a huge uppercut! Step Child drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Murphy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjay Murphy!