PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between alex murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KG Grievous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). alex murphy looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

murphy
vs
Grievous

200 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

155 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, alex murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KG Grievous!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
murphy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Grievous throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around murphy's waist but murphy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grievous off to one side.
murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grievous as he avoids it easily.
Grievous tries to close the distance and clinch but murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grievous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
murphy tries to clinch up.
Grievous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but murphy swivels and escapes.
Grievous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but murphy swivels and escapes.
alex murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KG Grievous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Grievous misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grievous.
murphy is trying to control Grievous's posture but Grievous avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grievous working the head and body with strikes.
Grievous lands a few punches from side control.
Grievous trying to control the action but murphy is working from the bottom.

Grievous has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Grievous tries a head kick but it misses.
Grievous misses with a wild combination.
murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Grievous.
murphy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grievous swings for the body but murphy moves out of range.
murphy with a poor takedown

and Grievous counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grievous lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Grievous pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Grievous is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grievous wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
murphy preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grievous keeping full guard, as murphy tries to pass.
Grievous really doesn't want to stay on the ground with murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grievous looking for a sweep. Not yet Grievous, not yet.
Grievous seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Grievous looking to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. KG Grievous wasn't active enough on the ground.
murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grievous.
Grievous shoots in for a double leg but murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
murphy misses with a takedown attempt
and Grievous counters with a series of strikes. murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from murphy. No joy for Grievous on that attempt.

Grievous gets a clinch.
Grievous just leaning against murphy, taking a breather.

Grievous pulls guard effortlessly.
murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grievous's guard.
murphy trying to control but Grievous is working from the bottom.

Grievous throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KG Grievous dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grievous closes the distance and clinches up with murphy, looking for a takedown. Grievous pushes murphy against the cage but murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grievous looks to land a right hand but murphy moved out of range.
Grievous shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as murphy sprawls well. murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grievous gets slowly back to his feet.
murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grievous as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grievous misses with a series of wild punches.

Grievous closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming murphy to the mat! murphy manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
murphy keeping moving, preventing Grievous from controlling successfully.
Grievous tries to stand but murphy is controlling from the bottom.
Grievous trying to control the position from guard on top but murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grievous preventing the sweep.
murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grievous must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grievous trying to control but murphy is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up. KG Grievous was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grievous fails with the takedown.
alex murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KG Grievous.

Grievous darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grievous is thwarting murphy's attempts to control the position.
Grievous not landing any meaningful shots this time.
murphy is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grievous takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grievous trying to control the action but murphy is working from the bottom.
murphy is looking for a sweep. Grievous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grievous lands strikes from half guard.
Grievous is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grievous lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grievous in particular looking to stall.
murphy wants to control but Grievous is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grievous lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Grievous 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
murphy tries to roll over but Grievous keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KG Grievous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Grievous closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
murphy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grievous's best efforts.
murphy has hold of Grievous's hands but Grievous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grievous content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grievous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
murphy is not content to let Grievous control the position.
Grievous not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grievous is looking to take a break and control but murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. KG Grievous was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grievous shoots in for a double leg but murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grievous shoots in for a double leg but murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grievous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Grievous gets the takedown into side control.
murphy is not content to let Grievous control the position.
murphy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
murphy is pressing down on Grievous's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

murphy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grievous is aware though and is defending well.
murphy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grievous wanted to stand there but murphy had control of the position.
murphy looking to control.
KG Grievous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grievous wants to stand but murphy is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
murphy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grievous fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
alex murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KG Grievous.
Grievous fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grievous shoots in but no luck this time.
alex murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grievous tries to score a power double leg takedown but murphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grievous somewhat.
murphy tries for a takedown but Grievous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grievous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grievous shoots in for a takedown but murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
murphy blocks a head kick by Grievous.
murphy shoots in but Grievous avoids the takedown attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
KG Grievous comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grievous 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for KG Grievous!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for KG Grievous!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for KG Grievous!

KG Grievous wins by unanimous decision!