PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coincoin le coq fou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

le coq fou
vs
Murphy

200 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coincoin le coq fou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - le coq fou circles away.
Murphy tries to clinch up but le coq fou circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from le coq fou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
le coq fou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but le coq fou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
le coq fou keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but le coq fou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy tries to clinch but le coq fou is having none of it.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of le coq fou's head.

It looks like Coincoin le coq fou has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from le coq fou. le coq fou gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coincoin le coq fou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
le coq fou takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to clinch there but le coq fou circles away.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
le coq fou is breathing heavily.

Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
le coq fou takes an elbow to the temple.

Coincoin le coq fou's cut is getting worse.
le coq fou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy thuds a left hand into le coq fou's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Murphy lands a big uppercut and le coq fou crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but le coq fou looks OK. Murphy waves le coq fou back to his feet!

le coq fou is rocked!

Coincoin le coq fou's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murphy moves in close and cracks le coq fou with a massive right hand! le coq fou, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Murphy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Murphy!