PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruin Yuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ruin Yuz enters the cage!

Murphy
vs
Yuz

188 cm
21
199 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
219 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruin Yuz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuz circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuz tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Yuz misses.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yuz counters with a leg kick.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yuz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Yuz counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Yuz to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Yuz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yuz counters with a leg kick.
Yuz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Yuz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yuz throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuz lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Yuz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murphy really felt that one!
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Yuz jabs at Murphy's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yuz tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yuz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Yuz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandon Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuz with a jab.
Yuz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yuz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Yuz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Yuz both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Yuz.
Yuz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yuz throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuz lands with a cross.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A right-left combo lands from Yuz.
Yuz lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yuz lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Yuz drops Murphy with a right and a left! Yuz comes rushing in but Murphy regains his composure and manages to keep Yuz in guard.

Murphy is rocked!
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yuz controls the pace.
Yuz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yuz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yuz with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ruin Yuz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yuz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yuz!
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Yuz.
Yuz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yuz works over Murphy's head and body with a nice combination.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yuz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yuz is in Murphy's guard.
Yuz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Yuz wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Yuz stays in close to Murphy's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I looks like Yuz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruin Yuz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Yuz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruin Yuz seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Yuz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murphy sprawls well initially but Yuz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Yuz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yuz stalling.
Yuz is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
Well, if Yuz 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.
Yuz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Yuz not doing much here.

Yuz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yuz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yuz stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuz wants to pass to mount but Murphy is defending the position.
Yuz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

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.

Ruin Yuz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yuz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Yuz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yuz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yuz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yuz throws some wild stikes that Murphy manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruin Yuz 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! This is the final round!

Murphy throws a hook but Yuz blocks it.
Brandon Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Yuz counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuz lands a head kick!
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Yuz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and Yuz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yuz counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy scores with a three punch combo!
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Yuz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Yuz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left and a right from Yuz both land. Nice combination.

Yuz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Murphy quickly recovers to half guard.
Yuz is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yuz not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ruin Yuz.
Yuz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yuz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yuz blocks a jab.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Yuz had a free shot at his head there.
Yuz scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Yuz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuz.
Yuz lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Yuz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yuz lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuz lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yuz throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Yuz shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yuz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yuz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Yuz's corner calls for a 1-2. Yuz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yuz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuz lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Yuz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yuz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yuz scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yuz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Yuz lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Murphy sprawling to the canvas. Yuz follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Murphy hang on?
Yuz slows the pace down in half guard.
Yuz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruin Yuz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yuz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruin Yuz!