PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Murphy
vs
Rodriguez

188 cm
21
199 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 6 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Francis Rodriguez has been cut.
Brandon Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A clash of legs there as Rodriguez blocks the low kick.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy with a hook.
Rodriguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodriguez scrambles back to his feet.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Murphy throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That has opened up Francis Rodriguez's cut even more.
Rodriguez takes one on the button.
Murphy keeps Rodriguez at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodriguez back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodriguez's calf.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Rodriguez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy is working the combinations to good effect here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Rodriguez avoids it.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy throws a head kick that Rodriguez semi-blocks.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Murphy.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy cracks the inside of Rodriguez's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Murphy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodriguez backs up against the cage.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.

Rodriguez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Murphy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rodriguez trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Rodriguez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Murphy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rodriguez eats them both and turns towards Murphy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murphy slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Murphy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murphy lands a high kick!
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodriguez backs up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murphy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murphy.
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!
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murphy.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy motions for Rodriguez to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murphy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandon Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandon Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Rodriguez.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy lands with a nice body kick.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body kick.

Murphy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Murphy tries to stand but Rodriguez is controlling from the bottom.

Rodriguez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodriguez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Rodriguez gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Murphy to get to his feet.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Rodriguez's defenses.
Murphy feints a jab promting Rodriguez to slip. Murphy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodriguez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murphy throws a combination that misses

and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murphy!
Rodriguez looking to finish Murphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murphy!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Murphy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Murphy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francis Rodriguez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodriguez at a distance.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Murphy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rodriguez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Murphy stands up and waves to Rodriguez to follow him.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rodriguez eats them both and turns towards Murphy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Rodriguez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Rodriguez backing up. Rodriguez nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy misses with a combination

and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murphy won't be happy with that.

Rodriguez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodriguez.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodriguez in the body.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Rodriguez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Murphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brandon Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Rodriguez.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Rodriguez shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murphy.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Murphy

and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodriguez looks to land a strike but Murphy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Rodriguez stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Murphy has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Rodriguez manages to get his head free but now Murphy has transitioned to an armbar! Rodriguez grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Murphy! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Murphy!