PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bono Estente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Murphy
vs
Estente

188 cm
19
219 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
216 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bono Estente!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Estente throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Estente misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Estente throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Estente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Estente counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Estente walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estente misses with a looping left.
Estente keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Estente throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Estente connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Estente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Estente misses
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Estente looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Estente.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Estente wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Estente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Estente connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Estente counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estente throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Estente thows a left - swing and a miss!
Estente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Estente.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Estente throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Estente is just out of range.
Brian Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses

and Estente decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murphy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estente is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Bono Estente has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Estente buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Estente makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Estente throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bono Estente dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Estente shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Estente gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Estente counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Estente. Estente circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Estente slips under a jab from Murphy.
Estente connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Estente lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estente misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Estente misses with a hook to the body
and Estente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Estente.
A lazy body kick from Estente
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Estente misses with an attempted mid kick.
Estente misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estente throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Murphy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Estente misses with an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estente.
Estente throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Estente.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estente walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Estente slips under a jab from Murphy.
Bono Estente seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Estente scoring well with a low kick there.
Estente throws a half hearted mid kick.
Estente misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Estente throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estente misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Estente waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Estente moved out of range nicely.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bono Estente showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Estente misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estente manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Estente counters with a straight right hand.
Estente avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Estente throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estente lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Estente misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Estente misses with a low kick.
Estente throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Estente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Estente's body. Estente takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Estente cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Estente counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Estente throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Estente connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Estente looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
A slow jab from Estente misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estente cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Estente thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Estente cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Estente throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Estente throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estente avoids the body shot from Murphy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Estente checks a leg kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Bono Estente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Brian Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Estente gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bono Estente.
Well Estente 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bono Estente!