PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobu Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Keine Lust. The key to victory for John Peterson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Peterson
vs
Murphy

172 cm
28
173 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
168 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobu Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peterson wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peterson avoids it really well and circles away.
John Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobu Murphy.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Peterson as Murphy shoots in.
Murphy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peterson tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peterson to the ground. Peterson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Peterson throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy looks gassed!
Murphy staying out of range there.
Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Peterson throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Peterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nobu Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peterson is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
A good leg kick by Peterson.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peterson.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Murphy 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.
Good leg kick by Peterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Peterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Peterson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peterson avoids it really well and circles away.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Peterson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Murphy.
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
John Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peterson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peterson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Peterson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peterson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murphy shoots and misses
and Peterson counters with a nice leg kick.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Peterson.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peterson scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Peterson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peterson, right into the meat.
Nobu Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Peterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Peterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Peterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murphy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Peterson has got the better of the exchanges.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Peterson sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peterson thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Peterson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murphy's head.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peterson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Peterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peterson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Peterson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.
Peterson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Murphy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Peterson swivels and escapes.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peterson.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peterson.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peterson jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peterson.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peterson.
Peterson lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Peterson. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a head kick!
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peterson is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Peterson lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Peterson scores with a four punch combination!
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a nice head kick!
Peterson throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
John Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobu Murphy.
Peterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nobu Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peterson. Peterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Peterson is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Peterson!