|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by Sitting Sideways . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
26
139 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
|
171 cm
26
130 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Joe is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Joe closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Joe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe misses with a straight left.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Samoa Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe throws a leg kick
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Joe blocks a leg kick.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
David Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe scores with a leg kick.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joe thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Joe misses.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Donk. Murphy catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
Joe misses the jab.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joe thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Samoa Joe has been cut.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Joe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samoa Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe thows a body shot but no joy.
Joe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
A lazy left from Joe finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe'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.
Joe lands with a good body shot.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Joe saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Joe misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Joe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Joe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a left to the body.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Joe throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Joe is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Joe misses.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joe is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Joe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Joe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good exchange - Joe coming out on top.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy moves away from the strike by Joe.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Joe.
David Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joe is defended easily by Murphy.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joe jabs at Murphy's body.
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Joe looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Joe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy slips a straight right by Joe.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Joe didn't see that one coming.
Joe misses with a looping left.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
A big left from Joe misses.
Joe throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Joe only half commits.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Joe shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joe is rocked!
Murphy lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Joe head around and knocks him out cold! Murphy hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Murphy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
