PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knocked Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Out
vs
Murphy

190 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
219 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 6 and Laundering 90% )
Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knocked Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Out shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murphy's guard.
Out throws a strike but Murphy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Out.
Murphy is pushing down on Out's leg trying to pass to half guard. Out is fighting to maintain full guard but Murphy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Murphy prevents Out from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Out is looking for a sweep. Murphy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Out is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murphy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murphy's back!
Out loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Murphy hold on?
Murphy covers up after that shot from Out.
Murphy is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Out 's hooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Out working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Out throws some wild stikes that Murphy manages to avoid easily.
Out scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Out throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murphy because Out loaded up on that one.
Out throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Murphy is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Murphy's face.
Out landing strikes from the mount.
Out throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murphy because Out loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Out throwing strikes here but Murphy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Murphy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Out tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Out with the ground and pound from mount.
Out lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Out looking to finish Murphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murphy!
Out throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murphy because Out loaded up on that one.
Murphy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Out throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Out misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Out sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocked Out dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Knocked Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy lands a jab.
Out closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Out shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Out looking to finish Murphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murphy!
Out landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Out thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murphy is trying to escape the mount.
Out fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws some wild stikes that Murphy manages to avoid easily.
Out unloads with some shots from mount but Murphy bucks and avoids them well.
Out throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Murphy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Out.
Knocked Out overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Murphy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Out pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Murphy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Out tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Out looking to ground and pound but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Out throws some wild stikes that Murphy manages to avoid easily.
Out wants to control the pace but Murphy is squirming around nicely.
Out throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out wants to control the action but instead Murphy gets a body lock and reverses into Out's guard! Nice work!
Murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Out's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Out doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Out wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Murphy is now in half guard.
Murphy is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Out misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Murphy passes into side control, despite Out's attempt to control the position.
Out on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Out tries to get out of the position.
Out is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocked Out dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Out misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Out is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murphy leaves Out with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Out shoots in looking for a takedown but Murphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Out's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knocked Out. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Out takes it in his stride.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Out. Out gets slowly back to his feet.
Out fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Out closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Out pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Out shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Out on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Out with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Out shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brian Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Out misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Out gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Murphy jabs Out right on the nose. Out blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.

Out is rocked!
Out shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Out is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy throws a quick head kick that knocks Out silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Murphy is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Murphy!