PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alice In Chains - Rooster. Kirk Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murphy
vs
Williams

188 cm
29
222 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

186 cm
25
217 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirk Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murphy moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Williams leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Kirk Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Murphy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.

Williams drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy trying to control the position.
Murphy being controlled here, momentarily.
Murphy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Williams there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a strike but Murphy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Williams is working Murphy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.

It looks like Kirk Murphy has been cut.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randy Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Williams connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Murphy enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murphy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Murphy's brow.
Williams trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Murphy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams gets full guard.

Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams controlling Murphy's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams working some strikes from top position.

Murphy has an active guard here but Williams has managed to pass into half guard.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Murphy!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy can't escape the position.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Randy Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams lands a big shot there that rocks Murphy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Williams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Murphy quickly recovers to half guard.
Murphy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams works his way into side control.
Williams has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murphy is looking to escape.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
Murphy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Murphy is rocked!
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Murphy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams connects with a bit shot that sees Murphy covering up! More strikes from Williams and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Williams is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Williams!