PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walter Submit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobu Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Submit
vs
Murphy

180 cm
26
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
168 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Submit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobu Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Submit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murphy checks a low kick from Submit.
Murphy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Submit eats them both and turns towards Murphy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Submit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murphy thumps Submit with a low kick.
Murphy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Submit.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Submit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Submit down.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Submit shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Submit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Submit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Submit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murphy's waist but Murphy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Submit off to one side.
Murphy thumps Submit with a low kick.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Submit backs up against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Submit.
Submit is breathing heavily.
Submit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murphy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murphy duly obliges.
Submit tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Submit misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy throws a head kick that Submit semi-blocks.
Murphy lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Submit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Submit will feel that in the morning.
Horrible takedown by Submit or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy which made him look bad.
Murphy lands with a slapping head kick.
Murphy scores with a three punch combo!
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Submit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Submit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Submit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Submit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy throws a one two combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Submit. 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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Submit. That did some damage!
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Submits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy feints and then cracks Submit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Submit down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Submit eats them both and turns towards Murphy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murphy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Submit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Submit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murphy.
Nobu Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Submit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Submit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Submit misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Submit's knee momentarily.

Submit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Submit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Submit tries to control but Murphy wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Submit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Murphy is surviving well by controlling Submit's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Submit wants to take Murphy's back here but Murphy is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Submit trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobu Murphy dominated that 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.

Submit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Submit back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Submit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Murphy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murphy duly obliges.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murphy feints and then cracks Submit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Submit down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a combination. Submit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Submit tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Submit tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy scores with a nice body kick.
Murphy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Submit eats them both and turns towards Murphy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nobu Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Submit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Submit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Submit shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Submit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Submit shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Submit shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Submit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Submit persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Walter Submit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Submit tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy throws a combination. Submit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Submit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Submit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murphy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murphy.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Submit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Submit tries to clinch up.
Walter Submit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Submit's front leg but catches the back leg as Submit tries to avoid it.
Submit dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Submit's head and hops out.
Submit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Submit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Submit's sensitive parts.
Submit tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Submit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murphy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Murphy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Submit shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Submit back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No luck for Submit with that takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy thumps Submit with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobu Murphy 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! This is the final round!

No luck for Submit with that takedown attempt.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Submit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Submit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Submit's calf.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy throws a head kick that Submit semi-blocks.
Submit darts in trying to clinch
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Submit.
Submit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Submit backing up. Submit nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Submit. That did some damage!
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Submit wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Submit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Submit backs away looking to recover.
Submit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Submit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Submit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy feints a jab promting Submit to slip. Murphy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Submit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Submit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Submit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy lands a head kick. Submit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Walter Submit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Submit.
Murphy leaves Submit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Submit looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Submit.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Submit.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Submit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Submit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Submit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Submit backs away looking to recover.

Submit closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Submit lands in his opponent's guard.
Submit advances position into side control!
Murphy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Submit has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Murphy!
Murphy blocking the ground and pound.
Submit throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murphy because Submit loaded up on that one.
Murphy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Murphy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Submit.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound.
Submit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nobu Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Submit unloads with some shots from mount but Murphy bucks and avoids them well.
Murphy really wants to buck Submit off and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nobu Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobu Murphy!