PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murphy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ana Tijoux - 1977 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Murphy Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brown
vs
Boban

215 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

182 cm
27
184 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murphy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boban looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Boban throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boban circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murphy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boban circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Boban sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boban wants to clinch.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boban sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boban lands with a shot to the body.
Boban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boban avoids it really well and circles away.
Boban throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick but Boban avoids it.
Boban avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boban's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boban but Boban pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boban.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown looks to land a combination but Boban avoids it well.
Boban throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Boban thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Boban sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boban circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boban as he jumps to the side.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Boban counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boban throws a shot to the body.
Boban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Boban sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boban wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Boban shoots in but no luck this time.
Boban stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown shoots in but Boban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boban but Boban pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boban sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boban is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mirko Boban will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boban looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown checks a low kick from Boban.

Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown prevents Boban from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Brown is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boban is breathing heavily.
Brown passes to full mount!
Brown tries to control but Boban wriggling away.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown scoring with strikes but Boban is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling his opponent.
Boban can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boban is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Boban is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.

Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boban is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban taking shots to the head.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Brown prevents Boban from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murphy Brown 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!

Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boban!
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown looking to control but Boban is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boban takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boban keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown tries to control but Boban wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boban can't escape the position.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Boban wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Boban stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Boban as Brown shoots in.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Boban saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murphy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Boban drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Brown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Boban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Boban back against the cage.
Brown is trying to break free.
Boban tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boban has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Boban jumps guard but Brown stands there with Boban around his waist. Boban gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murphy Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

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