PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mouth Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Murhphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murhphy has chosen Scottish Music as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Wash
vs
Murhphy

170 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ultimate Fighting Gear

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mouth Wash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Murhphy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wash throws a series of punches but Murhphy avoids them all with ease.
Wash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murhphy wants to clinch up but Wash keeps it at a distance.
Murhphy throws a head kick that misses.
Wash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhphy cracks the inside of Wash's front leg.
Wash scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wash scores with a punch to the head.
Murhphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wash!
Murhphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wash slaps away a takedown attempt from Murhphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wash!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhphy closes the distance and clinches up with Wash, looking for a takedown. Murhphy pushes Wash against the cage but Wash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mouth Wash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Murhphy.
Wash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murhphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wash throws a series of strikes that have Murhphy backpedaling.
Wash with a nice cross.
Wash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Wash finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Wash.
Wash tries to bum rush Murhphy with a series of wild strikes but Murhphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wash misses with a body shot.
Wash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murhphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wash circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wash connects with a right hand. Murhphy shakes it off.
Murhphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Murhphy looks gassed!
Murhphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wash listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murhphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wash shoots in and drives through. Murhphy sprawls well.
Murhphy lands a high kick!
Wash lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wash.
Wash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Murhphy has closed the distance and engaged Wash in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murhphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wash's efforts to push away.
Murhphy can't get the takedown.
Murhphy goes for a takedown attempt but Wash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A lazy left from Wash finds it's target.
Wash throws a sloppy body shot

and Murhphy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wash!
Wash is squirming around, avoiding Murhphy's attempts to control the action.
Wash wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhphy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wash can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhphy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wash is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Murhphy looking to control but Wash is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murhphy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wash hang on?
Murhphy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wash is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Murhphy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murhphy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mouth Wash will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murhphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murhphy.
Wash connects with a looping right hand.
Wash avoids the body shot from Murhphy.
Wash misses with a two punch combination.
Wash tries to bum rush Murhphy with a series of wild strikes but Murhphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wash misses with a looping right.
Wash fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Wash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wash tries to bum rush Murhphy with a series of wild strikes but Murhphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wash looks to land a combination but Murhphy avoids it well.
Wash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murhphy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wash swivels and escapes.
Wash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wash misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murhphy.
Mouth Wash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Murhphy.
Wash misses with a double jab.
Wash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wash misses with a jab to the body

and Murhphy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wash keeping moving, preventing Murhphy from controlling successfully.
Wash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murhphy is controlling him.
Murhphy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Murhphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murhphy wants to control from the top but Wash keeps moving.
Murhphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Murhphy slips nicely into half guard.

Murhphy is looking for a kimura here.
Wash wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Murhphy there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhphy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Murhphy scoring with strikes but Wash is staying in there.
Wash has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Wash grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Wash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murhphy on the ground.

Murhphy tightening his grip on Wash, looking for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Murhphy is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Wash taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Murhphy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Murhphy!
Jon Murhphy thanked the fans post fight for their support.