PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Misual Hmingthang Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hmingthang Ii
vs
Murphy

180 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

ATTICUS BLACK
Torment Fightwear

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Misual Hmingthang Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hmingthang Ii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hmingthang Ii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hmingthang Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Hmingthang Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hmingthang Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Hmingthang Ii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Hmingthang Ii avoids nicely.

Murphy drops Hmingthang Ii with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hmingthang Ii looks back up at him and smiles so Murphy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Misual Hmingthang Ii has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hmingthang Ii shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Hmingthang Ii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misual Hmingthang Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hmingthang Ii.
Hmingthang Ii is breathing heavily.
Murphy steps in with a hook that catches Hmingthang Ii right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Murphy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hmingthang Ii looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Murphy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Erick Murphy waved his t-shirt featuring ATTICUS BLACK's logo in front of the cameras.