PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwighd Shrude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Murphy
vs
Shrude

188 cm
26
213 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
225 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwighd Shrude!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shrude misses with a body shot.
Shrude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Shrude.
Shrude misses with a body shot.
Shrude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dwighd Shrude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shrude looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shrude fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shrude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shrude misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Shrude 's knee.
A big left from Shrude misses.
Shrude tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Shrude throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Shrude throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shrude.
Shrude tries to clinch up.

Shrude gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shrude is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.

Murphy breaks the clinch.
Shrude swinging wildly here.
Shrude throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Dwighd Shrude has been cut.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shrude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shrude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shrude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Shrude tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Shrude looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shrude swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shrude. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shrude looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Shrude misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shrude is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Shrude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shrude misses with a right hand
and Shrude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shrude misses with the combination.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Shrude throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shrude takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Shrude stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shrude throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Shrude tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shrude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Shrude - just one landing.
Shrude doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Shrude tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shrude tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shrude. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shrude moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Shrude misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shrude throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shrude. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shrude with a hook.
Shrude connects with a body shot.
Shrude closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Shrude instigates a clinch.
Shrude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Shrude misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwighd Shrude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwighd Shrude's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice body punch from Shrude.
Shrude lands a jab.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shrude throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Shrude throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Shrude avoids it.
Shrude is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Shrude.
Shrude takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shrude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Shrude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shrude.
Shrude wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shrude moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Shrude swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Shrude just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shrude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shrude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shrude 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a nice body kick.
Shrude is breathing heavily.
Shrude misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Murphy drops Shrude with a beautiful combination! Shrude stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murphy is looking for the KO!

Shrude is rocked!
Murphy lands a big right hook! Shrude looks hurt but is still standing! Murphy lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Shrude falls down and Murphy dives in with a huge hammer fist! Shrude's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Murphy runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Murphy!