PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andre Pretorius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pretorius
vs
Murphy

192 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Pretorius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pretorius avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Pretorius.
Murphy moves forwards but Pretorius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pretorius's hands.
Murphy digs a good hook to Pretorius's body.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy lands with a cross.

It looks like Andre Pretorius has been cut.
Murphy cracks Pretorius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Pretorius.
Pretorius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a hook but Pretorius avoids it easily.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Pretorius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Pretorius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pretorius manages to avoid it.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pretorius missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pretorius avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Pretorius moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pretorius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pretorius slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pretorius in his tracks.
Pretorius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pretorius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Pretorius misses with a body shot.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pretorius manages to avoid it.
Pretorius misses with a looping right.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pretorius slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pretorius.
Murphy jabs Pretorius right on the nose. Pretorius blinks but takes it well.

Andre Pretorius's cut is getting worse.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Pretorius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pretorius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy swings for the body but Pretorius moves out of range.
Pretorius slips under a jab from Murphy.
Pretorius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pretorius is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pretorius throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy takes a swing at Pretorius's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Pretorius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pretorius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pretorius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pretorius throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pretorius doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Pretorius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pretorius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Pretorius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pretorius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy takes a swing at Pretorius's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Pretorius's head.
Pretorius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Pretorius misses with a body shot.
A jab from Murphy misses.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Pretorius's defenses.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pretorius.
Pretorius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Pretorius throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy cracks Pretorius with a right hand to the side of the head.

Andre Pretorius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andre Pretorius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pretorius misses with the combination.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Pretorius's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Pretorius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pretorius.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Pretorius avoids it well.
Pretorius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Pretorius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Pretorius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pretorius slips a straight right by Murphy.
Pretorius throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Jeez, Andre Pretorius's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pretorius circles away quickly and effectively.
Pretorius avoids the body shot from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Pretorius's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pretorius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Pretorius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pretorius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pretorius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pretorius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Pretorius throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pretorius.
Pretorius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pretorius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Pretorius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pretorius just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy takes a swing at Pretorius's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy takes a swing at Pretorius's ribcage but misses.
Pretorius misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pretorius.
Pretorius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pretorius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pretorius manages to avoid it.
Pretorius throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pretorius moves away.
Good shot there by Pretorius.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Pretorius moved out of range nicely.
Pretorius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretorius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Murphy misses.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pretorius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Andre Pretorius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pretorius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pretorius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

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