PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Malik Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik Shabazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shabazz
vs
Murphy

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Shabazz moved out of range.
Shabazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Murphy throws a hook but Shabazz blocks it.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Shabazz jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Shabazz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Shabazz moved out of range.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Shabazz.
Murphy misses with a hook. Shabazz ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shabazz cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of strikes that have Shabazz backpedaling.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Shabazz moves away from the strike by Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Shabazz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Shabazz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Shabazz slips a jab from Murphy.
Shabazz cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Shabazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Shabazz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shabazz takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shabazz throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shabazz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Shabazz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Shabazz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Shabazz. Beautiful body shot.
Shabazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Shabazz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
A big left from Shabazz misses.
Shabazz lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Murphy works Shabazz's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shabazz counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Shabazz. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Shabazz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shabazz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Shabazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Shabazz misses the body punch
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shabazz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shabazz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy takes one on the button.
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!
Shabazz misses the shot to the body.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shabazz.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Shabazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Shabazz slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shabazz's head.
Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shabazz.
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Shabazz.
Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Shabazz takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy misses with a body shot.

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!
Shabazz misses with a looping left.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Shabazz.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Shabazz throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shabazz.
Shabazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shabazz throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabazz moves away.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shabazz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shabazz.
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 Cedric Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Shabazz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shabazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shabazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Shabazz misses.
Shabazz avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shabazz counter with a right hand.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shabazz throws out the jab.
Shabazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Shabazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malik Shabazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Shabazz.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shabazz lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Shabazz's body. Shabazz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy with a hook.
Shabazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Shabazz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Shabazz's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shabazz misses with a wild combination.
Shabazz looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Shabazz.
Murphy takes a swing at Shabazz's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings for the body but Shabazz moves out of range.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy tries to bum rush Shabazz with a series of wild strikes but Shabazz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Shabazz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shabazz walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shabazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shabazz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabazz is just out of range.

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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Murphy!
An intense looking Cedric Murphy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'LEARN MY NAME, MOTHERF**KERS! LEARN MY NAME BECAUSE I WON'T BE STOPPED! Thanks to my manager Bobby Fossil for getting me a spot in this tournament and a real shot at proving myself. Also wanna thank my team at Monsterous MMA for always pushing me to improve. Couldn't have done it without you guys!'.