PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dorsey Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andromedovv Splahrn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes into the arena with Demons by Shadow Hill blaring out of the sound system. Dorsey Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murphy
vs
Splahrn

184 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorsey Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andromedovv Splahrn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Splahrn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Splahrn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Splahrn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Splahrn misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Splahrn.
Jab by Splahrn.
Splahrn lands a body shot.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Splahrn with a nice cross.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Splahrn.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Splahrn's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Splahrn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Splahrn told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Splahrn has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Splahrn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy works on Splahrn's body with a couple of short punches.
Splahrn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Splahrn is defending well for now.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Splahrn.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Splahrn looks winded!
Splahrn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Splahrn.
Murphy cracks Splahrn with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Splahrn.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Splahrn backwards.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Splahrn backwards.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Splahrn is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splahrn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy slips a straight right by Splahrn.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Splahrn.
Splahrn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Splahrn blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Splahrn throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Splahrn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Splahrn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Splahrn.
Splahrn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Splahrn misses with a straight right.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Splahrn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Splahrn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy moves out of range as Splahrn strikes.
Splahrn misses with a straight right.
Splahrn wants to clinch.
Splahrn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Splahrn lands.
Splahrn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Andromedovv Splahrn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Splahrn with a hook.
Splahrn slips under a jab.

Murphy gets a clinch.
Murphy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Splahrn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Murphy breaks from the clinch.

Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Splahrn has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Splahrn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Splahrn's elbow.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Splahrn managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.

Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Splahrn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Splahrn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Splahrn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Splahrn thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy defending well as Splahrn loads up on a big left hand.
Splahrn tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Splahrn wants to clinch.
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 Dorsey Murphy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Splahrn misses with a left hand
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Splahrn throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy slips under a jab from Splahrn.
A leg kick checked by Splahrn.
Murphy scores with a kick to the body.
Splahrn lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Splahrn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Splahrn throws out the jab.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Splahrn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Splahrn closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the ropes.
Splahrn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy is looking to control Splahrn's arms but Splahrn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the ropes.
Murphy can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Splahrn is defending well for now.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Splahrn avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy pushes Splahrn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Splahrn fails to land.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Splahrn throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.

Murphy breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Splahrn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Splahrn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Splahrn throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Splahrn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy defending well as Splahrn loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splahrn throws an off balance right hand

and Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Splahrn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy digs a right hand into Splahrn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Splahrn's gas tank.
Splahrn working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Andromedovv Splahrn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Splahrn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Splahrn prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Splahrn pushes Murphy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Splahrn avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the ropes.
Splahrn throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy cracks Splahrn with a nice body shot.

Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Splahrn throws an off balance right hand

and Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Splahrn blocks with his arms.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Splahrn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Splahrn blocks it with crossed arms.
Splahrn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dorsey Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Splahrn tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Splahrn.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Splahrn throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Splahrn's head.
Murphy tries to work over Splahrn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Splahrn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy tries to work over Splahrn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Splahrn misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.

Murphy breaks the clinch.
Splahrn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Donk. Splahrn catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Splahrn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
A slow jab from Splahrn misses its intended target.
Murphy defending well as Splahrn loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Splahrn.
Splahrn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Murphy clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Splahrn managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
A head punch on the inside from Splahrn fails to land.
Splahrn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorsey Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andromedovv Splahrn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Splahrn misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Splahrn misses with a looping right.
Splahrn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Splahrn.
A big right from Splahrn misses.
Splahrn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Splahrn off balance momentarily.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Splahrn.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy slips a straight right by Splahrn.
Splahrn throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy slips a straight right by Splahrn.
A slow jab from Splahrn misses its intended target.

Murphy pushes Splahrn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Splahrn blocks with his arms.
Splahrn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Splahrn blocks a body shot from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Splahrn.
Murphy pushes Splahrn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Splahrn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Murphy rushes Splahrn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Splahrn has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Splahrn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Splahrn misses with some punches.
Splahrn misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splahrn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Splahrn blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Splahrn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Splahrn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Splahrn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Splahrn's elbow.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Splahrn's ribcage. Splahrn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Splahrn working aggressively here.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Splahrn avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Splahrn.
Splahrn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Splahrn coming out on top.
Splahrn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Splahrn.
Splahrn misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Splahrn throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Splahrn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andromedovv Splahrn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Splahrn takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Splahrn cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Splahrn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy digs a good hook to Splahrn's body.
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!
Splahrn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorsey Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Splahrn.
Splahrn misses with a hook.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Splahrn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Splahrn misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Splahrn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andromedovv Splahrn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Splahrn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dorsey Murphy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dorsey Murphy!
Dorsey Murphy looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I wanna thank my manager, Bobby Fossil, for always pushing me forward. Everyone at Monsterous MMA and The Fighters Pit for helping me get ready for this fight, and my opponent's mom. EAT MY VINYL SUCKAH!'.