PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Draigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Tessie. Draigo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game of Thrones Theme. Ivan Draigo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Murphy
vs
Draigo

190 cm
26
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Draigo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to land a combination but Draigo avoids it well.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Draigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Draigo throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Draigo.
Draigo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy misses with a body punch.

Draigo pulls guard effortlessly.
Draigo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draigo tries to strike from the bottom.
Draigo can't keep his opponent in guard - Murphy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draigo defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draigo is refusing to be controlled, as Murphy sits in half guard.
Draigo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Draigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy wants to take a breather but Draigo is having none of it.

Murphy is trying to work for a kimura but Draigo is defending well.
Draigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draigo tries to kick Murphy off but Murphy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Murphy is looking for a kimura but Draigo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murphy to get the leverage.

Murphy is working for a kimura but Draigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draigo wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy is looking to advance position but Draigo won't allow it.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draigo is trying to stand back up but Murphy is controlling him
Murphy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Draigo's head.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draigo defending well though.
Draigo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Draigo's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murphy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draigo sees it coming and defends easily.

Draigo has one foot on Murphy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Draigo has a takedown stuffed.
Draigo looks winded!
Draigo looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.

Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murphy showed some decent athleticism there.
Murphy works his way into side control.
Draigo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draigo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draigo is in a horrible position here. Murphy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Murphy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Murphy with a couple of short strikes.
Draigo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Murphy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Draigo looks a forlorn figure.
Murphy lands a couple of good shots and Draigo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy trying to control.

Draigo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Draigo shows good takedown defense.
Draigo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy misses with a hook
letting Draigo counter with a right hand.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Draigo.
Draigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pete Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Draigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Draigo counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Draigo to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Draigo's body. Draigo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Draigo is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Draigo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Draigo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Draigo moves away and avoids it.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Ivan Draigo has been cut.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy lands a jab to Draigo's midsection.
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 looks to land a right hand but Draigo moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Draigo. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy misses with a looping left.

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Draigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy cracks Draigo with a nice body shot.
Draigo tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy gets through Draigo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draigo is defending well for now.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draigo.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy has Draigo pressed against the cage, preventing Draigo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draigo.
Murphy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Draigo up against the cage.
Draigo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Draigo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Draigo's defenses.
Draigo avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Draigo avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy tries to work over Draigo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy works on Draigo's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draigo.
Draigo can't break the clinch.
Draigo takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy tries a body shot but Draigo blocks it.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draigo is defending well for now.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Draigo 's eye.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy prevents Draigo from breaking the clinch.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Draigo tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draigo avoids it.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draigo is defending well for now.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draigo can do to turn this around?
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draigo prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries a body shot but Draigo blocks it.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Draigo avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Draigo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pete Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Draigo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Draigo is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pete Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Draigo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Draigo lands with a right hand.
Draigo shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Draigo avoids it well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murphy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Draigo tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draigo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draigo.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Draigo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draigo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Draigo's defenses.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Draigo blocks a body shot from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draigo prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Draigo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Draigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murphy walks away with a smile on his face. Draigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Draigo gets caught flat footed, as Murphy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Murphy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Draigo wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
Draigo keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
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 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pete Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draigo's head.

Draigo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Murphy trying to control but Draigo is working from the bottom.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Draigo has wrist control.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Draigo keeps moving.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a couple of digs.
Murphy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Draigo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Draigo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Murphy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Draigo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murphy cracks Draigo with a solid left hand.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Draigo is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy trying to control but Draigo is working from the bottom.
Ivan Draigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy is looking to pass into half guard but Draigo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Draigo is in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Murphy!
A victorious Pete Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.