PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes into the arena with Fight To Survive by Stan Bush blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Murphy
vs
Raikonen

190 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

185 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy swings for the body but Raikonen moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Raikonen lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Raikonen.
Murphy tries to bum rush Raikonen with a series of wild strikes but Raikonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Raikonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raikonen. Raikonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raikonen throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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 misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen lands an overhand right.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Raikonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Raikonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raikonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Raikonen. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Raikonen's ribs.
A head kick misses from Raikonen.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Raikonen throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Raikonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Raikonen takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
A head kick misses from Raikonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raikonen. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raikonen throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Raikonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raikonen throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raikonen works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Raikonen throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Raikonen tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raikonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Raikonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Raikonen.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy defending well as Raikonen loads up on a big left hand.
Raikonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Raikonen throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Raikonen drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy throws the left hand but Raikonen avoids the punch easily.
Raikonen lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Raikonen lands a jab to the head.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Raikonen avoids them all with ease.
Murphy stalks Raikonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raikonen's face. Raikonen staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raikonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raikonen.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Raikonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raikonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Raikonen misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Raikonen.
Murphy defending well as Raikonen loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Raikonen looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Raikonen looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Raikonen slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Raikonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raikonen swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Raikonen slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Raikonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Raikonen with an uppercut!
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 Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy'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.

Murphy throws out a loose jab but Raikonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raikonen lands a two punch combo.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raikonen takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Cedric Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raikonen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Raikonen throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Raikonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raikonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murphy back to the ropes. Raikonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Raikonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raikonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raikonen misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Raikonen.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raikonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Cedric Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Raikonen.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Raikonen avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Raikonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raikonen scrambles back to his feet.
Raikonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Raikonen cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy is looking to wear down Raikonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raikonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Raikonen lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Raikonen sees coming a mile off.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raikonen doesn't seem phased though.
Raikonen scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raikonen swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Raikonen throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raikonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Raikonen.
Raikonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Raikonen avoids the body shot from Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy with a jab.
Raikonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raikonen scores with a nice head shot.
Raikonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Raikonen misses with a double jab.
Raikonen connects with a single shot there.
Murphy throws a body punch but Raikonen moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Raikonen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Raikonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raikonen.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raikonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raikonen slips a straight right by Murphy.
Raikonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Raikonen.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raikonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Raikonen throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Raikonen scores with a shot to the body.
Raikonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy stuns Raikonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raikonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raikonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raikonen scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jarmo Raikonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Raikonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Raikonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raikonen misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Raikonen jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Raikonen lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Raikonen.
Raikonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Raikonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Raikonen avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raikonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Raikonen avoids a kick to the body.
Raikonen cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raikonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Raikonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Raikonen throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Raikonen back to the ropes. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Raikonen misses with a straight right.
Raikonen jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Raikonen misses.
Raikonen throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raikonen connects with the punch.

Cedric Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raikonen misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Raikonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raikonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy clobbers Raikonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raikonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Jarmo Raikonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raikonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raikonen thinking.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raikonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Raikonen throws a head kick that misses.
Raikonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raikonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Raikonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy slips a jab from Raikonen.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy works Raikonen's body with a nice hook.
Raikonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raikonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Raikonen moved away.
Raikonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raikonen connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Raikonen misses with a wild combination.
Murphy throws a head kick but Raikonen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raikonen.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raikonen doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Raikonen avoids it well.
Murphy works over Raikonen's head and body with a nice combination.
Raikonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raikonen misses with a wild combination.
Raikonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raikonen swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Raikonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raikonen moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jarmo Raikonen.
Well Raikonen 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jarmo Raikonen!