PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oskars Treimanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Treimanis
vs
Murphy

189 cm
23
207 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
North

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskars Treimanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tests Treimanis's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Oskars Treimanis has been cut.
Treimanis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Treimanis. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Treimanis's head back.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy's coach down at Johny Fighting Temple was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murphy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Treimanis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a low kick but Treimanis moves out of range easily.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Treimanis in his tracks.
Oh Treimanis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Murphy misses.
A swing and a miss from Treimanis.
Treimanis seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Treimanis moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Treimanis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Treimanis scores with a leg kick.
Treimanis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.

It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Treimanis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Treimanis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Treimanis.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Treimanis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Treimanis throws a head punch that misses.
Treimanis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy wants to stall.
Treimanis throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Treimanis.
Treimanis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Treimanis fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Treimanis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Treimanis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Treimanis misses with some punches.
Murphy leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Treimanis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Treimanis prevents a body shot from Murphy.

Treimanis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Oskars Treimanis's cut is getting worse.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Treimanis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Treimanis misses with a looping left.
Treimanis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Treimanis's body. Treimanis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Treimanis moved away.
Treimanis avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Treimanis throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treimanis staying out of range there.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Treimanis counters with a stiff right hand.
Treimanis slips a jab from Murphy.
Treimanis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Treimanis.
Treimanis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy thuds his shin into the meat of Treimanis's side.
Treimanis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Treimanis moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Treimanis misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Treimanis finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Treimanis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Treimanis off the ropes and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Treimanis. Those never looked like landing.
Treimanis drops his guard momentarily, allowing Murphy to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Treimanis! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Murphy takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cedric Murphy!
Cedric Murphy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.