PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter John Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter John Murphy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcelo da Silva's chin.

John Murphy
vs
da Silva

170 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter John Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for da Silva with that takedown attempt.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcelo da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peter John Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo da Silva.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by da Silva.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
da Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murphy swivels and escapes.
da Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murphy stalks da Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into da Silva's face. da Silva staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter John Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy throws a series of punches but da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from da Silva. da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Peter John Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peter John Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo da Silva.
da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
da Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Peter John Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
da Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter John Murphy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Murphy looks to land a combination but da Silva avoids it well.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from da Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva fails to land the takedown.
Peter John Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo da Silva.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Murphy lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
da Silva fails to land the takedown.
da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murphy's waist but Murphy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing da Silva off to one side.
da Silva dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
da Silva fails with the takedown.
Murphy throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter John 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter John Murphy!