PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murphy
vs
Of Ravia

188 cm
31
213 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

176 cm
30
203 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Zipp Zapp(w. laundry:10%)

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 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy blocks a jab.
A jab from Of Ravia finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Of Ravia lands with a good body shot.
Of Ravia digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Of Ravia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a body kick that stops Of Ravia in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Of Ravia lands a high kick!
Of Ravia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Of Ravia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Ravia swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Of Ravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Ravia.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Of Ravia misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Ravia throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Of Ravia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Ravia throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Ravia jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Ravia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
Of Ravia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut
and Murphy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Of Ravia really felt that one!
Of Ravia misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Of Ravia tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Ravia cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Of Ravia tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia lands with a good body shot.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Of Ravia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy moves out of range as Of Ravia strikes.
Of Ravia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Of Ravia misses.
Of Ravia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Ravia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Of Ravia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Ravia misses with a looping right.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Of Ravia. That's going to slow Murphy down.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Of Ravia looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Of Ravia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Of Ravia throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Of Ravia misses the shot to the body.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Ravia to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murphy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Of Ravia connects with a body shot.
Of Ravia lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Of Ravia throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Of Ravia throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Of Ravia jabs at Murphy's body.
Of Ravia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Of Ravia swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Jab by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Ravia wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Ravia moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Nice shot by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot.
Of Ravia just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Of Ravia tries a head kick but it misses.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Of Ravia connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Of Ravia is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Ravia.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Of Ravia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Of Ravia misses.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Of Ravia misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Ravia to score with a decent uppercut.
Of Ravia throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Ravia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Of Ravia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Ravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Of Ravia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Ravia throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Of Ravia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Of Ravia scores with a kick to the body.
Of Ravia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Of Ravia misses with a left hand
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands a jab to the nose.
Of Ravia looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Ravia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut.
Of Ravia connects with a nice looking jab.
Of Ravia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Of Ravia.
Murphy moves out of range as Of Ravia strikes.
Of Ravia scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Of Ravia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Of Ravia tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Ravia lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Of Ravia as he connects with a hook.
Of Ravia throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Of Ravia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Of Ravia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Of Ravia. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy moves out of range as Of Ravia strikes.
Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Of Ravia scores with a jab.
Of Ravia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Of Ravia settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Of Ravia misses with a hook
and Murphy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Of Ravia really felt that one!
Of Ravia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Of Ravia 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Ravia!
During a confident post fight interview, Geralt Of Ravia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Brian Murphy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to say I'm sorry to my fans.'.