PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murphy
vs
Millard

178 cm
30
156 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

169 cm
30
160 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corbin Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Millard misses with a body shot.
Millard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Millard swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Millard throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Millard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Millard throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Millard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Millard.
Millard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes a swing at Millard's ribcage but misses.
Corbin Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Millard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Millard.
A head kick misses from Millard.
Millard looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.

Murphy tries to sprawl but Millard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murphy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Millard won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millard tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Millard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Millard looking to pass the guard.
Murphy controlling Millard's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Millard.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Millard is just out of range.
Millard blocks a jab.
Millard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Millard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millard misses with a low kick.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Millard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Millard.
Millard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Millard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Millard is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Millard feints a jab promting Murphy to slip. Millard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murphy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Millard dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Millard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Millard connects with a body shot.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Millard throws a leg kick
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millard takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Millard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Millard throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy throws a right hand that Millard ducks under and follows up with a left that Millard also avoids with ease.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Millard is just out of range.
Millard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Millard. Millard obviously looking to wear him down.
Millard just misses with a punch to the body.
Millard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy is looking to wear down Millard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Millard throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Millard.
Murphy moves out of range as Millard strikes.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Millard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Millard dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Millard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Millard throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Millard.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Millard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Bruce Millard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Millard doesn't seem bothered though.
Millard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Millard throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Millard takes one on the button.
Bruce Millard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard misses the shot to the body.
Millard takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy slips under a jab from Millard.
Millard throws a head kick that misses.
Millard works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Millard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Millard misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut

and Millard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murphy's guard.
Murphy pulls Millard in to control the position.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Millard.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy managing to control the position.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Millard from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Millard stands and throws Murphy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Millard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Murphy parries the strikes from Millard easily there. Millard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Murphy to escape.
Murphy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Millard easily slips into full mount!
Millard trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Millard looking to ground and pound but Murphy is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murphy is squirming around, avoiding Millard's attempts to control the action.
Millard controlling from mount.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound.
Murphy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Millard content just to control the position here.
Millard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murphy wants to hold on but Millard pushes him away.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound.
Millard looking to finish Murphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murphy!
Millard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Millard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Millard tries to control but Murphy wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Millard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Millard with a hook.
Millard looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Millard lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Millard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Millard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy cracks Millard with a good jab.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Millard throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Millard.
Millard throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Millard throws a leg kick
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Millard moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Millard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Millard moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Millard dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Millard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Millard.
Murphy slips a straight right by Millard.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Millard.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Millard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Millard coming out on top.
Millard throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corbin Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Millard connects with an inside leg kick.
Millard swings widly with a right hand

and Murphy counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millard looking to stall.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy stalling the fight.
Millard jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Millard misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millard blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
Millard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Millard or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murphy.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.

Millard decides to pull guard.
Millard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruce Millard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murphy trying to control but Millard is working from the bottom.
Millard managing to control the position.
Murphy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Millard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Murphy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Millard postures up.
Millard controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corbin Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Millard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Bruce Millard!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bruce Millard!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Bruce Millard!

Bruce Millard wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bruce Millard made sure he mentioned Closed - Thanks for Support, along with how happy he was to win his fight.