PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obidiah Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Murphy
vs
Davis

180 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

188 cm
21
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Barry Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Obidiah Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy is looking for a takedown.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis landing knees to the head.
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.
Davis working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Davis is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis working Murphy over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Davis digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Davis working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Murphy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davis misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Davis with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Murphy's takedown attempt.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis lands a body shot.
Murphy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Murphy looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obidiah Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Davis cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Murphy tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Davis presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Murphy's ribcage.
Murphy fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
Davis gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Davis.
Good body shot from Davis.
Murphy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murphy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Obidiah Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murphy's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Davis.

Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Davis.
Davis pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis has Murphy tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Murphy to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Obidiah Davis!
An out of breath and clearly excited Obidiah Davis thanked AnonymouS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).