PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere. Zeus Leonidas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Murphy's chin.

Leonidas
vs
Murphy

195 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy is looking to clinch.
As Murphy backs away, Leonidas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Leonidas with a nice cross.

It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
Leonidas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonidas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leonidas circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Leonidas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas moves into range and connects with a jab.

Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy presses Leonidas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Zeus Leonidas has been cut.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy pushes Leonidas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Murphy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonidas.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy works on Leonidas's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy is working Leonidas over against the cage.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy pushes Leonidas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy is working Leonidas over against the cage.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas can't get the takedown.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Murphy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 clinches up with Leonidas and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Leonidas into the cage.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas avoiding damage.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Leonidas tries to tie him up.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Leonidas into the cage.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Murphy pushes Leonidas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Leonidas takes a shot to the head.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murphy lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Leonidas lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Leonidas.
Leonidas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Leonidas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonidas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leonidas tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leonidas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Leonidas gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonidas has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Leonidas throws a head punch that misses.
Leonidas tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas stalls.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Leonidas into the cage.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Leonidas's ribcage. Leonidas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonidas.
Zeus Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonidas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murphy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonidas into the cage.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Zeus Leonidas's cut is getting worse.
Leonidas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Murphy.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Murphy!
A less than humble Joe Murphy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.