PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Róisín Murphy - Primitive. Brian Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nga
vs
Murphy

190 cm
34
210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

188 cm
38
213 lbs
34 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bich Nga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with the body kick
letting Nga counter with a right hand.
Nga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Nga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Nga counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nga throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy pushes Nga away with a front kick.
Nga scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brian Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nga.
Nga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses
and Nga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nga ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nga throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy scores with a nice body kick.
Nga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nga thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Nga backing up. Nga nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nga throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
And Murphy responds with a good body kick, but Nga manages to step out the way in time.
Nga throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Nga throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Nga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Nga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Nga slips the punch.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Nga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nga defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy sizes up Nga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nga connects with a single shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Nga shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nga has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nga misses with a punch to the body.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nga misses with a body kick.
Murphy lands with a nice body kick.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
Nga throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Nga staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Murphy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Murphy throws a lazy head kick
and Nga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy lunges at Nga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nga's hand.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nga takes a step back to recover.
Nga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Nga misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Nga moves out of range easily.
Nga looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Nga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nga blocks the body kick.
Nga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Nga counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Nga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
enabling Nga to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Nga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nga walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.
Nga moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Nga avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Nga
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looks like Nga has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nga blocks the body kick.
Nga tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nga throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Nga misses the shot to the body.
Murphy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nga blocks it well.
Nga has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A solid body kick from Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Nga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Nga.
Nice body kick there by Nga.
Nga moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murphy - the referee stops the clock and Nga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murphy. Nga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Nga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Brian Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nga moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Nga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Nga takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws a big counter head kick but Nga avoids it with no problem.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a head kick but Nga moves out of range.
Nga throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
A slow jab from Nga misses its intended target.
Nga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Nga is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Nga moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Murphy moves out of range as Nga throws a body kick.

Nga drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Nga can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.

Murphy manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nga.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Nga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Nga moved away.
Nga cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Nga lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Nga in the body.
Nga misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga avoids the head kick by Murphy.
A quick step to the side and Nga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Nga pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Nga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nga tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Nga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nga throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brian Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy thows a body kick. Nga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Nga misses its target.
Nga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy moves out of range as Nga throws a body kick.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nga.
Nga blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy tries to land a body kick
and Nga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Nga looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy thinks about the counter body kick.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nga is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Nga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Nga sees coming a mile off.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nga swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bich Nga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nga connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Murphy!
A very excited looking Brian Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.