PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rune Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Banchamek
vs
Murphy

167 cm
22
146 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

162 cm
22
130 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rune Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Murphy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Banchamek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Banchamek's shoulder, as Banchamek tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Banchamek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banchamek is able to avoid easily.
Banchamek throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banchamek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Banchamek tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banchamek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Banchamek staying out of range there.
Banchamek is looking to counter punch.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Banchamek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banchamek blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Banchamek tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banchamek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banchamek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Banchamek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tried to score with a low kick but Banchamek checks it.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Banchamek counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jim Murphy has been cut.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banchamek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Nice shot by Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Banchamek is out of range.
Banchamek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jim Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banchamek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Banchamek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Banchamek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Banchamek counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Banchamek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Banchamek counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Banchamek ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Banchamek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Murphy throws the left hand but Banchamek avoids the punch easily.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Banchamek ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Banchamek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banchamek 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.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banchamek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Banchamek slips under a jab from Murphy.
Banchamek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banchamek is looking to counter punch.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Banchamek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Banchamek walks into a left hand.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Banchamek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Banchamek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Banchamek might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murphy misses the jab.
Banchamek throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy tests Banchamek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Banchamek tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Banchamek moved out of range.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
It looked like Banchamek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek walks into a left hand.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banchamek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Banchamek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banchamek was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Banchamek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jim Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Banchamek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
A counter left hand to the body from Banchamek misses its target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy tries to bum rush Banchamek with a series of wild strikes but Banchamek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Banchamek counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Banchamek counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy throws a jab when Banchamek was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Banchamek misses the target.
Murphy throws a jab when Banchamek was well out of range.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banchamek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Banchamek moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Banchamek misses its target.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Rune Banchamek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Banchamek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Banchamek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Banchamek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Banchamek moves away and avoids it.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Banchamek's shoulder, as Banchamek tries to avoid the shot.
Banchamek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Banchamek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Banchamek blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Banchamek's body.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banchamek's hands.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Banchamek is out of range.
Banchamek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Murphy misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Banchamek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Banchamek counters with a left to the body.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Banchamek slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Banchamek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Banchamek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Murphy!
After the fight, Jim Murphy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.