PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Verama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy's entrance music is Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere. A fine choice. Verama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Swing It Away. Hector Verama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murphy
vs
Verama

150 cm
30
194 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

188 cm
26
209 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Bullet Proof System

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 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Verama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verama stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Verama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Verama. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Hector Verama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Verama shakes it off.

It looks like Hector Verama has been cut.
Murphy punishes Verama's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Verama counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Verama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Verama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Verama misses the target.
Murphy throws a hook but Verama avoids it easily.
Verama blocks a jab.
Murphy misses with a hook
enabling Verama to counter with a crisp jab.
Verama throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Verama manages to avoid it.
Verama misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Verama defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Verama follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Verama circles away.
Joe Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Verama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Verama has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verama misses with a body kick.
Verama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Verama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy moves out of range as Verama throws a body kick.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Verama throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Verama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.

It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Verama.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Verama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Verama avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Verama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Verama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Verama catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Verama cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Verama counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Verama connects with a single shot there.
Verama throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Verama scores with a hook.
Verama moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Verama staying out of range there.
Verama is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Verama dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Verama lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Both fighters circling a little - Verama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hector Verama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verama misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Verama misses with a looping right.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Verama cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Verama backs up against the cage.
Verama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy throws a body punch but Verama moves out of range.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Verama.
Verama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Verama blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Verama breaks the clinch.
Verama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Verama.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Verama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Murphy is rocked!
Verama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verama.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Verama misses its intended target.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Verama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Verama throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Verama.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Verama lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verama throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Verama manages to avoid it.
Verama jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Verama counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama connects with a nice looking jab.
Verama misses with a looping right.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Verama moves away and avoids it.
Verama lands a lovely overhand right.

Joe Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verama misses with a hook
and Verama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Verama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Verama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Verama counters with a nice body kick.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verama.
Verama throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Verama moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Verama! But no joy.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verama.
Verama connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Verama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Verama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Verama 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Verama.
A telegraphed right hand from Verama misses the target.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Verama manages to avoid it.
Verama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Verama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Verama let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Verama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Verama connects with a high kick.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Verama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Verama ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verama.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Verama.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Verama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verama moves out of range of the strikes.
Verama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verama looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
Verama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Verama lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range as Verama strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
And Verama responds with a good body kick, but Murphy manages to step out the way in time.
Murphy misses with a hook
letting Verama counter with a right hand.

Murphy clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy looking to stall.
Verama misses with a punch on the inside.

Verama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Verama.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Verama to counter with a crisp jab.
Verama keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Verama scores with a spinning back kick!
Joe Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Verama. Murphy shrugs it off though.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Verama to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verama paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Verama drops Murphy with a beautiful combination! Murphy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Verama is looking for the KO!

Joe Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Verama keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Verama throws an overhand right that drops Murphy like a sack of potatoes! Verama dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Verama!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Verama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.