PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Shadow Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merf Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Cherokee War Dance. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Merf Murphy enters the cage!

Shadow Hunter
vs
Murphy

187 cm
24
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Shadow Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merf Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Murphy tries to get set, Shadow Hunter tries to push him back and clinch up but Murphy manages to avoid the attempt.
Merf Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadow Hunter takes a jab right on the kisser.

Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shadow Hunter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murphy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Shadow Hunter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Murphy gets a clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy gets underhooks to prevent Shadow Hunter's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Shadow Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Shadow Hunter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murphy regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow Hunter stops Murphy from standing up.

Murphy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shadow Hunter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Murphy pushes Shadow Hunter up against the cage in a clinch.
Shadow Hunter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shadow Hunter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow Hunter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Shadow Hunter blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Shadow Hunter backwards.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy prevents the takedown attempt.
Shadow Hunter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shadow Hunter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Murphy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shadow Hunter is breathing heavily.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow Hunter is looking for a takedown.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shadow Hunter.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Shadow Hunter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Shadow Hunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been told by Shadow Hunter's head coaches at Kalashnikov MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Oooooh!!! Murphy has knocked Shadow Hunter down with a huge combo! Murphy steps away and waves a wobbly Shadow Hunter back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Shadow Hunter is rocked!

It looks like Chief Shadow Hunter has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Shadow Hunter in a clinch.
Oh Shadow Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Shadow Hunter.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Shadow Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Shadow Hunter is working for takedown but Murphy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shadow Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Shadow Hunter has hold of one of Murphy's legs. Murphy is fighting the takedown attempt but Shadow Hunter gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Murphy wriggles free and stands up.

Murphy rushes Shadow Hunter and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Shadow Hunter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shadow Hunter.
Shadow Hunter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murphy is defending well.
Shadow Hunter has Murphy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murphy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shadow Hunters head.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Shadow Hunter's head.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy tries to work over Shadow Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Shadow Hunter avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Shadow Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shadow Hunter controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy gets through Shadow Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy works on Shadow Hunter's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Shadow Hunter controls the action.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Shadow Hunter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy cracks Shadow Hunter with a nice body shot.
Shadow Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shadow Hunter backwards.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shadow Hunter controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merf Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chief Shadow Hunter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

and Murphy counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Shadow Hunter! He's just covering up as Murphy starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merf Murphy!
A very excited looking Merf Murphy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.