PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bendayho (ranked 1966 p4p, 237 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 2824 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bendayho
vs
Murphy

185 cm
24
175 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

179 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomas Bendayho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bendayho misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bendayhos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Bendayho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bendayho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bendayho.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bendayho throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Bendayho.
Bendayho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Bendayho back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bendayho blocks an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy digs a right hand into Bendayho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bendayho's gas tank.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy works on Bendayho's body with a couple of short punches.
Bendayho lands an elbow just above Murphy 's eye.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy pushes Bendayho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Bendayho.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bendayho.
Bendayho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Bendayho.
Bendayho blocks a body shot from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bendayho backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bendayho wants to stall.
Bendayho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bendayho blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Bendayho has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Bendayho misses with a punch on the inside.
Bendayho working aggressively here.
Bendayho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bendayho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Bendayho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bendayho tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Bendayho has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Bendayho blocks an uppercut.
Bendayho misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bendayho.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bendayho scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Bendayho misses with a knee strike.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bendayho backwards.
Bendayho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Bendayho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Bendayho throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Bendayho lands with a light punch inside.
Bendayho swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bendayho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bendayho lands a shoulder strike.
Bendayho throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendayho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bendayho throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy tries a body shot but Bendayho blocks it.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bendayho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Bendayho.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Bendayho misses with a punch on the inside.
Bendayho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bendayho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bendayho swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bendayho lands a left hand.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bendayho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Bendayho misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Bendayho moves his leg out of the way.
Bendayho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Bendayho throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bendayho.
Bendayho moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bendayho scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Murphy punishes Bendayho's body with a nice straight punch.
Bendayho misses with a wild combination.
Bendayho misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bendayho on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a hook. Bendayho ducked under it nicely.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.

Murphy moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Bendayho avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Tobias Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Bendayho slows down the pace here.
Bendayho misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Bendayho.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bendayho fails to land.
Murphy digs a right hand into Bendayho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bendayho's gas tank.
Bendayho digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bendayho's elbow.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Bendayho.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Bendayho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Bendayho pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bendayho misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bendayho.
Bendayho tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Bendayho back against the cage.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bendayho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Bendayho pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bendayho.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Bendayho's head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bendayho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bendayho working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bendayho backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bendayho fails to land.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bendayho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bendayho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Bendayho avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Bendayho.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Bendayho controls the action.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Bendayho's ribcage. Bendayho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy digs a right hand into Bendayho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bendayho's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bendayho misses with a body punch.
Bendayho wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bendayho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy misses with some punches.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bendayho working aggressively here.
Bendayho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bendayho controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bendayho backwards.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Bendayho controls the action.
Bendayho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bendayho misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bendayho blocks an uppercut.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bendayho moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Bendayho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Bendayho tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Bendayho back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bendayho is rocked!
Murphy drops Bendayho with a big left hand! Bendayho is injured, injured bad! Murphy jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Murphy!
A victorious Tobias Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.