PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 265 p4p, 42 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 967 p4p, 133 weight class). Reilly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Frank Reilly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reilly
vs
Murphy

181 cm
32
177 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

179 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reilly lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Reilly's leg. Reilly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been told by Reilly's head coaches at LOD:Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murphy sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Reilly throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Reilly lands the left hand.
Murphy misses with a low kick as Reilly jumps back.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Reilly's knee but Reilly avoids it well.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Reilly misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Reilly throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reilly tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Reilly moves into the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Murphy presses Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.

Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reilly swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reilly with a body shot.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Reilly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy motions for Reilly to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Reilly's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reilly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Reilly throws a quick counter head kick but Murphy was just out of range.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Reilly throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
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.

Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reilly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reilly's sensitive parts.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.

Reilly has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tobias Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reilly working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Reilly 's knee.
Reilly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy misses with some punches.

Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Reilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Frank Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Reilly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donk. Reilly catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Murphy cracks the inside of Reilly's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Reilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy cracks Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
A left lands for Murphy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy cracks Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Reilly is rocked!
Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp right that sends Reilly to the canvas! Murphy follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Murphy!
Tobias Murphy thanked the fans post fight for their support.