PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Ulvesson (ranked 3365 p4p, 319 weight class) and Redd Murphy (ranked 4576 p4p, 408 weight class). Ulvesson comes to the cage accompanied by Wolf Like Me - TV On The Radio. Redd Murphy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ulvesson
vs
Murphy

205 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Ulvesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Redd Murphy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ulvesson, pushing him back against the cage.
Ulvesson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Ulvesson controls the action.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Ulvesson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ulvesson misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ulvesson is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Ulvesson lands a right hand.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Ulvesson.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Ulvesson controls the action.
Ulvesson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulvesson.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy gets through Ulvesson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ulvesson backwards.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy gets through Ulvesson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ulvesson is rocked!
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ulvesson backwards.
Oh Ulvesson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ulvesson tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Ulvesson seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Ulvesson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murphy lands a big left hand right to the temple and Ulvesson goes down!

It looks like Ulf Ulvesson has been cut.
Ulvesson is trying to stand up here but Murphy is controlling him well.

Murphy escapes and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulvesson.

Ulvesson manages to break the clinch.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Ulvesson.
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!
Murphy prevents a body shot from Ulvesson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ulvesson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulvesson.
Ulvesson working hard to break the clinch.
Ulvesson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ulvesson backwards.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Ulvesson blocking some punches.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ulvesson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Good body shot from Ulvesson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulvesson.
Ulvesson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ulvesson controls his hands.
Murphy cracks Ulvesson with a nice body shot.
Ulvesson tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Ulvesson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ulvesson backwards.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Ulvesson.
Ulvesson lands a right hand.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Ulvesson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulvesson.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ulvesson controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ulvesson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ulvesson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ulvesson backwards.
Ulvesson blocks an uppercut.
Ulvesson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ulvesson can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Ulvesson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulvesson working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ulvesson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ulvesson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulvesson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Ulvesson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Ulvesson.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulvesson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulvesson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Ulvesson circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ulvesson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ulvesson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redd Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulf Ulvesson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Murphy wants to clinch but Ulvesson slips to the side
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Ulvesson pushes him off.
Ulvesson misses with a shot to the body
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.

Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Ulvesson swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Ulvesson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ulvessons head.
A head punch on the inside from Ulvesson fails to land.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulvesson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulvesson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulvesson blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ulvesson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redd Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ulvesson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulvesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Ulvesson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy pushes Ulvesson against the cage. Murphy is working some dirty boxing. Murphy pushes off with a quick right hook! Ulvesson goes down! Ulvesson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Murphy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Redd Murphy!
After winning the bout, Redd Murphy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ulf Ulvesson was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better fighter this time. You win lose, and you some some.'.