PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marian Oskar (ranked 4339 p4p, 452 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 4147 p4p, 437 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Oskar
vs
Murphy

186 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marian Oskar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oskar tries a head kick but it misses.
Oskar takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Oskar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Oskar is in Murphy's guard.
Oskar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oskar landing with the ground and pound.
Oskar postures up.
Oskar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oskar trying to move into half guard but instead Murphy has managed to sweep!

Oskar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Oskar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy is pushing down on Oskar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oskar is fighting to maintain full guard but Murphy has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oskar is trying to stand up here but Murphy is controlling him well.

Oskar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murphy pulls his head out easily.

Murphy gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Oskar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Murphy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've been informed that Murphy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Marian Oskar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oskar drives through with a takedown into guard.

Murphy pushes Oskar off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Oskar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oskar's head.

Oskar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Murphy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oskar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oskar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oskar trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oskar.
Murphy wants to stand but Oskar is controlling the position.
Oskar landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oskar with a nice head shot there.
Oskar tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Oskar looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Oskar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Murphy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Oskar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oskar throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Murphy preventing the sweep.

Oskar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.

Murphy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oskar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oskar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oskar!

Oskar wants to take a breather but Murphy manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Oskar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Oskar on that attempt.
Oskar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oskar is defended easily by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt

and Oskar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Oskar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oskar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy wants to control but Oskar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Oskar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oskar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Oskar lands strikes from half guard.

Oskar seems to be looking for submissions.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Oskar is controlling well.

Oskar decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oskar shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marian Oskar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Oskar shows good takedown defense.

Oskar clinches up against the cage.
Oskar tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Oskar shoots in and bounces Murphy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Oskar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murphy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murphy has escaped and now he's on top!

Murphy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oskar dives on top into guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oskar passes Murphy's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Oskar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murphy sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oskar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Murphy works his way to full guard. Good work.

Murphy has his foot on Oskar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oskar works his way back into a safe position though.
Oskar won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
Oskar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Oskar has gone for a leg lock! Murphy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Oskar's guard.

Murphy slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murphy is looking for a kimura but Oskar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murphy to get the leverage.
Oskar is looking to control Murphy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oskar avoid being mounted?
Oskar is pressing down on Murphy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Oskar is retaining full guard.

Oskar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Oskar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oskar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marian Oskar dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Oskar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy lands a head kick. Oskar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murphy throws a head kick that Oskar semi-blocks.
Oskar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Oskar down.
Oskar throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Shane Murphy has been cut.

Oskar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murphy did well to prevent Oskar getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oskar wants to free his trapped foot but Murphy is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Oskar seems to be looking for submissions.
Murphy is not content to let Oskar control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oskar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murphy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oskar lands with a punch from half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.

Oskar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Murphy is looking to escape.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Oskar is very close to passing his half guard.

Oskar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oskar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
Oskar working the head and body with strikes.
Oskar drops an elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Oskar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marian Oskar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Oskar is looking for a kimura here.

Oskar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Oskar.
Oskar chips away with some ground and pound.

Murphy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oskar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oskar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oskar postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oskar controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oskar or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy, which made it look bad.
Murphy throws a head kick but Oskar moves out of range.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Oskar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marian Oskar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oskar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murphy!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oskar is working Murphy over with some ground and pound from side control.

Oskar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marian Oskar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oskar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marian Oskar!
An out of breath Marian Oskar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.