PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 4548 p4p, 484 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 4902 p4p, 509 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Reed
vs
Murphy

200 cm
22
198 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Vegan Gains

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Reed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Shane Murphy has been cut.
Reed lands a high kick!
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed lands with an overhand left.
Reed blocks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reed!
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick
and Reed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a lazy head kick
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.

Murphy is rocked!

Reed cracks Murphy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murphy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Reed finish him?
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?

That has opened up Shane Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Reed scores with a counter punch that sends Murphy to the canvas! Reed smells blood - he's punishing Murphy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Murphy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Reed!