PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Modean (ranked 4612 p4p, 452 weight class) and Freddy Murphy (ranked 4179 p4p, 431 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Modean
vs
Murphy

177 cm
26
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Modean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Modean fights it but they end up in guard.
Modean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Modean keeps moving.
Modean is striking but Murphy is not phased and passes to half guard.

Modean looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy is trying to control. Modean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but Modean defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Murphy wants to work for an arm triangle but Modean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Murphy seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murphy is working for a kimura but Modean is defending it quite comfortably.
Modean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy stalling.
Modean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murphy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murphy moves into full mount! Modean won't be happy about that!
Modean wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modean is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.

Murphy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Murphy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murphy lands a couple of good shots and Modean has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Murphy lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Modean is in bad spot here.

Modean fending off the submission attempt from Murphy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Murphy. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murphy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Modean has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Murphy is looking for the choke from the back position but Modean is controlling his hands well.
Modean manages to reverse the position and now he's in Murphy's guard. Nice work there by Modean.
Modean preventing the sweep.
Modean being controlled here momentarily.
Modean trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murphy looking for a guillotine here but Modean defends easily.
Murphy tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Modean is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Murphy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murphy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Murphy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Modean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Modean is working hard here to advance position.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Modean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Murphy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Modean knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Murphy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've been informed that Murphy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Modean down.

Murphy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murphy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Modean tries to escape but Murphy is in control.

Murphy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Modean rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Murphy's guard! Nice work there by Modean!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modean looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Modean is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Modean looking for a sweep. Not yet Modean, not yet.
Modean wants to get back to his feet but Murphy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Modean is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Modean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Modean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Modean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy has his hands on Modean's head, controlling the position.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Modean controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Modean trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Freddy Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Modean closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.

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

Murphy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Modean quickly recovers to half guard.
Modean has hold of Murphy's hands but Murphy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Murphy.

Murphy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Modean sees it coming and defends easily.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Modean taking some punishment here, with Murphy in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Murphy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murphy stops Modean from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murphy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Modean defends it well.
Modean is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Modean's head.
Murphy is thwarting Modean's attempts to control the position.

Murphy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Modean is defending against the submission attempts here by Murphy.
Murphy wants to control but Modean is keeping him busy.

Murphy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Modean wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murphy is trying to work for a kimura but Modean is defending well.
Freddy Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Modean slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murphy looking to sit in guard and control but Modean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.

Murphy is looking for a triangle but Modean pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Modean working a defensive guard here.
Murphy controlling from the top position.
Murphy looking to sit in guard and control but Modean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Modean won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Brandon Modean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freddy Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Freddy Murphy!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Freddy Murphy!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Freddy Murphy!

Freddy Murphy wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Freddy Murphy thanked VanDam Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).