PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David King (ranked 1710 p4p, 2725 weight class) and Patrick Murphy (ranked 189 p4p, 277 weight class). King comes into the arena with Manchester United Chants George Best Song Spirit In The Sky blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for David King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

King
vs
Murphy

190 cm
19
230
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
18
233
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
King misses with an uppercut

and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Murphy prevents King from standing back up.
King is not content to let Murphy control the position.
King 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.
King wants to get back to his feet.
King is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King pushes Murphy off looking to stand but Murphy dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murphy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murphy trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
King wants to get back to his feet.

King has one foot on Murphy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
King is looking to get back to his feet here but Murphy is keeping cool and he's managed to take King's back.
King is taking damage to the body and head.
King is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Will Murphy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
This has been an exciting period of action!
King is trying to get back to his feet but Murphy has full control of the position and if anything, King has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trapped and Murphy is scoring with shots to the head and body.
King is trying to get back to his feet but Murphy has full control of the position and if anything, King has just worked his way into a worse spot.
King grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
King is trying to get back to his feet but Murphy has full control of the position and if anything, King has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Murphy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
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.
Can King hold on?! Murphy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
King trying to get back to his feet but Murphy is in full control for now.
Murphy gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Murphy throwing damaging strikes from the back! King could be in trouble here!
Murphy lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Murphy connects with a big shot to the side of King's head.
King trying to get back to his feet but Murphy is in full control for now.
King is trapped and Murphy is scoring with shots to the head and body.

King is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 9:10
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Murphy!
The defeated David King had this to say: 'Goin' t'pub afterwards, have a few pints & move on to the next chapter. I couldn't be mithered with it all anyway, you know what I mean? Can't be arsed'.