PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Murphy (ranked 5709 p4p, 24645 weight class) and Igor Kreten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murphy
vs
Kreten

174 cm
25
278
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
265
2 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kreten!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreten throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.

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

Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy prevents Kreten from breaking the clinch.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Kreten avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Kreten tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreten prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Kreten wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Kreten working hard to break the clinch.
Kreten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy prevents Kreten from breaking the clinch.
Kreten working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Kreten wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy presses Kreten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kreten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kreten missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreten throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kreten decides to pull guard.
Kreten can't keep his opponent in guard - Murphy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murphy controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreten trying to control here.
Murphy wants to free his trapped foot but Kreten is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murphy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murphy tries to pass to full mount but Kreten defends it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kreten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Oscar Murphy has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kreten tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Kreten swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kreten tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kreten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oscar Murphy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Murphy clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kreten lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Kreten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Kreten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kreten avoiding damage.
Oscar Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kreten tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Kreten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Kreten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Kreten tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Kreten wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Kreten avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy has Kreten pressed against the cage, preventing Kreten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kreten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kreten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kreten is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Kreten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy has Kreten pressed against the cage, preventing Kreten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kreten wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kreten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Kreten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kreten taking a breather.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreten's elbow.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kreten breaks from the clinch.
Kreten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Kreten.
A frustrated look appears on Kreten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kreten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy tries a body shot but Kreten blocks it.
Kreten trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kreten wants to break free but Murphy has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Kreten.
Kreten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kreten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Kreten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kreten's efforts to push away.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kreten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreten is trying to break free.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Kreten can't break the clinch.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Kreten is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Kreten is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy keeps control of Kreten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kreten's efforts to push away.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kreten tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Kreten tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Kreten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Kreten tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy cracks Kreten with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kreten wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy has Kreten pressed against the cage, preventing Kreten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kreten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kreten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Kreten is trying to break free.
Kreten working hard to break the clinch.
Kreten wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Kreten.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy prevents Kreten from breaking the clinch.
Kreten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy tries a body shot but Kreten blocks it.
Kreten is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kreten's efforts to push away.
Igor Kreten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kreten working hard to break the clinch.
Kreten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kreten misses with a punch to the body.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Kreten is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Kreten misses with some punches.
Kreten is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oscar Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Kreten.
Kreten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kreten's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreten wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy avoiding damage as Kreten throws knees to the body.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kreten can't break the clinch.
Kreten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kreten is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy has Kreten pressed against the cage, preventing Kreten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy gets through Kreten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreten controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreten's elbow.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Kreten tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreten is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Kreten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kreten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kreten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kreten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kreten misses with a body punch.
Kreten is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy avoiding damage as Kreten throws knees to the body.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kreten.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kreten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kreten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Murphy!
After the fight, Oscar Murphy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.