PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teh Ghey (ranked 4764 p4p, 4660 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ghey
vs
Murphy

190 cm
18
186
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teh Ghey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghey motions for Murphy to come forward. Ghey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Ghey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Ghey's shoulder, as Ghey tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Ghey moved out of range.
Ghey thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Ghey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Ghey does no damage.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghey moves away.
Ghey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murphy slips a jab from Ghey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghey ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghey was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Ghey ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Ghey counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghey ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghey manages to avoid it.
Ghey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Ghey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghey manages to avoid it.
Ghey misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Ghey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGhey.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Ghey's shoulder, as Ghey tries to avoid the shot.
Ghey misses with a body kick.
Ghey staying out of range there.
Ghey slips under a jab.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghey connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Ghey.
Ghey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Ghey slips the punch.
Ghey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGhey.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghey.
Ghey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Liam Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Ghey misses its target.
Ghey throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghey slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a body punch but Ghey moves out of range.
Ghey throws a head kick that misses.
Ghey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghey.
Ghey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Ghey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ghey slips under a jab.
Ghey defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ghey saw that one coming.
It looked like Ghey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ghey throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy takes a swing at Ghey's ribcage but misses.
Ghey throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Ghey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab when Ghey was well out of range.
Ghey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ghey misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Ghey throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghey moves away from the strike by Murphy.
A head kick misses from Ghey.
Nice defenses there by Ghey.
Ghey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ghey fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Ghey.
Ghey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghey manages to avoid it.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghey was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ghey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Ghey off the cage and back into range.
Teh Ghey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Murphy misses.
An inside leg kick from Ghey misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Ghey.
Ghey takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Ghey slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Ghey.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Ghey avoids it with no problem.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Ghey ducks down to avoid it.
Ghey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ghey misses with a series of wild punches.
Ghey moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGhey.
Ghey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
It looked like Ghey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Ghey.
A big left from Murphy misses.
A head kick misses from Ghey.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Ghey takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ghey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Ghey looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ghey misses.
Ghey tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Ghey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Ghey avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lands a jab to Ghey's midsection.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghey was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Ghey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Ghey. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Ghey ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Ghey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Ghey moves away and avoids it.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Murphy misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ghey moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Ghey throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Ghey is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Ghey moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Ghey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghey manages to avoid it.
Ghey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murphy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Ghey moved out of range nicely.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ghey throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ghey with a body shot.
Ghey avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Ghey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ghey saw that one coming.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghey.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab when Ghey was well out of range.
Ghey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Ghey throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghey throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Ghey moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ghey misses with a head kick.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Ghey moved out of range.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Ghey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghey.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Ghey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Ghey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ghey.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghey throws a head kick that misses.
Ghey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy throws a hook but Ghey blocks it.
Murphy swings for the body but Ghey moves out of range.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghey is just out of range.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghey.
Ghey missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Ghey avoids it with no problem.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ghey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Ghey needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Ghey is looking to counter punch.
Ghey throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Ghey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghey throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Ghey avoids it with no problem.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ghey saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Ghey misses the target.
Ghey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Ghey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy throws a body punch but Ghey moves out of range.
Ghey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ghey saw that one coming.
Ghey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ghey ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghey misses with a head kick.
Ghey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Ghey does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghey. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ghey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Ghey avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghey misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy takes a swing at Ghey's ribcage but misses.
Ghey staying out of range there.
Ghey throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Ghey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghey.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Ghey counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ghey throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ghey at a distance.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ghey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Ghey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Ghey throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Liam Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghey.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghey.
Murphy takes a swing at Ghey's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghey was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Ghey throws a quick counter head kick but Murphy was just out of range.
Ghey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Teh Ghey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Ghey moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Murphy.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Murphy!
After the fight, Liam 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.