PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Murphy (ranked 5105 p4p, 5159 weight class) and Severo Colicheo (ranked 607 p4p, 611 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murphy
vs
Colicheo

187 cm
25
170
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185
0 - 1 - 0

Decent elbows
Big right hand

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Battle Hecs

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Severo Colicheo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Colicheo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colicheo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Colicheo's body. Colicheo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
Colicheo misses the shot to the body.
Murphy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Colicheo misses with a hook.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Colicheo had a free shot at his head there.

Murphy drives through and clinches with Colicheo against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy is working Colicheo over against the ropes.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Colicheo's ribcage. Colicheo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Colicheo looks winded!
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Colicheo in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Colicheo backwards.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Colicheo can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colicheo is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy presses Colicheo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy works on Colicheo's body with a couple of short punches.
Colicheo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy cracks Colicheo with a nice body shot.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Colicheo 's eye.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Colicheo 's eye.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Colicheo in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Colicheo avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the ropes.
Colicheo working hard to break the clinch.
Colicheo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Colicheo is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Colicheo in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Colicheo 's eye.
Murphy digs a right hand into Colicheo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Colicheo's gas tank.
Colicheo tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colicheo is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy wants to stall.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colicheo's efforts to push away.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Colicheo tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the ropes.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy tries a body shot but Colicheo blocks it.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Severo Colicheo has been cut.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Colicheo's defenses.
Colicheo is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colicheo can do to turn this around?
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Colicheo shrugs off.
Murphy keeps control of Colicheo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Colicheo controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Colicheo in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Colicheo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danny Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Colicheo backwards.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Colicheo's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Colicheo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Colicheo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Colicheo takes an elbow to the temple.
Colicheo tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the ropes.
Colicheo wants to break free but Murphy has control.

Colicheo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Colicheo's ribs.
Colicheo misses with an uppercut.
Colicheo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy has Colicheo pressed against the ropes, preventing Colicheo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Colicheo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Colicheo's defenses.
Murphy tries a body shot but Colicheo blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colicheo dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Colicheo is breathing heavily.
Murphy is working Colicheo over against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Colicheo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Colicheo in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Colicheo takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy pushes Colicheo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Colicheo gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the ropes.
Colicheo tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colicheo is trying to break free.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colicheo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Colicheo wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Severo Colicheo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Colicheo drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy stuns Colicheo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Colicheo cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Colicheo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy throws a front kick to the face that drops Colicheo face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Danny Murphy!
Danny Murphy thanked the fans post fight for their support.