PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 5487 p4p, 3957 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 650 p4p, 514 weight class). Murphy has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Smash Shit Up as his entrance music. Paddy Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rozhkov
vs
Murphy

195 cm
19
275
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
244
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Nutritional Shaved Ice
SMESH Nutrition 160Q

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy with a nice cross.

It looks like Alexander Rozhkov has been cut.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Rozhkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Paddy Murphy has been cut.
Rozhkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozhkov.
A little feinted left hand from Rozhkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paddy Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rozhkov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rozhkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy wants to stand up but Rozhkov is controlling him.
Rozhkov postures up.
Murphy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Murphy being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rozhkov lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rozhkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Murphy has wrist control.
Murphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rozhkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rozhkov cracks Murphy with a solid left hand.
Rozhkov with a nice head shot there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murphy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rozhkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rozhkov landing some decent shots from guard.
Rozhkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Rozhkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rozhkov stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rozhkov throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Rozhkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rozhkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rozhkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rozhkov is in close to Murphy's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That has opened up Paddy Murphy's cut even more.
Rozhkov connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rozhkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rozhkov landing some decent shots from guard.

Paddy Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paddy Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Rozhkov!
After winning the bout, Alexander Rozhkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.