PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Libor Lunak (ranked 2569 p4p, 3148 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 317 p4p, 392 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphys - Smash Shit Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lunak
vs
Murphy

201 cm
22
286
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
19
244
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

New Standard

HELLBENT
Nutritional Shaved Ice

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Libor Lunak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunak blocks a leg kick.
Lunak throws a head kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lunak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Libor Lunak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Paddy Murphy has been cut.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Lunak with an uppercut!

It looks like Libor Lunak has been cut.
Lunak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lunak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lunak was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lunak.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Lunak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
Murphy throws a hook but Lunak avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Lunak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Lunak.
Murphy blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lunak sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Lunak avoids it this time.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lunak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Lunak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lunak blocks it well.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lunak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lunak slips under a jab from Murphy.
Lunak misses with a double jab.

Lunak darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Lunak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lunak misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lunak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Lunak.
Lunak throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Lunak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy gets through Lunak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy tries to work over Lunak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lunak has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Murphy breaks the clinch.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Lunak.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Lunak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lunak struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lunak misses with a knee strike.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Lunak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Lunak gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
Lunak misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Lunak controls the action.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Lunak controls the action.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lunak backwards.
Lunak throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Lunak is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lunak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murphy looks winded!
Lunak gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Lunak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lunak digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lunak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lunak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lunak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lunak has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Lunak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Lunak.
Lunak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That has opened up Paddy Murphy's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Lunak tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Lunak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lunak misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lunak.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lunak.
Murphy tries to work over Lunak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lunak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Lunak swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lunak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lunak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lunak's elbow.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lunak looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Libor Lunak dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lunak wants to clinch.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Lunak steps away.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lunak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lunak closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Lunak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lunak connects with a knee to the head.
Lunak tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lunak blocks a body shot from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lunak lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lunak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lunak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lunak works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lunak letting Murphy take a breather here.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Lunak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lunak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lunak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
A short right from Lunak.

The cut above Paddy Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lunak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Lunak works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Lunak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lunak misses with a knee to the head.
Lunak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lunak.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lunak backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lunak.
Lunak lands a body shot.
Lunak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Lunak lands a knee to the body.
Lunak misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lunak.
Lunak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Lunak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Lunak misses with some punches.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Paddy Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Murphy tries to circle away but Lunak has him pinned against the cage.
Lunak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lunak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lunak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lunak misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lunak.
Lunak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lunak lands a body punch.
Lunak blocks an uppercut.
Murphy tries to work over Lunak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lunak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lunak lands a hook to the side of the head.

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 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Libor Lunak!