PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Average Tycoon Player (ranked 1761 p4p, 2405 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 47 p4p, 67 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tycoon Player
vs
Murphy

210 cm
24
255
6 - 5 - 0

195 cm
21
244
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Average Tycoon Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Tycoon Player lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Tycoon Player avoids it with no problem.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook
and Tycoon Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook.
Tycoon Player loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy throws a fast counter high kick but Tycoon Player manages to duck under it in time.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tycoon Player moves out of range.
Tycoon Player swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tycoon Player throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Tycoon Player tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tycoon Player with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tycoon Player looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Tycoon Player tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Tycoon Player tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Average Tycoon Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tycoon Player connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tycoon Player misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tycoon Player.

It looks like Paddy Murphy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon Player swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy slips under a jab from Tycoon Player.
Murphy counters with a body kick.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Tycoon Player knows he should have avoided that one.
Tycoon Player throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tycoon Player misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy blocks a jab.
We've been told by Tycoon Player's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Tycoon Player 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tycoon Player listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tycoon Player misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tycoon Player throws an off balance right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMurphy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tycoon Player counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
Tycoon Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Tycoon Player misses.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tycoon Player had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tycoon Player, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tycoon Player manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tycoon Player throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Average Tycoon Player will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
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.

Tycoon Player thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tycoon Player misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tycoon Player.
Murphy jabs Tycoon Player right on the nose. Tycoon Player blinks but takes it well.
Tycoon Player connects with a crisp jab.
Tycoon Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Tycoon Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon Player's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tycoon Player scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That has opened up Paddy Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Tycoon Player cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon Player pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tycoon Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tycoon Player misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Tycoon Player defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Tycoon Player wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tycoon Player lands with a cross.

The cut above Paddy Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murphy slips under a jab from Tycoon Player.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tycoon Player buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tycoon Player jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Tycoon Player moved out of range.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Tycoon Player avoids it with no problem.
Tycoon Player closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tycoon Player.
Murphy is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Tycoon Player throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tycoon Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tycoon Player tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tycoon Player misses with a combination
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy slips under a jab from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Tycoon Player lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Tycoon Player's head back.
Tycoon Player throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tycoon Player looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Tycoon Player's shoulder, as Tycoon Player tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tycoon Player on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paddy Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tycoon Player tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Tycoon Player counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tycoon Player is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Tycoon Player.

Paddy Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Average Tycoon Player is winning the standup battle so far.
Tycoon Player misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Tycoon Player moved out of range.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon Player rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Tycoon Player counters with a crisp 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 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Average Tycoon Player!