PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2781 p4p, 3753 weight class) and Mehdi Alanavi (ranked 375 p4p, 456 weight class). The key to victory for Gunnar Murphy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Murphy
vs
Alanavi

185 cm
18
187
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
185
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehdi Alanavi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Alanavi saw that one coming.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Alanavi counters with a nice uppercut.
Alanavi stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alanavi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Alanavi walks into a left hand.
Alanavi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alanavi lands a head shot.
Alanavi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alanavi unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alanavi lands with a right hand.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Alanavi.
Alanavi misses with a few strikes there.
Gunnar Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alanavi circles away quickly and effectively.
Alanavi lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Alanavi misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy lands a jab.
Alanavi thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alanavi checks a leg kick.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Alanavi moves away and avoids it.
Alanavi avoids a kick to the body.
Alanavi is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Good work by Alanavi as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Alanavi.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Alanavi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alanavi clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Alanavi has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alanavi blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Alanavi is working Murphy over against the cage.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Alanavi is controlling the position.
Alanavi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Alanavi stalls.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanavi avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alanavi is defending well for now.
Alanavi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alanavi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alanavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alanavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Alanavi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alanavi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alanavi can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Alanavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Alanavi.
A left hand lands to the body for Alanavi.
Alanavi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Alanavi works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Alanavi lands a shoulder strike.
Alanavi tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alanavi controlling the action here for a moment.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Alanavi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alanavi.
Alanavi slowing the pace effectively.
Alanavi blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Alanavi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alanavi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanavi avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alanavi avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Alanavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy wants to break free but Alanavi has control.
Alanavi lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mehdi Alanavi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alanavi misses with an uppercut.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alanavi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Alanavi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Alanavi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alanavi connects with a body shot.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Alanavi moved away.
Alanavi misses with an uppercut.
Alanavi misses with a body kick.
Gunnar Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Alanavi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Alanavi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alanavi looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alanavi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alanavi throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alanavi moves out of range of the body kick.
Alanavi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alanavi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alanavi duly obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanavi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Alanavi avoided it.
Alanavi tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Alanavi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Alanavi.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alanavi misses with a body shot.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alanavi has time to react.
Alanavi defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Alanavi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Alanavi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alanavi wants to counter with a clinch but Murphy pushes him away.
Alanavi throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Alanavi only half commits.
Alanavi loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Alanavi jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Alanavi avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy throws a hook but Alanavi avoids it easily.
Alanavi throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Alanavi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alanavi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murphy swings for the body but Alanavi moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Alanavi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alanavi throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Alanavi digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Alanavi counters with a nice uppercut.
Alanavi misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Alanavi scores with a body shot.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alanavi misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Alanavi moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Alanavi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alanavi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Alanavi is out of range.
Alanavi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Alanavi.

Alanavi pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Alanavi scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alanavi.
Alanavi pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alanavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Alanavi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mehdi Alanavi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alanavi.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Alanavi.
Alanavi lands with a left to the head.
Alanavi blocks an elbow strike.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Alanavi - that landed with a thud.
Alanavi has Murphy pressed against the cage.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Alanavi won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Alanavi.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Alanavi is struggling to control the position.
Alanavi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Alanavi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mehdi Alanavi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Alanavi closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alanavi prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Alanavi in his tracks for a moment.
Alanavi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy tries to break free but Alanavi pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Alanavi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alanavi avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanavi avoids the damage to the body.
Alanavi blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Alanavi to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Alanavi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanavi misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alanavi digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Alanavi.
Alanavi pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Alanavi.
Alanavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Alanavi keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Mehdi Alanavi has been cut.
Alanavi lands a shot to the body.
Alanavi stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Alanavi as the two fighters clinch.
Alanavi lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Alanavi.
Alanavi stalling.
Alanavi blocking some punches.
Alanavi just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Alanavi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunnar Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Alanavi.
Alanavi is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alanavi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alanavi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alanavi stalling in the clinch.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy pushes off an throws an elbow but Alanavi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alanavi dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Alanavi lands with a light punch inside.
Alanavi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murphy up against the cage.
Alanavi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Alanavi as the two fighters clinch.
Alanavi lands a body punch.
Alanavi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Alanavi.
Alanavi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy tries to circle away but Alanavi has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alanavi lands with a left to the head.
Alanavi lands a nice shot to the body.
Alanavi has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Alanavi slows down the pace here.
Alanavi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Alanavi scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Mehdi Alanavi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alanavi lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Alanavi avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alanavi.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alanavi is defending well for now.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Alanavi avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanavi avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alanavi.
Alanavi avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Alanavi is controlling him.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alanavi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alanavi can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alanavi avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mehdi Alanavi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alanavi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehdi Alanavi!
Our winner, Mehdi Alanavi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.