PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2135 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Max House (ranked 276 p4p, 271 weight class). House has chosen HonestKey- Keep Fightin' as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Murphy
vs
House

185 cm
19
180
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
180
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy slips a jab from House.
A jab from House misses.
Murphy looks to clinch
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House throws a right hand that misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
House takes one to the chin there.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
House loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
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 tries to clinch
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
House missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.
House throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. House should have avoided that one.
A cross from Murphy lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
House misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Max House has been cut.
House takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to clinch there but House circles away.
House swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
House is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy keeps House at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from House misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Jab from Murphy.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. House doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
House misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but House paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
House pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Murphy.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy tries a body shot but House blocks it.
Murphy misses with some punches.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House working some nice short punches in the clinch.
House prevents a body shot from Murphy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
House blocks an uppercut.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
House stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on House's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
House stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

House 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 connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy avoids the body shot from House.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy wants to clinch
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by House.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
A big right from House misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy tests House's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
letting House counter with a right hand.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
House looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through House's defenses.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
House misses with an uppercut.
House looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
House misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House avoids the head kick by Murphy.
House misses with a left hand
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
House just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurphy.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
House throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Gunnar Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
House misses with a straight left.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
House misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by House.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy slips a jab from House.
House misses the jab.
Murphy misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House scores with a nice strike.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped House in his tracks.
Murphy throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
House has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
House cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
House throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
House misses with a straight right.
House swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Murphy misses with a hook
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
House takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by House. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of House.
Murphy throws a head kick that House semi-blocks.
House takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
House misses with a hook.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gunnar Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
House throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy misses with a hook
and House counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
House jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max House will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a combination but House avoids it well.

House tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Gunnar Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
House blocking some punches.
A short right from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House lands a right hand.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
House blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
House lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
House lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
House lands with a right to the head.
House tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
A short right from Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House misses with some punches.

House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
House blocks a head kick by Murphy.
House sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from House.
House throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
House looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
House 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.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
House throws an off balance right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
As House looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a slapping head kick.
House looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
Murphy misses with a hook
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As House looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way.
House slips a jab from Murphy.
House misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunnar Murphy.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Murphy!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Murphy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.