PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2254 p4p, 822 weight class) and Vinny Griggs (ranked 288 p4p, 109 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Murphy
vs
Griggs

185 cm
21
180
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
29
177
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

Groove Gear

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 7 - 3 - 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, Vinny Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Griggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Griggs's leg. Griggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Griggs should have avoided that one.
Griggs misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Griggs stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Griggs's ribs.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Gunnar Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griggs throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Griggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griggs.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griggs at a distance.
A combination from Griggs does no damage.
Murphy jabs Griggs right on the nose. Griggs blinks but takes it well.
Griggs misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griggs's head.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy cracks Griggs with an open hand slap.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Griggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murphy!
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griggs's hands.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griggs. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Griggs finds it's target.
Murphy throws a push kick but Griggs slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Griggs misses the body punch
and Griggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Griggs is rocked!
Murphy drops Griggs with a naaaaasty hook - Griggs is in real trouble here! Murphy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Murphy!
Gunnar Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.