PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Murphy (ranked 5262 p4p, 4841 weight class) and Spanky Schwartz (ranked 442 p4p, 424 weight class). Shaun Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Murphy
vs
Schwartz

194 cm
25
247
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
265
2 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spanky Schwartz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwartz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Schwartz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Schwartz throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy slips a straight right by Schwartz.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwartz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Shaun Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spanky Schwartz.
Murphy scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwartz circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwartz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Schwartz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwartz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Schwartz.

Schwartz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murphy did well to prevent Schwartz getting side control.

Murphy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shaun Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwartz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schwartz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Schwartz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schwartz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schwartz misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Schwartz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schwartz misses with a looping right.
Schwartz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwartz throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schwartz.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwartz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Schwartz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Schwartz keeps it at a distance.
Schwartz tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Schwartz fails with a takedown attempt.
Schwartz looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwartz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schwartz on the side of the head.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schwartz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schwartz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy tries to bum rush Schwartz with a series of wild strikes but Schwartz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwartz, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Murphy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schwartz on his heels. He'll look to pass Schwartz's guard now, I'm sure.
Schwartz keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Schwartz working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Schwartz keeps moving.
Murphy pushing down on Schwartz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Murphy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy trying to control the action but Schwartz is working from the bottom.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murphy content to control rather than advance.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Schwartz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schwartz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.

It looks like Spanky Schwartz has been cut.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Schwartz is working away.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Murphy there.

That has opened up Spanky Schwartz's cut even more.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murphy lands a nice short elbow.

The cut above Spanky Schwartz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwartz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murphy stalling.
Ground and pound from Murphy.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Spanky Schwartz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spanky Schwartz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shaun Murphy!