PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thorgard (ranked 1270 p4p, 1978 weight class) and Kaven Murphy (ranked 168 p4p, 260 weight class). Kaven Murphy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Thorgard
vs
Murphy

194 cm
25
212
11 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
219
8 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Thorgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Murphy misses.
Thorgard throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thorgard attempts a counter takedown but Murphy avoids it well and moves away.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thorgard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thorgard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Thorgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorgard with a hook.
Thorgard works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorgard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thorgard counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy moves forwards but Thorgard connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Murphy is rocked!
Thorgard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Thorgard circles away.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Thorgard counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thorgard tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thorgard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Thorgard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorgard scores with a jab to the body.
Kaven Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorgard throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorgard doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorgard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorgard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Thorgard misses.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy leaves Thorgard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thorgard scores with a nice strike.
Thorgard throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorgard throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Thorgard throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorgard.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thorgard misses with a double jab.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thorgard misses with a jab to the body

and Murphy counters with a nice right hand that sends Thorgard toppling to the canvas! Thorgard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Murphy finish him?!

Thorgard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy avoids the body shot from Thorgard.
Thorgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Murphy is looking to slow Thorgard down with leg kicks.
Murphy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Thorgard tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorgard misses with a straight right.

Murphy darts in and clinches Thorgard up against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Thorgard blocks with his arms.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorgard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murphy up against the cage.
Thorgard avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
A short left from Thorgard.
Thorgard misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorgard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Thorgard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorgard misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Thorgard.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorgard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Thorgard fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Thorgard jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Thorgard around his waist. Thorgard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Thorgard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thorgard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorgard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorgard jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorgard avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorgard wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Thorgard swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thorgard is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Thorgard tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Thorgard back against the cage.
Thorgard misses with some punches.
Thorgard throws a head punch that misses.
Thorgard dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Thorgard tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorgard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorgard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thorgard lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Thorgard.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Thorgard fails to land.

Thorgard has Murphy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thorgard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Murphy tumbling to the mat - Thorgard dives into Murphy's guard.

Murphy scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Murphy gets a clinch.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorgard is defending well for now.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Thorgard controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorgard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard working aggressively here.
Thorgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorgard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorgard working aggressively here.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorgard misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorgard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Thorgard fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorgard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorgard lands with a short shot to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Murphy drops Thorgard with a big knee straight up the middle! Thorgard is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Thorgard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Magnus Thorgard has been cut.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Thorgard circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Thorgard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Thorgard circles away.
Thorgard is looking to counter punch.
Thorgard keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorgard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Thorgard misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorgard seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorgard.
Thorgard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorgard.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murphy.
Thorgard is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorgard or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaven Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Magnus Thorgard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thorgard swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Thorgard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thorgard shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Thorgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Thorgard shakes him off and moves away.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Thorgard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy tries to clinch but Thorgard is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Thorgard swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Thorgard sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Thorgard avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Thorgard misses its intended target.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard staying out of range there.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorgard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorgard shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Thorgard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Murphy has managed to clinch.
Thorgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Kaven Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murphy slows down the pace here.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorgard backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorgard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Thorgard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorgard misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Thorgard goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Thorgard.

Thorgard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thorgard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thorgard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy stays in close to Thorgard's body and controls the position.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorgard is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Murphy is continuing to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorgard is keeping the position for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Thorgard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Thorgard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thorgard throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy with the inside leg kick.
Thorgard scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Thorgard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thorgard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Jab, jab by Thorgard - just one landing.

Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thorgard misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorgard won't want to take too many of those.
Thorgard blocking some punches.
Thorgard misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Thorgard's ribcage. Thorgard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorgard avoids the damage to the body.
Thorgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorgard prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Thorgard avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Thorgard jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Thorgard around his waist. Thorgard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls for Murphy to work.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorgard is keeping busy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorgard lands a nice uppercut.
Thorgard managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thorgard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy pushes Thorgard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorgard takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Thorgard 's eye.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Murphy drops Thorgard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Thorgard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Murphy is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Thorgard tries to break Murphy's hands from around his neck, Murphy unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Thorgard will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kaven Murphy!
A less than humble Kaven Murphy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.