PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Go Into The Water as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Furnival
vs
Murphy

200 cm
19
259 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
245 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

EFC 150Q recovery, 147Q stamina/strength CHEAP!!
SCP Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furnival chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furnival finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Furnival sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Furnival pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Furnival attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Furnival keeps the fight on the outside.
Furnival throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy moves out of range as Furnival strikes.

Murphy pushes Furnival up against the cage in a clinch.
Furnival tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Furnival is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Furnival tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Furnival back against the cage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furnival has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Furnival tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Furnival using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Furnival.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Furnival as he checks the leg kick.
Furnival lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Furnival scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy looks gassed!
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Furnival slams his shin into Murphy's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furnival throws a half hearted mid kick.
Furnival looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Furnival lands a nice looking body kick.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from Furnival.

It looks like Derick Murphy has been cut.
Furnival dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furnival. Furnival obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Furnival.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Furnival looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furnival tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Furnival.
Furnival tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Furnival lands a nice looking body kick.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furnival.
Furnival chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furnival.
Furnival throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Furnival keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furnival tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Furnival throws a lazy body kick
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Furnival.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.
Furnival lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murphy walks into a jab.
Furnival just misses with a punch to the body.
Furnival delivers a nice body kick.
Furnival connects with a high kick.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furnival.
Furnival misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnival throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Furnival.
Furnival misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murphy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Furnival - the referee stops the clock and Murphy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Furnival. Murphy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Sexton Furnival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furnival misses with a low kick.
Furnival lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Furnival.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furnival turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Furnival!
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furnival. Furnival obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sexton Furnival dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derick Murphy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murphy checks a leg kick.
Furnival throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Murphy rushes Furnival and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Furnival tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Furnival blocks an elbow strike.

Furnival manages to break the clinch.
Furnival misses with a body kick.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy throws a body punch but Furnival moves out of range.
Furnival throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy stuns Furnival with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Furnival misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Furnival is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Furnival.
A big right from Furnival misses.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Furnival.
Furnival misses with a straight left.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.

Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Furnival, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Furnival lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Furnival doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Furnival scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Furnival.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furnival.
Furnival throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sexton Furnival is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Furnival swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Furnival throws a nice head kick!

That has opened up Derick Murphy's cut even more.
Furnival throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Furnival misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Furnival.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Furnival saw that one coming.
Furnival thumps Murphy with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws the left hand but Furnival avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Furnival.
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Furnival.
Furnival ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Furnival throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Furnival throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy throws a push kick but Furnival slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furnival throws out the jab.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furnival feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
A big left from Furnival misses.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Furnival throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Furnival pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Furnival shakes it off.
Furnival lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Furnival there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Furnival turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Furnival.
Furnival scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Furnival feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furnival throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murphy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sexton Furnival dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derick Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Furnival throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Furnival scores with a kick to the body.
Furnival throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Furnival throws a knee to the head but misses.
Furnival trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.

Furnival manages to break the clinch.
Furnival looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furnival misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
A good leg kick by Furnival.
Murphy moves out of range as Furnival throws a body kick.
Furnival staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Furnival checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Furnival cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy catches Furnival with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murphy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Furnival - the referee stops the clock and Murphy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Furnival. Murphy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Furnival looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furnival. Furnival obviously looking to wear him down.
Furnival throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Furnival cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Furnival throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Furnival misses the target.
Furnival misses with a low kick.
Furnival is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furnival. Furnival obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furnival fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival scores with a leg kick.
Furnival throws a half hearted mid kick.
Furnival throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Furnival slips a jab from Murphy.
Furnival throws a leg kick
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Furnival is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Furnival scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furnival.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Furnival jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival scores with a leg kick.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Furnival throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Furnival tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Furnival tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.
Furnival tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy lands with a cross.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Furnival.
Furnival misses with a low kick.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Furnival takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnival tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Furnival thows a body kick. Murphy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furnival paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Furnival keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Furnival throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Furnival throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Furnival moves away and avoids it.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.
Furnival thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Furnival ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sexton Furnival clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Derick Murphy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Furnival throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Furnival misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furnival throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Furnival lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Furnival has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Furnival there as he acknowledges the shot.
Furnival throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnival lands a front kick.
Furnival scores with a head kick.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Furnival uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furnival lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Furnival.
Furnival takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furnival throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Furnival.
Furnival throws a half hearted mid kick.
Furnival throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Furnival uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Furnival misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Furnival lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Murphy throws a body punch but Furnival moves out of range.
Furnival throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy motions for Furnival to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Furnival throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furnival throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furnival throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Furnival takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Furnival.
Furnival misses with a low kick.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furnival moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Furnival looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furnival connects with a solid leg kick.
Furnival misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnival swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furnival throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furnival throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Furnival on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Furnival loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Furnival takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Furnival throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murphy takes a swing at Furnival's ribcage but misses.
Furnival thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Furnival bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Derick Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derick Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Murphy lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Furnival misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furnival.
Furnival pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Furnival swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furnival missing with knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furnival.
Furnival looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Furnival.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Furnival.
Furnival blocks an uppercut.

Furnival breaks the clinch.
Furnival throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Furnival looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Furnival looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Furnival thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it

and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furnival scores a nice knee to the body.
Furnival using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Furnival tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furnivals head.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Furnival blocks an elbow strike.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Furnival blocks it with crossed arms.
Furnival tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Furnival.
Furnival trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Furnival.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Furnival is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Furnival takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furnival.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Furnival's brow.
Furnival is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Furnival's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Furnival buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Furnival throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Furnival scoring well with a low kick there.
Furnival moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Furnival.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Derick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Furnival misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Furnival throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Furnival moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Furnival throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Furnival throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Furnival misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Furnival lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Furnival looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Furnival is able to avoid easily.
Furnival throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furnival staying out of range there.
Furnival throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Furnival.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Furnival listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Furnival tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Murphy closes the distance and pushes Furnival back into the cage.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Furnival's defenses.

It looks like Sexton Furnival has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.

Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furnival manages to avoid it.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Furnival saw that one coming.
Furnival throws a sloppy head kick

and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Furnival 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derick Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furnival has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sexton Furnival!
Sexton Furnival retains his heavyweight title!