PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuad Shahajian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murphy
vs
Shahajian

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fuad Shahajian!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shahajian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Shahajian or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy which made him look bad.
Shahajian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy tests Shahajian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shahajian scores with a head kick.

It looks like Eddie Murphy has been cut.
Murphy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murphy cracks Shahajian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Shahajian circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shahajian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Shahajian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shahajian throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy tries to clinch but Shahajian moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Shahajian misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Shahajian.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shahajian wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shahajian tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Shahajian throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Shahajian shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Shahajian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eddie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fuad Shahajian.
Shahajian dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shahajian in his tracks.
Shahajian misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Shahajian moves out of range.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Shahajian's head back.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Shahajian.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Shahajian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shahajian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Murphy duly obliges.
Shahajian tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shahajian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Shahajian circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shahajian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shahajian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shahajian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Shahajian in a clinch.
Shahajian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shahajian fails to pull guard.
Shahajian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shahajian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Shahajian fights it but they end up in guard.
Shahajian wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy throws a strike but Shahajian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shahajian wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Shahajian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Murphy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shahajian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shahajian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Shahajian from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murphy tries to clinch but Shahajian moves out of range.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shahajian circles away quickly and effectively.
Shahajian checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Shahajian sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shahajian has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shahajian keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Shahajian tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie 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.

Shahajian lands with a slapping head kick.
Shahajian misses with a takedown
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shahajian lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Murphy is rocked!
Shahajian doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Shahajian tries to clinch up.
Shahajian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Shahajian wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Shahajian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shahajian gets slowly back to his feet.
Shahajian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Shahajian misses.
Shahajian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shahajian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shahajian shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Shahajian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eddie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fuad Shahajian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahajian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shahajian throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy throws a head kick but Shahajian moves out of range.
Shahajian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shahajian doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Shahajian avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Shahajian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Eddie Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Shahajian fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Shahajian shoots and misses

and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shahajian trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shahajian makes his way to full guard, as Murphy worked for a kimura.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shahajian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shahajian is trying to keep Murphy in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shahajian moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Shahajian shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shahajian tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shahajian can pounce on him.
Shahajian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Shahajian lands but Murphy takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Shahajian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shahajian.
Murphy throws and low kick but Shahajian moves out of range easily.
Shahajian wants to clinch.
Shahajian checks a low kick from Murphy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a lazy head kick
and Shahajian counters with a nice leg kick.
Shahajian scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shahajian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Shahajian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shahajian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shahajian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shahajian scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shahajian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy misses with a leg kick.
Shahajian misses with a takedown

and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Shahajian fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fuad Shahajian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shahajian throws a nice head kick!
Shahajian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Shahajian is looking to clinch.
Eddie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Shahajian.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shahajian fails with a takedown attempt.
Shahajian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuad Shahajian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shahajian tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Shahajian has his takedown stuffed

and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eddie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fuad Shahajian.
Shahajian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shahajian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shahajian looking for a guillotine here but Murphy defends easily.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Murphy throws and elbow that misses. Shahajian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Shahajian!
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shahajian trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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 controls Shahajian momentarily but Shahajian frees himself.
Shahajian wanted to stand there but Murphy had control of the position.
Murphy can't keep his opponent in guard - Shahajian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murphy tries to kick Shahajian off but Shahajian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shahajian is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shahajian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Shahajian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Shahajian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy is trying to stand up here but Shahajian is controlling him well.
Shahajian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shahajian trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
It looks like Shahajian is going to stand back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murphy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shahajian with a poor takedown
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shahajian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Murphy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murphy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Murphy!