PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memin Pinguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Murphy
vs
Pinguin

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
173 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memin Pinguin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinguin should have avoided that one.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinguin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Pinguin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinguin moves away.
Murphy lands a head kick!
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Pinguin avoids them all with ease.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Murphy has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pinguin fails to land.
Pinguin swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinguin has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Pinguin looks gassed!
Pinguin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinguin wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Murphy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinguin walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Murphy jabs Pinguin right on the nose. Pinguin blinks but takes it well.

Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Pinguin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinguin misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Pinguin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinguin has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Pinguin blocks a head kick by Murphy.

Murphy closes the distance and pushes Pinguin back into the cage.
Pinguin swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Pinguin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pinguin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinguin wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pinguin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinguin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Murphy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinguin darts in trying to clinch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Pinguin misses with some punches.

Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Pinguin takes one to the chin there.
Murphy jabs Pinguin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinguin wants to clinch
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Murphy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Pinguin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Pinguin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pinguin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinguin scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinguin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinguin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Pinguin.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Pinguin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murphy misses with a combination

and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch.
Pinguin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinguin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pinguin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy tries to break free but Pinguin pushes him back against the cage.
Pinguin misses with some punches.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pinguin misses with some punches.
Pinguin misses with some punches.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murphy.
Pinguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Pinguin misses with some punches.
Pinguin misses with some punches.
Pinguin misses with some punches.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinguin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pinguin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushes Pinguin away with a front kick.
Daniel Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinguin back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy cracks Pinguin with a good jab.
Pinguin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Murphy forces Pinguin back against the cage and clinches.
Pinguin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pinguin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinguin has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Pinguin is controlling him.
Pinguin is pressed up against the cage. Murphy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pinguin down to the mat. Pinguin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy throws a one two combo.
Memin Pinguin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

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