PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Never Up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randle Muckmurphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muckmurphy has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! On his way into the cage it seems that Never Up has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Never Up seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Up
vs
Muckmurphy

225 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
227 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Never Up!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randle Muckmurphy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Up lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muckmurphy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Up misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muckmurphy dodges the punch combination from Up.
Muckmurphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Up throws a combination. Muckmurphy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Up works over Muckmurphy's head and body with a nice combination.
Muckmurphy dodges the punch combination from Up.
Up fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muckmurphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Up.
Up keeps the fight on the outside.
Up connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Up throws a right hand that Muckmurphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Muckmurphy also avoids with ease.
Up throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Up, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Up throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Up misses.
Up lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muckmurphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Muckmurphy dodges the punch combination from Up.
Muckmurphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Muckmurphy thumps Up with a low kick.
Muckmurphy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Up falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muckmurphy counters with an outside leg kick.
Muckmurphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Up's calf.
Danga de danga de dang - Up scores with a four punch combination!
Up looks to land a combination but Muckmurphy avoids it well.
Up throws a series of punches but Muckmurphy avoids them all with ease.
Up really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Muckmurphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Muckmurphy instigates a clinch.
Up tries to break the clinch but Muckmurphy is controlling the position.

Muckmurphy manages to break the clinch.
Up misses with a body shot.
Up throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Up misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muckmurphy is looking to slow Up down with leg kicks.
Up takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Up misses with a combination
and Muckmurphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muckmurphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Up, pushing him back against the cage.

Muckmurphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Up throws a combination that misses
and Muckmurphy counters with a good low kick that Up was not able to check.
Up lands a glancing blow to the side of Muckmurphy's head.
Up falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muckmurphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Up swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muckmurphy counters with a leg kick.
Up is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Up misses with a double jab
and Muckmurphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Up on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Up throws a series of strikes that have Muckmurphy backpedaling.

Muckmurphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Muckmurphy manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muckmurphy.
Up misses with a few strikes there.
Muckmurphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Up has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Up is working the combinations to good effect here.

Muckmurphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Muckmurphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Never Up seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Up misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Up does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Up throws a right and a left that Muckmurphy avoids nicely.
Up throws a hook but Muckmurphy blocks it.
Up misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Never Up dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muckmurphy counters with a low kick, right behind Up 's knee.
Up ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Up tries to bum rush Muckmurphy with a series of wild strikes but Muckmurphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muckmurphy slips a jab and a cross from Up.
Up lands a two punch combo.
Up throws a right hand that Muckmurphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Muckmurphy also avoids with ease.

Up tries to keep at a distance but Muckmurphy has taken the fight into the clinch.

Muckmurphy breaks the clinch.

Muckmurphy drives through and clinches with Up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Muckmurphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muckmurphy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Up misses with a double jab.

Muckmurphy moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Up is trying to break the clinch but Muckmurphy is controlling him.

Muckmurphy manages to break the clinch.
Muckmurphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muckmurphy dodges the punch combination from Up.
Up swinging wildly here.
Up cracks Muckmurphy with a good jab.

Muckmurphy has Up up against the cage in a clinch.
Up wants to break free but Muckmurphy has control.

Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muckmurphy darts in and clinches Up up against the cage.

Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.
Up throws a combination that misses
and Muckmurphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Up swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Muckmurphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.
Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Muckmurphy counters by clinching up.

Muckmurphy manages to break the clinch.
Up swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muckmurphy connects with a leg kick. Up looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Never Up is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Up misses with a hook. Muckmurphy ducked under it nicely.
Up misses with a combination
and Muckmurphy counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muckmurphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Up connects with a crisp jab.
Up is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Muckmurphy has closed the distance and engaged Up in a clinch.

Muckmurphy manages to break the clinch.
Up will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Up tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Up on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Up misses with a double jab

and Muckmurphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Up on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muckmurphy. Muckmurphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Muckmurphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muckmurphy takes the fight into the clinch.

Muckmurphy manages to break the clinch.

Muckmurphy moves into the clinch.
Up is trying to force a seperation but Muckmurphy has the dominant position.

Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Muckmurphy clinches up with Up and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Muckmurphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Up does no damage.
Never Up is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Up throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randle Muckmurphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A chopping leg kick lands by Muckmurphy.
Up fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muckmurphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Muckmurphy slips a jab and a cross from Up.
Up is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Up will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Up rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muckmurphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Muckmurphy clinches.
Up wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Up is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.
Up throws a series of punches but Muckmurphy avoids them all with ease.
Up throws a hook to the side of Muckmurphy's head but Muckmurphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muckmurphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Up, pushing him back against the cage.

Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.
Muckmurphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Muckmurphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Muckmurphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muckmurphy slips a jab and a cross from Up.
Up on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muckmurphy. Muckmurphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Up keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Up misses with the combination.
Muckmurphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Up's calf.
Muckmurphy avoids a punch combination nicely.

Muckmurphy pushes Up up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muckmurphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Up misses with a double jab
and Muckmurphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Up's knee momentarily.
Up looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Up.

Muckmurphy has Up up against the cage in a clinch.
Up is trying to break free.
Up is trying to push Muckmurphy away but Muckmurphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up looks to land a combination but Muckmurphy avoids it well.
Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muckmurphy counters with a nice leg kick.
Up misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Up throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muckmurphy.
Up takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Up misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Up scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Up chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muckmurphy can pounce on him.
Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muckmurphy counters with a low kick, right behind Up 's knee.
Up throws a jab when Muckmurphy was well out of range.
Up swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muckmurphy counters with a good low kick that Up was not able to check.
Up throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muckmurphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muckmurphy clinches with his opponent.

Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muckmurphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Up's knee momentarily.

Muckmurphy instigates a clinch.

Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Muckmurphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Muckmurphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muckmurphy slips a straight right by Up.
Muckmurphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muckmurphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Up tries to circle away but Muckmurphy has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randle Muckmurphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muckmurphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randle Muckmurphy!