PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Hills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hills
vs
Murphy

165 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Hills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy avoids the head kick by Hills.

Murphy looking to score a takedown here. Hills is defending well but Murphy drives through and ends up in Hills's guard.
Murphy is pushing down on Hills's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hills is fighting to maintain full guard but Murphy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hills landing a few short strikes.
Hills tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
Hills is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murphy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murphy's back!
Hills landing with strikes.

Hills is persistently looking for the submission but Murphy is defending it well.
Hills lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Murphy tries to escape the position.
Hills trying to control momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy turns into Hills and is now in his guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hills is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Hills is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murphy is pressing down on Hills's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Murphy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hills uses it to pass to side control.
Hills controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hills wants to stand but Murphy has his arm trapped.

Hills stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.

Hills gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy won't allow Hills to pass to mount.
Murphy is looking to control Hills's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Hills looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Hills sits in half guard.
Murphy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hills trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hills tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.

Murphy is looking for a triangle but Hills pushes his legs off easily.
Hills stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hills gets to his feet - Murphy follows without any prompting.

Hills bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hills trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Murphy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hills trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Murphy wants to control but Hills postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hills wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Murphy is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Hills dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hills gets the takedown into side control.
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
Murphy is trying to control Hills's posture but Hills avoids it.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hills's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hills looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Hills is proving a slippery customer.
Hills showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hills is one step ahead there.
Hills passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Hills is very close to passing his half guard.
Hills trying to control from Murphy's half guard. Murphy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hills is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hills trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Hills stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hills pinned against the cage. Hills gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hills throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hills sprawls well. Hills wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Hills tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hills manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonny Hills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Murphy.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Hills wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.

Murphy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hills's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hills managing to control the position.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bryan Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hills shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murphy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murphy is not content to let Hills control the position.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Murphy's face as Hills controls the position.

Hills tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hills has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hills is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.

Hills decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Murphy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hills to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hills looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Murphy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hills trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Hills advances to half guard.
Murphy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hills might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hills stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Hills controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Hills stands up and waves to Murphy to follow him.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Hills blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hills looking for a sweep. Not yet Hills, not yet.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Hills keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hills scrambles and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Hills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hills 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Hills!