PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Warrior's Code. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murphy
vs
Kiddi

175 cm
21
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiddi can pounce on him.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.

Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into Kiddi's guard.
Murphy postures up in Kiddi's guard and throws a big left but Kiddi blocks it.
Kiddi is looking to stand up but Murphy isn't so interested in that idea.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kiddi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiddi pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy prevents Kiddi from getting back to his feet.
Murphy throws a strike but Kiddi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Kiddi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kiddi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Kiddi trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Kiddi prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Kiddi wants to stand but Murphy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Murphy works his way to full guard. Good work.

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

Murphy working for submissions but it's allowed Kiddi to get to half guard.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kiddi wanted to stand there but Murphy had control of the position.
Kiddi wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Kiddi won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiddi's guard.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Murphy is in close to Kiddi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kiddi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses. Kiddi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Kiddi!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Kiddi from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiddi won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Murphy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Kiddi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
Nice takedown defense from Kiddi. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.

Murphy feints and as Kiddi raises his hands in defense, Murphy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiddi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy stands up over Kiddi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kiddi is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murphy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Kiddi.
Murphy distracts Kiddi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kiddi has momentary wrist control but Murphy slips an elbow through the middle.
Kiddi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy landing with the ground and pound.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Kiddi blocks nicely.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiddi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Kiddi is keeping the position.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy pushes down on Kiddi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murphy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiddi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiddi's head.
Kiddi is trying to control but can't.
Murphy throwing shots but Kiddi is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Murphy is pressing down on Kiddi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kiddi is holding on for now.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiddi keeps working.
Murphy uses his free foot to push down on Kiddi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kiddi.
Kiddi is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Murphy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Murphy lands a big shot there that rocks Kiddi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiddi sprawls well. Kiddi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.

Murphy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy wants to pass to mount but Kiddi is defending the position.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiddi is trying to stand back up but Murphy is controlling him
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiddi defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Kiddi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiddi has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiddi has wrist control.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiddi is keeping the position for now.
Tyler Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiddi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiddi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiddi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiddi checks a leg kick.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kiddi on the side of the head.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiddi sprawls well. Kiddi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Kiddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Kiddi's shoulder, as Kiddi tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiddi counters with a big head kick but Murphy shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Kiddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiddi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kiddi fails to land with a series of punches.

Murphy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kiddi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murphy is in Kiddi's guard.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiddi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kiddi is wriggling around but Murphy manages to pass to half guard.
Murphy is thwarting Kiddi's attempts to control the position.
Kiddi wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
Murphy is looking to pass Kiddi's guard but actually Kiddi recovers to full guard.
Kiddi keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Murphy clearly takes 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.

Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiddi.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiddi throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Kiddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiddi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Tyler Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Murphy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiddi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murphy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kiddi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Murphy, into his guard.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Kiddi controlling him for the moment.
Kiddi advances to half guard.
Murphy tries to roll over but Kiddi keeps him under control.

Murphy looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kiddi jumps into side control!
Murphy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kiddi trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents Kiddi from improving position.
Murphy is trying to improve his position.
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.

Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kiddi in particular looking to stall.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard but Kiddi has mounted him!
Murphy gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Murphy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Murphy had his way with Galdra Kiddi in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiddi is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Kiddi circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiddi.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kiddi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiddi defends it nicely.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiddi can do to turn this around?
Kiddi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Kiddi missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiddi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Tyler Murphy has been cut.
Kiddi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiddi throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Kiddi lands an overhand right.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Kiddi's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Kiddi's legs.
Kiddi with a nice cross.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Kiddi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiddi is on top in guard.
Kiddi 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.
Kiddi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Galdra Kiddi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiddi wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Murphy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kiddi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murphy's guard.
Kiddi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Kiddi controlling him for the moment.
Murphy is looking to sweep but instead, Kiddi has passed into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murphy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Murphy is looking to sweep but instead, Kiddi has passed into half guard.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Kiddi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy wants to control but Kiddi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Kiddi has control of the leg.
Murphy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kiddi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kiddi's back!
Murphy misses with a punch to the head.
Murphy gets his hands free as Kiddi looks to control.
Kiddi staying busy and making it hard for Murphy to control.
Murphy punches Kiddi on the ear.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiddi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tyler Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiddi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Murphy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Tyler Murphy!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Tyler Murphy!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Tyler Murphy!

Tyler Murphy wins by unanimous decision!
Tyler Murphy retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Tyler Murphy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.