PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Murphy
vs
Gonzo

171 cm
34
130 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

167 cm
30
142 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Gonzo.
David Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Gonzo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Gonzo's knee but Gonzo avoids it well.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzo blocks the leg kick.
Gonzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Gonzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Gonzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gonzo closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Gonzo pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzo should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
David Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Gonzo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Gonzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Gonzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzo lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy takes a swing at Gonzo's ribcage but misses.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzo.
David Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Gonzo.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzo throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
A swing and a miss from Gonzo.
Gonzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Gonzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzo thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzo misses with a head kick.
Gonzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzo.
Gonzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzo loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Gonzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Gonzo's body. Gonzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzo.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Gonzo shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Gonzo moved out of range nicely.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzo stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy works Gonzo's body with a nice hook.
Gonzo dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Gonzo's head and hops out.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzo.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzo. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Gonzo.
Murphy is looking to wear down Gonzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Gonzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzo tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzo.
Gonzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzo. Gonzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzo.
Gonzo throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Gonzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.

Gonzo scores with a takedown into Murphy's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murphy is looking to stand up but Gonzo isn't so interested in that idea.
Gonzo is looking to pass into half guard but Murphy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Murphy is in guard.
Gonzo is looking to sweep but instead, Murphy has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy wants to stand but Gonzo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzo defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to stand but Gonzo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Gonzo is looking to control Murphy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzo avoid being mounted?
Murphy wants to stand up but Gonzo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gonzo keeping hold of Murphy's head, controlling as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonzo is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Murphy wants to stand and escape but instead Gonzo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Murphy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzo defends it easily.
Gonzo won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Gonzo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Gonzo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo stops Murphy from standing up.
Gonzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Gonzo wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Gonzo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dr Gonzo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gonzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzo 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Murphy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt.
David Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzo scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Gonzo.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzo with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Gonzo misses.
Murphy takes a swing at Gonzo's ribcage but misses.
Gonzo fails to land the takedown.
Gonzo takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Murphy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzo.
Gonzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy checks a low kick from Gonzo.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Murphy throws a body punch but Gonzo moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gonzo throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.

Gonzo shoots in and gets a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Murphy is going to stand back up.
Dr Gonzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy working Gonzo over with strikes.
Gonzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonzo.

Murphy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gonzo catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzo's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Gonzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy scores with a one two! Gonzo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gonzo lands with a cross.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings for the body but Gonzo moves out of range.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzo.
David Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Gonzo.
Gonzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzo manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot

so Gonzo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo preventing the sweep.
Gonzo looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gonzo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzo manages to get himself to full guard.
Gonzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzo, not yet.
Gonzo controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gonzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murphy tries to stand but Gonzo is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dr Gonzo.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Murphy!
During a confident post fight interview, David Murphy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.