PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow JaggerJack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Warrior's Code. This should be fireworks!

JaggerJack
vs
Murphy

190 cm
24
207 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow JaggerJack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JaggerJack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
JaggerJack tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murphy defends well and JaggerJack ends up having to push Murphy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
JaggerJack tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy drops down looking for an ankle pick but JaggerJack pulls his leg out and moves away.
JaggerJack shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy.
JaggerJack throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from JaggerJack.

JaggerJack pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.

Murphy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, JaggerJack regains guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

JaggerJack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
JaggerJack can't keep his opponent in guard - Murphy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to JaggerJack's temple.
Murphy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is keen to just control but JaggerJack is a slippery customer.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of JaggerJack's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy wants to control but JaggerJack is keeping him busy.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Murphy is looking to advance position but JaggerJack won't allow it.
JaggerJack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
JaggerJack gets full guard.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now JaggerJack is on top in guard.
JaggerJack trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
JaggerJack won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Murphy is trying to keep JaggerJack in close.
JaggerJack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but JaggerJack was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
JaggerJack looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimmjow JaggerJack. That's going to take a lot out of him.

JaggerJack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy avoiding damage.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but JaggerJack has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Murphy throws a leg kick but JaggerJack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A low kick from JaggerJack is predictable there

and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
JaggerJack manages to get to full guard.
Murphy slips nicely into half guard.
Murphy is trying to control. JaggerJack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
JaggerJack wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but JaggerJack keeps working.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed JaggerJack's head.
Murphy is keen to just control but JaggerJack is a slippery customer.
Murphy thows a huge punch but JaggerJack dodges it nicely.
JaggerJack tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
Murphy is trying to control. JaggerJack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
JaggerJack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks JaggerJack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control the action but JaggerJack is working from the bottom.
Tyler Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murphy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
JaggerJack is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed JaggerJack's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy is nestled in close to JaggerJack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
JaggerJack is pressing down on Murphy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
JaggerJack has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
JaggerJack seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but JaggerJack is keeping the position.
JaggerJack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
JaggerJack keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
JaggerJack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control from the top but JaggerJack keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyler Murphy.
JaggerJack is looking to land body kicks.
JaggerJack lands with a slapping head kick.
JaggerJack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Murphy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
JaggerJack trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
JaggerJack has momentary wrist control but Murphy slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy wants to control from the top but JaggerJack keeps moving.
Murphy connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Murphy checks the leg kick.
Tyler Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
JaggerJack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy clobbers JaggerJack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses JaggerJack's front leg but catches the back leg as JaggerJack tries to avoid it.
A left lands for JaggerJack.
JaggerJack misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
JaggerJack tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and JaggerJack counters with a shoot takedown. Murphy fights it but they end up in guard.
Murphy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Ludus Magnus inform us that Murphy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
JaggerJack trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
JaggerJack trying to move into half guard but instead Murphy has managed to sweep!
JaggerJack wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but JaggerJack is retaining full guard.
Murphy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
JaggerJack wants to improve his position but instead Murphy has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
JaggerJack trying to hold on to Murphy's head to control him but Murphy postures up.
Murphy is looking to stall here but JaggerJack recovers full guard.
Murphy content to stall in guard here.
JaggerJack is pulling down on Murphy's head. It's preventing any offense from Murphy, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack 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 controlling the position for now.
Murphy wants to control but JaggerJack is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with JaggerJack in particular looking to stall.
JaggerJack wants to pass the guard but Murphy is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy manages to get to full guard.
Murphy 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.
JaggerJack is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grimmjow JaggerJack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
JaggerJack is looking to clinch.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grimmjow JaggerJack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Murphy!
A victorious Tyler Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Grimmjow JaggerJack was interviewed post fight and said 'This loss will not sway me from becoming the best fighter I can be. I will look at the tape and learn from my mistakes.'.