PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedric Murphy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mooney
vs
Murphy

178 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Mooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooney slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Mooney doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mooney has time to react.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Mooney's shoulder, as Mooney tries to avoid the shot.
Mooney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Mooney moves out of range easily.
Mooney is looking to clinch.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mooney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Mooney saw that one coming.
Mooney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Mooney tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mooney is able to avoid easily.
Mooney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mooney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mooney manages to avoid it.
Mooney connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mooney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mooney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Cedric Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been informed that Murphy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy throws a head kick but Mooney moves out of range.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Mooney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mooney pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mooney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Mooney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mooney tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Mooney lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murphy will feel that in the morning.
Mooney wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Mooney wants to clinch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Mooney's head.
Mooney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mooney's calf.
Murphy jabs Mooney right on the nose. Mooney blinks but takes it well.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Mooney ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mooney rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Mooney manages to break the clinch.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Mooney with an uppercut!
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Mooney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Mooney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mooney misses with a body kick.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Mooney is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Mooney moves out of range easily.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mooney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Mooney counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Mooney.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Mooney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney lands with a shot to the body.
Mooney throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a hook but Mooney avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Mooney.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Mooney tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy scores with a jab. Mooney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mooney throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Mooney misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Mooney's body. Mooney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murphy.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mooney tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
That's time! Mooney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mooney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mooney lands a head kick. Murphy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mooney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Mooney drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Mooney saw that one coming.
Mooney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mooney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Mooney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mooney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mooney.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mooney takes a step back to recover.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mooney throws a head kick that misses.
Mooney throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Walter Mooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mooney moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Mooney tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy tries to bum rush Mooney with a series of wild strikes but Mooney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mooney tries a head kick but it misses.
Mooney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a body kick that stops Mooney in his tracks momentarily.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mooney misses with a body kick.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mooney backs up against the ropes.

Mooney is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mooney avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Mooney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy tests Mooney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Mooney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Mooney seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mooney lands a two punch combo.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Mooney throws a lazy body kick
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mooney avoids a kick to the body.
Mooney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy lands with a right hand.

Mooney clinches up against the ropes.
Mooney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.

Mooney breaks from the clinch.
Mooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murphy.
Mooney tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy thows a body kick. Mooney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murphy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Murphy cracks Mooney with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mooney is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Mooney is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mooney could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cedric Murphy!
After the fight, Cedric Murphy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.