PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Róisín Muphy - Pandora. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sakata's choice of entrance music: Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. This should be fireworks!

Murphy
vs
Sakata

188 cm
31
213 lbs
27 - 12 - 1

183 cm
26
210 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

4 Leaf Fight Gear

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 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakata throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sakata lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sakata throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Sakata lands a big head kick that sends Murphy tumbling to the mat! Sakata takes a step backwards and waves Murphy back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Brian Murphy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakata misses with a straight left.
Sakata throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sakata misses with a low kick.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakata misses with a body punch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakata punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Sakata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakata.
Sakata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Sakata.
Sakata misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakata.
Sakata misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Sakata lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sakata has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sakata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Sakata tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Sakata.
Sakata scores with a punch to the head.
Sakata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
Sakata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Sakata scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sakata lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy slips a jab from Sakata.
Sakata swinging wildly here.
Sakata misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Sakata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Sakata.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Sakata.
Sakata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Sakata lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Sakata throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Sakata shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata throws a head kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Sakata looks winded!
Sakata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Sakata misses with a two punch combination.
Sakata tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Sakata
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sakata swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight that turns Sakata's legs to rubber! Murphy pushes forward with more strikes and Sakata goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Murphy!
A victorious Brian Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.