PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murpy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tha Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murpy comes to the cage accompanied by Victory. Man has chosen lukenback texas as his entrance music. Charlie Murpy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Murpy
vs
Man

184 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
189 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Crippler's Corner
Crippler's Corner

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Murpy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tha Man!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murpy swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man avoids the body shot from Murpy.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murpy throws a good cross that connects.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murpy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.

Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murpy throwing strikes but missing.
Murpy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murpy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!

Man decides to stand back up. Man steps back and let's Murpy get back to his feet.
Tha Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murpy swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man tries to clinch up but Murpy circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murpy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Man gets a clinch.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Man.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man landing knees to the body.
Murpy is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man stalling in the clinch.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Murpy's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Man.
Murpy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man slows down the pace here.
Murpy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Man.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murpy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Murpy blocks with his arms.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man tries a knee to the head but Murpy blocks it.
Murpy is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Murpy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Murpy takes an elbow to the temple.
Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Man.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murpy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murpy throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Murpy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Murpy blocks a jab.
Murpy swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.

Man rushes Murpy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murpy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Murpy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Murpy 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Man clinches.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murpy.
Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murpy tries to pull guard but Man won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Murpy avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
Murpy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man is pushing Murpy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murpy fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Murpy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries a knee to the head but Murpy blocks it.
Murpy managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Murpy tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Murpy drops back down to his feet.
Murpy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murpy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murpy takes an elbow to the temple.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Murpy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Man to work.
Murpy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Murpy avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Man lands an elbow just above Murpy 's eye.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murpy managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murpy.
Man is trying to stall.
Murpy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murpy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Murpy avoids the damage to the body.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Murpy avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.

Murpy drags the fight down to the ground.
Man postures up.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murpy looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.

Murpy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Man passes into side control.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murpy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murpy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Man's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murpy trying to control here.

Murpy looking for submissions off his back.
Murpy is pressing down on Man's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tha Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Murpy ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murpy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murpy scores with a punch to the head.
Murpy shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Murpy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice defenses there by Murpy.
Murpy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Murpy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murpy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murpy misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into Murpy's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch there but Murpy circles away.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man wants to clinch.
Man tries to move into range but Murpy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murpy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murpy connects with a jab.
Murpy blocks a leg kick.
Charlie Murpy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murpy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Murpy pushes him off.
Murpy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man misses with a head kick.
Murpy shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Murpy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Murpy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
Murpy dodges the punch combination from Man.
Murpy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Murpy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man clinches but Murpy breaks the clinch

and Murpy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murpy.
Murpy looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murpy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
Murpy trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man wants to stand up but Murpy is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murpy throws a big right hand that misses.
Murpy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murpy looking to pass the guard.
Murpy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murpy is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Murpy moves out of range easily.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Murpy.
Murpy takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murpy tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man wants to clinch but Murpy slips to the side
and Murpy counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man defending well as Murpy loads up on a big left hand.
Murpy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murpy looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Tha Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murpy counters with a nice uppercut.

Man clinches.
Murpy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Murpy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Murpy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a head kick that Murpy semi-blocks.

Man clinches.
Murpy has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murpy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Man.
Man landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man landing knees to the body.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murpy is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murpy takes an elbow to the temple.
Murpy fails to pull guard.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Murpy avoids the damage to the body.
Murpy tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Murpy drops back down to his feet.
Murpy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murpy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Man misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Tha Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Murpy avoids the damage to the body.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Murpy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Murpy avoids the damage to the body.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murpy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Man stalling in the clinch but Murpy improves position.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murpy.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man is stalling here.
Murpy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tha Man dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Man tries to clinch up
and Murpy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murpy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murpy is out of range.
Man closes the distance but Murpy moves to the side
and Murpy counters with a stiff right hand.

Man rushes Murpy and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man lands an elbow inside that Murpy shrugs off.
Murpy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries a knee to the head but Murpy blocks it.
Man with a knee to the head.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murpy tries to pull guard but Man won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Murpy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Murpy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murpy blocks an elbow strike from Man.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murpy.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Murpy is blocking nicely.
Murpy avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Murpy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murpy tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Murpy drops back down to his feet.

Murpy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Murpy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Murpy slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.

Murpy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Man is just riding it out for now. Murpy eventually gives up the hold.
Man tries to kick Murpy off but Murpy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murpy is working for a submission of some sort.
Murpy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Murpy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Man blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murpy.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Murpy sits in half guard.

Murpy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Man is just riding it out for now. Murpy eventually gives up the hold.
Charlie Murpy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man tries to clinch
and Murpy counters with a nice body shot.

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 Charlie Murpy.
I think Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tha Man!
Tha Man is the new middleweight champion!