PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemyslaw Tur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Be Sedated. Eric Murphy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Murphy
vs
Tur

168 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Przemyslaw Tur!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Tur uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Tur takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy letting Tur take a breather here.
Tur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tur has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tur lands an elbow that stopped Murphy in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tur told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Tur won't allow it.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Tur is controlling him.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Tur has him pressed against the cage.
Tur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Tur is controlling him.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Tur.
Tur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tries to break free but Tur pushes him back against the cage.
Tur avoiding damage.
Murphy wants to break free but Tur has control.

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.
Tur misses with an elbow strike.
Tur lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Tur swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Tur.
Tur throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Tur.
Tur tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Tur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy tries to circle away but Tur has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tur.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tur - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
Tur keeps control of Murphy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
Tur swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tur's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tur throws an elbow that misses.
Tur pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Tur.
Tur misses with the head strike.
Tur misses with an elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy tries to break free but Tur pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy tries to circle away but Tur has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Tur won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tur looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tur manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Tur misses with a double jab.
Tur scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tur catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy moves out of range as Tur strikes.
Tur moves out of range of the strikes.
Tur tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tur tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Tur misses with a double jab.
Przemyslaw Tur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tur lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy defending well as Tur loads up on a big left hand.
Tur lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy moves out of range as Tur strikes.
Tur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tur blocks a jab.
Tur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Tur connects with a crisp jab.
Tur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tur looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tur throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tur throws out the jab.
Tur might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Tur misses.
Tur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tur misses with a hook.
Tur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tur misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Tur stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tur.
Tur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Tur's belly button to the back.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tur throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Tur misses with a looping right.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Tur.
Tur misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tur thinking.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tur misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Tur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tur misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Tur.
Tur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tur.
Tur misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tests Tur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Tur throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tur defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Przemyslaw Tur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Tur looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Tur.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Tur's shoulder, as Tur tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Tur avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tur looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
A jab from Tur misses.
Tur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tur swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tur avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Tur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tur throws out the jab.

Tur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Tur has double underhooks.
Tur throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Tur is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tur is pushing Murphy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Tur has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Tur lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Tur misses with the head strike.
Tur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tur on the inside.
Tur will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murphy up against the cage.
Tur swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eric Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tur lands a left hand.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Tur keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy avoids the elbow strike from Tur, against the cage.
Tur misses with some punches.
Przemyslaw Tur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tur throws a head punch that misses.
Tur misses with an elbow over the top.
Tur pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Tur has double underhooks.
Tur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tur pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy wants to break free but Tur has control.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tur.

And that's the end of the fight!
Przemyslaw Tur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Przemyslaw Tur!
After the fight, Przemyslaw Tur 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.