PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murphy
vs
Aybara

150 cm
30
213 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

188 cm
38
245 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Aybara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aybara ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Aybara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Aybara is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Perrin Aybara has been cut.
Aybara misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Aybara moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy works over Aybara's head and body with a nice combination.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Aybara.

Aybara drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aybara.
Aybara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aybara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aybara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aybara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aybara pushing down on Murphy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aybara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aybara is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Aybara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aybara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aybara.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aybara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aybara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aybara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aybara counters with a nice uppercut.
Aybara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses

and Aybara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aybara.
Aybara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aybara throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Aybara throws a strike but Murphy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aybara trying to control the position here.
Aybara wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Murphy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aybara is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Aybara.
Murphy wanted to stand there but Aybara had control of the position.
Aybara 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.
Aybara seems keen to control Murphy's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Perrin Aybara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perrin Aybara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Murphy with a jab.
Aybara looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.

Murphy drives through and clinches with Aybara against the cage.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Aybara takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aybara.
Aybara can't get the takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Aybara wants to take the fight to the mat but Murphy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy has Aybara pressed against the cage.
Aybara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is trying to stall.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Aybara backwards.
Aybara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy works on Aybara's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoids a wild elbow strike from Aybara.
Aybara is breathing heavily.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aybara up against the cage.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Aybara.
Murphy tries to work over Aybara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aybara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Aybara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy has Aybara pressed against the cage.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Aybara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murphy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joe Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perrin Aybara.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Aybara tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body punch

and Aybara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murphy's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aybara looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Murphy stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aybara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aybara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aybara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Murphy pushes Aybara up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Aybara.
Aybara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Aybara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Aybara lands a nice elbow.
Aybara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aybara looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Aybara looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aybara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
Aybara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Aybara misses with some punches.
Aybara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aybara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aybara goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Aybara slips a jab from Murphy.
Aybara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Aybara.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Perrin Aybara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Aybara counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Aybara to acknowledge the strikes.
Aybara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aybara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aybara counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aybara just misses with a punch to the body.
Perrin Aybara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aybara cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy jabs Aybara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aybara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aybara throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Joe Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aybara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aybara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aybara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Murphy clinches.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Aybara.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy wants to stall.
Murphy presses Aybara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murphy cracks Aybara with a nice body shot.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aybara backwards.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy presses Aybara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aybara struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy has Aybara pressed against the cage.
Aybara tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aybara.
Aybara working aggressively here.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Aybara - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Aybara lands a nice uppercut.
Aybara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Aybara misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy is looking to control Aybara's arms but Aybara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Aybara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Aybara.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Aybara tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Joe Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aybara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aybara misses with a punch on the inside.
Aybara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy is looking to control Aybara's arms but Aybara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Aybara.
Murphy is trying to stall.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aybara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aybara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aybara lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Aybara swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike.

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 Joe Murphy.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!