PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Róisín Murphy - Primitive. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rackham
vs
Murphy

182 cm
37
193 lbs
39 - 19 - 0

188 cm
43
213 lbs
42 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rackham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Rackham moved away.
Rackham tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Rackham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rackham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rackham.
Rackham throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Rackham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy lands a high kick!
Rackham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID267K) in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Rackham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Rackham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rackham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rackham.
The crowd cheers as Rackham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rackham ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Rackham.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rackham counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rackham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rackham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Rackham blocks the low kick.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Rackham slips the punch.
Rackham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Rackham.
Rackham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rackham works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Rackham. Beautiful body shot.
Rackham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rackham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Rackham cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rackham misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rackham has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Good body shot from Rackham.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rackham uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Rackham avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Rackham on the inside.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rackham blocking some punches.
Rackham prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Rackham gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Rackham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rackham's elbow.
Rackham connects with a knee to the head.
Rackham lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Rackham is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Rackham.
Rackham lands with a short shot to the head.
Rackham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Rackham controls the action.
Rackham lands an elbow inside that Murphy shrugs off.
Rackham lands a knee to the head.
Murphy gets through Rackham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Rackham.
Murphy looks winded!
Rackham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Rackham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rackham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Brian Murphy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rackham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rackham landing knees to the body.
Murphy tries a body shot but Rackham blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rackham.
Rackham misses with an elbow over the top.
Rackham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rackham scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Rackham on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rackham.
Rackham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rackham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rackham throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Rackham.
Rackham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rackham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rackham obliges.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Murphy avoids the elbow strike from Rackham, against the cage.
Murphy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rackham landing knees to the body.
Rackham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rackham lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rackham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murphy's face.
Rackham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Rackham has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rackham.
Murphy takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Rackham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rackham connects with a body shot.
Rackham lands with an overhand left.
Rackham misses with a head kick.
Rackham backing away here, and Murphy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rackham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rackham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rackham keeps the fight on the outside.
Rackham lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Rackham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Rackham clinches with his opponent.
Rackham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rackham lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rackham lands a shoulder strike.
Rackham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rackham crunches a lovely knee into Murphy's ribcage.
Rackham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Rackham unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rackham.
Rackham pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rackham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rackham lands an elbow inside that Murphy shrugs off.
Rackham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murphy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rackham scores with a shoulder strike.
Rackham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rackham lands a knee to the head.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.
Knees to the body from Rackham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rackham lands a shot to the body.
Rackham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rackham working Murphy over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rackham.
Rackham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rackham lands with a light punch inside.
Rackham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Rackham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rackham lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rackham.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rackham.
Rackham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rackham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rackham lands an elbow inside that Murphy shrugs off.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rackham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rackham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Rackham - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Rackham.
A short right from Rackham on the inside.
Rackham lands an elbow that stopped Murphy in his tracks for a moment.
Rackham lands a body shot.
Rackham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Rackham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Rackham.

Murphy is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rackham.
Rackham lands an elbow inside that Murphy shrugs off.
Rackham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Rackham finish him?
Nice elbow from Rackham.
Rackham lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Murphy trying to break out of Rackham's Thai clinch. Rackham unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Murphy to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Rackham!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jack Rackham!
Our winner, Jack Rackham, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Brian Murphy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Can I still cut it?'.