PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 970 p4p, 137 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 4031 p4p, 455 weight class). Honey comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Love. Tobias Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Honey
vs
Murphy

180 cm
23
162 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

179 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Fanatic Inc.

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
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, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Honey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honey.
Honey pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Murphy breaks the clinch.

Honey tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Honey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Honey controls the action.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Honey.
Honey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Honey 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.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honey's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honey.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honey blocks an uppercut.
Murphy tries a body shot but Honey blocks it.
A short right from Honey on the inside.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Honey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Honey cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
Honey swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey working aggressively here.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Honey.
Honey throws a head punch that misses.
Honey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honey.
Honey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Honey struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Honey misses with some punches.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Honey misses with the head strike.
Honey digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy is leaning against Honey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Honey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honey stalling against the cage.
Honey tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Honey lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Honey digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Honey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honey.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honey.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honey misses with the head strike.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
A short right from Honey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Honey lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Honey. Beautiful body shot.

Honey clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Honey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Honey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Honey controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Honey lands a shoulder strike.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Honey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Honey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Honey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Honey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Honey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Honey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
The fighters circling - Honey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Honey.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Honey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Honey throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy cracks Honey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Honey checks it.
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!
Honey misses with a body shot.
Honey misses with a double jab.
Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Honey is out of range.
Honey checks a leg kick.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Honey closes the distance and clinches.
Honey misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Honey lands with a light punch inside.
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honey swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Honey avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Hugh Honey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Honey.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey misses with a body punch.
Murphy blocking some punches.

Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honey misses the jab.
Honey scores with a body shot.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy tests Honey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honey throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Honey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honey.
Honey lands an overhand right.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Honey with an uppercut!
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Honey counters with a right hand to the body.
Honey avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Honey sees coming a mile off.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Honey slips under a jab from Murphy.
Honey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy clobbers Honey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Honey misses with a straight left.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Honey avoids it with no problem.
Honey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Honey lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy throws a hook but Honey blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Honey, as that shot connected.
Honey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Honey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Honey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Honey misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Honey should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hugh Honey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Honey tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Honey lands a jab-cross combination.
Honey misses with a looping left.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Honey has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Honey.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey lands with a right to the head.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Honey.
Honey misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honey struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Honey digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Honey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Honey.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Honey.
Honey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Tobias Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Honey.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Honey lands a left hand.
A short right from Honey.
Murphy tries a body shot but Honey blocks it.
Honey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honey takes a shot to the head.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honey scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Honey.
Honey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Honey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey misses with some punches.
Honey misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Honey tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hugh Honey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Honey blocking some punches.
Honey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Honey controls the action.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Honey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honey.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Honey!
Hugh Honey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.