PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murphy
vs
Overeem

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Overeem!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murphy's head.
Overeem fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
Overeem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murphy.

Overeem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Overeem has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy wants to break free but Overeem has control.
Murphy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Overeem gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overeem as Murphy tries to tie him up.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy wants a takedown but no success here.

Murphy pulls Overeem into guard.
Murphy looking to control.
Overeem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Overeem trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy wants to stand but Overeem is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Overeem is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Murphy content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Overeem is looking to escape.
Overeem is working to get back to half guard.
Overeem is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
Overeem is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murphy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Murphy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Murphy looking to control but Overeem is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean Murphy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sean Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Overeem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.

Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Overeem will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Overeem dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Overeem lands a head kick!
Murphy darts in trying to clinch

and Overeem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murphy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.

Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Overeem as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.

Overeem clinches with his opponent.

Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Overeem counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Overeem has a takedown stuffed.
Overeem has a takedown stuffed.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murphy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Overeem is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Overeem is trying to stand up here but Murphy is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem taking some punishment here, with Murphy in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Murphy.
It looks like Murphy is going to stand back up.
Murphy wants to control but Overeem is keeping him busy.

Murphy decides to return to a standing position.
Murphy looks to clinch

and Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Murphy has clasped his hands together around Overeem's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The strikes coming from Murphy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Murphy dominated that second round.
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!

Overeem stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.

Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Murphy looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Overeem.

Overeem pulls Murphy into guard.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Overeem wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Murphy manages to pass to side control.
Murphy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
Murphy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Murphy scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Overeem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Overeem working to try and regain half guard.
Murphy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Murphy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Overeem is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Overeem is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Murphy tries to control but Overeem wriggling away.
Murphy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy wants to control the pace but Overeem is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Murphy!