PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Paul (ranked 1692 p4p, 1526 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 253 p4p, 233 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. 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.

Paul
vs
Murphy

190 cm
20
195
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry
Brooklyn Threads

Nutritional Shaved Ice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jake Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Paul circles away.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Paul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Paul pushes him off.
Paul is looking to counter punch.
Paul throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Paul.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to clinch up.

Murphy pushes Paul up against the cage in a clinch.
Paul is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paul throws a head punch that misses.
Paul letting Murphy take a breather here.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Paul cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paul scores with a shoulder strike.
Paul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murphy up against the cage.

Paul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Murphy slips a straight right by Paul.
Paul connects with a jab.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Paul circles away.
Murphy tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
Paul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Paul drops Murphy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Paul follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Paul!
Jake Paul tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.