PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tycen Murphy (ranked 4384 p4p, 5177 weight class) and Malik Hooker (ranked 512 p4p, 559 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Durk - Finesse Out The Gang Way feat. Lil Baby. Malik Hooker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murphy
vs
Hooker

187 cm
19
170
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tycen Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hooker takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Malik Hooker has been cut.

Hooker drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Hooker tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Come on Hooker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hooker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hooker jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tycen Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malik Hooker.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Hooker has double underhooks.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hooker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooker is looking for a takedown.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy tries to circle away but Hooker has him pinned against the cage.

Hooker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murphy regains guard.
Murphy being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hooker is now in half guard.
Hooker prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Hooker is controlling the pace.
Murphy trying to hold on to Hooker's head to control him but Hooker postures up.
Hooker trying to control the pace.

That's two 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 has hold of Hooker's hands but Hooker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hooker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Hooker has control of the leg.
Hooker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooker lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Hooker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Murphy trying to hold on to Hooker's head to control him but Hooker postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.

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.
Hooker tries to clinch up
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Hooker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hooker on the ground.
Murphy is trying to control but Hooker passes into side control!
Murphy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hooker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy wants to control but Hooker postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hooker is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Murphy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hooker gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Murphy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hooker lets go of the hold and Murphy can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Malik Hooker!