PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Hall Days. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Furnival
vs
Murphy

200 cm
20
259 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furnival ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furnival throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Furnival is avoiding it.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Furnival throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Furnival misses with a body kick.
Furnival throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Furnival circles away.
Furnival misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Furnival looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Furnival.
Furnival looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furnival throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Furnival.
Furnival blocks a jab.
Furnival avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furnival. Furnival obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy looks gassed!
Furnival fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Furnival chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furnival fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Furnival can pounce on him.
Furnival scores with a jab to the body.
Furnival misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Furnival.

It looks like Derick Murphy has been cut.
Furnival looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Furnival.
Furnival feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Furnival connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Furnival.
Furnival misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Furnival.
Furnival scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Furnival.
Furnival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Furnival.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Furnival.

That has opened up Derick Murphy's cut even more.
Furnival thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Furnival thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Furnival scoring well with a low kick there.
Furnival buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Furnival coming out on top.
Furnival throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Furnival looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furnival avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furnival throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furnival scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

The cut above Derick Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Furnival. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Furnival moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furnival.
Furnival buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Furnival - just one landing.
Furnival is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furnival lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Furnival throws a one two combo.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Furnival.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnival connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Derick Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Furnival tries a head kick but it misses.
Furnival connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Furnival pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy tries to move into range but Furnival moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Furnival goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Furnival moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Furnival goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Furnival throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
A head kick misses from Furnival.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Furnival.
Sexton Furnival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sexton Furnival dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derick Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Furnival slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Furnival doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Furnival.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Furnival is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Furnival's head backwards.
Furnival swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
A big left from Furnival misses.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Furnival was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furnival throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Sexton Furnival is winning the standup battle so far.
Furnival tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Furnival.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Furnival keeps the fight on the outside.
Furnival just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Furnival keeps it at a distance.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Furnival sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Furnival cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Furnival is looking to score with low kicks.
Furnival misses the shot to the body.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furnival paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Furnival darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
A head kick misses from Furnival.
Furnival finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Furnival scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Furnival slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furnival.
Furnival misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
Furnival is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Furnival lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furnival pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Furnival counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Furnival scores with a head kick.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derick Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sexton Furnival!
Sexton Furnival retains his heavyweight title!