PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: Meathead by Story of the Year. John Murphy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Guapo's chin.

Guapo
vs
Murphy

189 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

South Side Swagger

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Johnny Guapo has been cut.
John Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guapo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.

Guapo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Guapo cracks Murphy with a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Guapo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murphy is looking to reverse the position.
Guapo is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guapo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guapo's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guapo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Murphy actively working from the bottom here.
Guapo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Murphy tries to hold on but Guapo postures up.
Murphy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo landing strikes from the mount and Murphy is in trouble!

Guapo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Murphy looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Guapo! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Guapo!