PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murphy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dance Hall Days. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Murphy
vs
Savage

195 cm
23
245 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

194 cm
21
274 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Savage!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savage throws a leg kick that misses.
Savage tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Murphy checks a low kick from Savage.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Savage misses.
Murphy throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Murphy checks a low kick from Savage.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy checks a low kick from Savage.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Savage's defenses.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Savage is looking to score with low kicks.
Savage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Savage knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a leg kick.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Savage moves out of range as Murphy strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
Savage avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Savage blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy landing knees to the body.
Savage blocks an elbow strike.
Murphy digs a right hand into Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savage's gas tank.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savage avoids it.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Savage blocks with his arms.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Savage tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Savage looks gassed!
Murphy landing knees to the head.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Savage avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Savage in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Savage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Savage blocks it.
Murphy pushes Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy slows down the pace here.
Savage stalling.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Savage blocks it.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Savage blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Murphy looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savage.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savage's brow.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savage avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derick Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
Savage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Murphy rushes Savage and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy pushes off an throws an elbow but Savage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Roy Savage has been cut.
Murphy lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Savage - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Savage 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murphy.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savage's defenses.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savage is defending well for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murphy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savage blocks the elbow strike.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy presses Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savage taking a breather.
Come on Savage - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Savage tries to tie him up.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savage's brow.
Savage avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Savage effectively controlling the action here.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is trying to stall.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Savage in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savage's defenses.
Murphy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Savage avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
Savage avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savage is defending well for now.
Savage wants to stall.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savage avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derick Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savage is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savage is defending well for now.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Savage shrugs off.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murphy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derick Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Savage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Savage misses with a leg kick.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Savage throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Savage is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Savage moves away from the strike by Murphy.
An inside leg kick from Savage misses.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Savage throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Savage misses.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Savage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage misses with a leg kick.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Savage throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Savage circles away and keeps his distance.
Savage motions for Murphy to come forward. Savage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Savage is looking to score with low kicks.
Savage misses with a low kick.

That's two 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.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Savage throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Savage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Savage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a hook. Savage ducked under it nicely.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savage throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Savage trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Savage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Savage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Savage shrugs off.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Savage being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roy Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

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