PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Big pimpin Jay-Z. Cameron Newton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murphy
vs
Newton

195 cm
25
217 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

210 cm
26
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cameron Newton!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Newton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Newton blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Newton throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Newton.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newton catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Newton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Newton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Newton settles back down.
Murphy scores with a kick to the body.
Newton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Newton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Newton slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Newton.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Newton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Newton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Newton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Newton misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Newton.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick
and Newton counters with a solid body kick.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Newton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Newton counters with a nice body kick.
Newton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
A combination from Newton does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Newton counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Newton counters with a straight right hand.
Newton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Newton counters with an outside leg kick.
Newton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newton.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newton can pounce on him.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Newton.
Newton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murphy will feel that in the morning.
A right-left combo lands from Newton.

Murphy is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Murphy covering up! Newton comes in with a big uppercut and Murphy goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cameron Newton!