PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Captain Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis St Laurent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Murphy
vs
St Laurent

180 cm
30
162 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
168 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Captain Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis St Laurent!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Laurent throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by St Laurent.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
St Laurent lands with an overhand left.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Laurent throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
St Laurent slips under a jab from Murphy.

St Laurent clinches with his opponent.
Murphy tries to break free but St Laurent pushes him back against the cage.
St Laurent lands with a left to the head.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.

Murphy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St Laurent wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
St Laurent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.

Murphy looking for a guillotine here but St Laurent defends easily.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Laurent passes Murphy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Laurent wants to get back to his feet.
St Laurent working over Murphy with some ground and pound. Murphy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Laurent wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Laurent lands with a punch from half guard.

Murphy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Laurent moves nicely into side control.
St Laurent laying and praying for a moment but Murphy takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's four 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.

St Laurent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murphy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Laurent.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis St Laurent dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by St Laurent.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy slips a jab from St Laurent.
Murphy misses with a takedown

and St Laurent moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
St Laurent landing knees to the head.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from St Laurent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from St Laurent.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Laurent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
St Laurent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as St Laurent controls the action.
St Laurent pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Laurent fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Laurent looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.

St Laurent has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
St Laurent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Laurent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Murphy tries to pull guard but St Laurent holds him up against the cage and eventually Murphy drops back down to his feet.
St Laurent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Laurent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Laurent gets underhooks to prevent Murphy's takedown attempt.
St Laurent throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy works on St Laurent's body with a couple of short punches.
St Laurent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Laurent lands a body shot.
Murphy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Laurent just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy tries to work over St Laurent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Murphy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

St Laurent gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand

and St Laurent counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Laurent.
St Laurent pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
St Laurent is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Laurent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Laurent is working Murphy over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to break free but St Laurent pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent landing knees to the head.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Laurent working aggressively here.
St Laurent lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
St Laurent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from St Laurent.
St Laurent is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Laurent lands a left hand.
Murphy tries to pull guard but St Laurent won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for St Laurent.
St Laurent has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
St Laurent lands a body shot.
St Laurent digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
St Laurent lands a nice shot to the body.
St Laurent is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Laurent lands a shot to the body.
St Laurent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
St Laurent lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy presses St Laurent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Laurent pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Laurent gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from St Laurent as the two fighters clinch.
St Laurent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Laurent connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
St Laurent unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from St Laurent - that landed with a thud.
Louis St Laurent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Laurent working aggressively here.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and St Laurent finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and St Laurent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Laurent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Laurent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Laurent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Laurent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from St Laurent.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Laurent.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
St Laurent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from St Laurent.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but St Laurent is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
St Laurent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy tries to pull guard but St Laurent holds him up against the cage and eventually Murphy drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis St Laurent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

St Laurent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from St Laurent.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Laurent counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but St Laurent is just out of range.
Murphy tries for a takedown but St Laurent circles away easily
and St Laurent counters with a body kick.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Laurent can pounce on him.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and St Laurent counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
St Laurent tries to clinch up.
St Laurent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Laurent ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from St Laurent.
St Laurent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but St Laurent slips the punch.
Murphy throws a body punch but St Laurent moves out of range.
Murphy shoots and misses
and St Laurent counters with a nice leg kick.
St Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
St Laurent is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
St Laurent just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis St Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Captain Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from St Laurent.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Laurent.
St Laurent looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
St Laurent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Louis St Laurent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Laurent finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Louis St Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Laurent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy misses the jab.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy counters with a left to the body.
St Laurent avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Laurent tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
St Laurent throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Laurent. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Laurent throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but St Laurent saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Murphy is predictable there
and St Laurent counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.
Murphy tries to move into range but St Laurent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Laurent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Laurent in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Laurent.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Laurent counters with a left and a right that stings Murphy.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Laurent sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Laurent leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Murphy tries to keep at a distance but St Laurent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis St Laurent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Laurent has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis St Laurent!