PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox's entrance music is Drop The World. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cox
vs
Murphy

225 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
135 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cox tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Murphy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cox's guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy passes Cox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cox is looking to escape.
Murphy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Murphy tries to control but Cox wriggling away.
Cox blocking the ground and pound.

Cox somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murphy.

Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Cox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cox looks to clinch
and Murphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cox tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Cox looks to clinch
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cox looks to clinch
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cox tries to clinch

and Murphy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cox's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Murphy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Cox gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Cox tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Cox is trying to break free.
Murphy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cox is defending well.
Murphy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cox just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cox is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Cox is trying to break free.
Cox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Murphy instigates a clinch.
Cox wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Cox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy wants to take the fight to the mat but Cox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dylan Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Murphy.

Murphy breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cox doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cox moves to clinch but Murphy breaks away
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.

Cox drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Murphy has Cox pressed against the cage, preventing Cox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Murphy pulls guard effortlessly.
Cox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cox tries to stand but Murphy is controlling from the bottom.
Cox is breathing heavily.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cox is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy is trying to control the position but Cox postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Murphy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Murphy closes the distance and clinches.

Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cox eats them both and turns towards Murphy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cox looks to clinch

and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cox tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Cox tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Cox tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.

Cox breaks from the clinch.
Cox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Cox 's knee.
Cox moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Cox closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cox's waist but Cox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Cox doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Cox.
Cox wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.

Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Cox tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dylan Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Murphy.
Cox darts in trying to clinch

and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cox is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Cox gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
Cox wants to break free but Murphy has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox can't break the clinch.
Cox is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Cox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cox stops a takedown attempt from Murphy.
Cox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murphy keeps control of Cox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Cox tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy goes for a takedown attempt but Cox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cox closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy keeps control of Cox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy has Cox pressed against the cage, preventing Cox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cox tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy prevents Cox from breaking the clinch.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.

Murphy jumps into guard, dragging Cox to the mat.
Cox wants to stand and escape but instead Murphy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Murphy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Murphy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cox is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Cox will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Murphy cracks Cox with an open hand slap.

Cox rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.

Cox breaks the clinch.
Cox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt

and Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy trying to control the position but instead, Cox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murphy into the cage.
Murphy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Murphy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cox uses from the top position.
Murphy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Murphy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cox breaks the clinch.
Cox wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side

and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Cox forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.

Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.

Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Cox doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Cox tries to clinch but Murphy moves away

and Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cox is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Murphy keeps control of Cox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cox has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Cox prevents the takedown attempt.
Dylan Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Murphy.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Cox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Murphy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt

and Murphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cox wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Cox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cox prevents a takedown attempt there.

Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Cox wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cox tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Murphy is looking to control Cox's arms but Cox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cox has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murphy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Cox breaks from the clinch.
Cox tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Cox tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Cox tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

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