PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Roxton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Murphy
vs
Roxton

187 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roxton takes the fight into the clinch.
Roxton lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Roxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Roxton.
Nice body punch from Roxton.
Roxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Roxton has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Roxton blocks with his arms.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Roxton.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roxton blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy pushes off an throws an elbow but Roxton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Roxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Roxton trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roxton stalling against the cage.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Roxton stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roxton.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roxton.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Roxton blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Roxton can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Roxton 's eye.
Roxton looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roxton's face.
Roxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Roxton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roxton as Murphy tries to tie him up.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Roxton 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Roxton blocks it.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Roxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roxton looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Roxton blocks with his arms.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roxton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roxton is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Roxton into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Roxton fails to land.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murphy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murphy misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy trying to control the position but instead, Roxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murphy into the cage.
Roxton effectively controlling the action here.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roxton pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roxton avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roxton stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roxton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Roxton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy misses with a looping right.

Roxton darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Roxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roxton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy with a knee to the head.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Roxton throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roxton blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roxton.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roxton blocks it with crossed arms.
Roxton is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Roxton into the cage.
Roxton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roxton takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roxton is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roxton lands a left hand.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roxton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy working Roxton over with knees to the body.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Roxton blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roxton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Roxton lands with a left to the head.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roxton as Murphy tries to tie him up.
Roxton stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roxton blocks it with crossed arms.
Roxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roxton.
Murphy letting Roxton take a breather here.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roxton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roxton backwards.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roxton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roxton working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roxton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Roxton avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Roxton blocks it.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roxton's face.
A head punch on the inside from Roxton fails to land.
Roxton is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roxton's brow.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Roxton blocks with his arms.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Charlie Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roxton stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roxton blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roxton backwards.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Murphy looking to stall.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roxton's defenses.
Roxton has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy lands a knee to the head.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roxton is defending well for now.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roxton blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Roxton blocks with his arms.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Roxton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Murphy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy looks to land a body kick but Roxton moved away.

Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Roxton. Roxton maintains the clinch.
Roxton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Roxton 's eye.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Roxton blocks it.
Roxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Roxton is blocking nicely.
Roxton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
Roxton is trying to stall.
Roxton throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Roxton blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roxton avoids it.
A short right from Roxton on the inside.
Roxton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy tries to stall but Roxton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roxton is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roxton has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roxton.
Murphy working Roxton over with knees to the body.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Roxton is blocking nicely.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Roxton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roxton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roxton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Roxton shrugs off.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roxton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roxton lands with a right to the head.
Roxton is struggling to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Roxton throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy working Roxton over with knees to the body.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Roxton gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
Roxton misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Roxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roxton's face.
Roxton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roxton is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Roxton into the cage.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murphy.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Roxton blocks it.
Roxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roxton's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Roxton is blocking nicely.
Roxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Roxton fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Roxton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy taking a breather.
Roxton has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Roxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mitch Roxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charlie Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitch Roxton.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

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