PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter John Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnis Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

John Murphy
vs
Koc

170 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
23
142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter John Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonnis Koc!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Koc avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy swinging wilding here.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peter John Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koc avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Koc dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Koc avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter John Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Murphy.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!
Koc avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Koc avoids nicely.

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 throws a right hand that Koc ducks under and follows up with a left that Koc also avoids with ease.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Koc dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Koc avoids them all with ease.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peter John Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.

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.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Koc moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
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 Peter John Murphy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Koc moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Koc avoids it well.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy swinging wilding here.
Koc dodges the punch combination from Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Koc avoids them all with ease.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Koc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter John Murphy.
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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peter John Murphy!