PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Narvaez
vs
Murphy

191 cm
32
200 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

187 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Cripplers Corner

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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Narvaez on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Narvaez moves into the clinch.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murphy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Narvaez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Narvaez.

Narvaez manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Narvaez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Narvaez checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Narvaez both land. Nice combination.
Narvaez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Narvaez lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Narvaez throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Narvaez swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.

Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narvaez.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Narvaez is keeping busy.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Narvaez as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Narvaez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Murphy keeps control of Narvaez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Narvaez tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Narvaez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez is trying to break free.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Narvaez is blocking nicely.
Narvaez pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narvaez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Narvaez wants to stall.
Murphy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Narvaez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Narvaez looking to stall.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Narvaez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Narvaez.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.

Narvaez manages to break the clinch.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Narvaez's leg but Narvaez calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narvaez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narvaez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Narvaez clinches.
Murphy stalling the fight.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the cage.
Murphy pushes Narvaez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks with his arms.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Narvaez wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.

Narvaez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Rafael Narvaez 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.

Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Narvaez keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Narvaez's sensitive parts.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Narvaez avoids a punch combination nicely.

Narvaez has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Narvaez looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Rafael Narvaez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Narvaez goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murphy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Narvaez swinging wildly here.
Narvaez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.

Narvaez darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.

Narvaez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narvaez misses with a hook.

Narvaez forces Murphy back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.

Narvaez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy throws a head kick but Narvaez moves out of range.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Narvaez pushes him off.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Narvaez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charlie Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Narvaez.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Narvaez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Narvaez swinging wildly here.
Narvaez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Narvaez clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narvaez misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Narvaez lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Narvaez misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks it.

Narvaez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narvaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charlie Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Narvaez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Narvaez.
Narvaez jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Narvaez's calf.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy leaves Narvaez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Narvaez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy wants to clinch but Narvaez slips to the side

and Narvaez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murphy won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.
Murphy is looking to escape.
Murphy trying to control but Narvaez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murphy is trying to stand back up but Narvaez is controlling him
Narvaez throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy has hold of Narvaez's hands but Narvaez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Narvaez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Narvaez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murphy sees it coming and defends easily.
Narvaez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murphy looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Narvaez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Narvaez in particular looking to stall.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Narvaez connects with a nice short shot to Murphy's temple.
Narvaez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy trying to control here.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Narvaez throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Narvaez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Narvaez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy keeping control of the position.
Narvaez slips a nice elbow through Murphy's hands, connecting with Murphy's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narvaez wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Narvaez is working away from the top position though.

Murphy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rafael Narvaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Narvaez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Narvaez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Narvaez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Narvaez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez checks a low kick from Murphy.
Narvaez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Narvaez darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Narvaez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narvaez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Narvaez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.

Narvaez drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Narvaez dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.

Narvaez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Narvaez's leg but Narvaez calmly moves out of range.
Narvaez tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Narvaez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Narvaez!
Rafael Narvaez made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.