PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Murphy
vs
Bale

187 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 5 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murphy controlling the position for now.
Bale prevents Murphy from standing back up.
Bale tries to stand and escape but Murphy is controlling the position.

Bale decides to stand up.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Bale drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Bale is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Bale was not able to check.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bale swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Bale takes one to the chin there.
Murphy tries to clinch but Bale moves out of range.
Murphy lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to bum rush Bale with a series of wild strikes but Bale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy checks a low kick from Bale.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Charlie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gareth Bale.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Bale.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bale's head.
Bale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gareth Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Bale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.

Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Bale is blocking nicely.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bale tries to score a body lock takedown but Murphy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bale slowing the pace effectively.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bale looks winded!
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab from Murphy.
Bale scores with a hook.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Bale dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice leg kick.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Bale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Bale is breathing heavily.
Bale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Bale's body. Bale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Murphy is looking to wear down Bale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Bale tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Murphy is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Bale buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Bale!! Bale is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Murphy throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Murphy!