PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: The Warrior's Code. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Keith
vs
Murphy

198 cm
22
205 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kool Keith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keith misses with a two punch combination.
Keith checks the leg kick.

Murphy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Keith tries to buck Murphy off but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy trying to control the position but Keith is working away.
Murphy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Keith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy controls the position.
Keith tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Murphy off and has taken his back!
Keith has good solid back control here.
Murphy just trying to survive but Keith is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Murphy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I would not like to be Murphy right now.
Murphy rolls, trying to escape but Keith keeps control of the position.
Murphy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Keith's guard. Nice work there by Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Keith keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Keith thows a body shot but no joy.
Keith is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Keith motions for Murphy to come forward. Keith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keith connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keith throws a combination that misses

and Murphy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Keith controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
Keith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Keith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Keith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Murphy!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy is squirming around, avoiding Keith's attempts to control the action.
Murphy is trying desperately to improve position.
Keith looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy is squirming around, avoiding Keith's attempts to control the action.
Keith controlling the pace for now.
Keith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keith controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Kool Keith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Murphy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keith swivels and escapes.
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 Kool Keith 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.

Keith clinches up against the cage.
Keith lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Keith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy is looking to control Keith's arms but Keith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keith lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Keith.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Keith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy wants to stall.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Keith has Murphy pressed against the cage.
Keith scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to control Keith's arms but Keith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Keith misses with the head strike.

Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Keith scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Kool Keith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keith looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Keith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keith avoids it really well and circles away.
Kool Keith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Murphy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy lunges at Keith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keith's hand.

Murphy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Keith quickly recovers to half guard.
Keith wants to get back to full guard.
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murphy wants to take a breather but Keith is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murphy in particular looking to stall.
Murphy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Keith wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Keith!
Murphy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Murphy unloads with some shots from mount but Keith bucks and avoids them well.
Murphy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Keith is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
Keith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Keith is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy tries to pass to full mount but Keith defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Keith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murphy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murphy's back!
Murphy rolls, trying to escape but Keith keeps control of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keith struggling to keep hold of the position.
Murphy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Keith is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Murphy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
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 Kool Keith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Keith throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keith takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Keith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keith throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Keith throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy slips a jab from Keith.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keith tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Keith moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keith lands a shoulder strike.
Keith tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Keith has the dominant position.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keith working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keith.
Keith swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Keith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Keith prevents it.
Kool Keith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Murphy.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keith.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Keith improves position.
Keith misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Keith.
Keith tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Keith back against the cage.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy slips a straight right by Keith.
Kool Keith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keith checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Keith blocks the leg kick.
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keith throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Kool Keith is winning the standup battle so far.
Keith looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Keith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Keith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keith misses with a hook

and Murphy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keith's guard now.
Murphy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Keith has his feet on Murphy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Keith throws a leg kick

and Murphy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keith's guard now.
Keith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Murphy postures up and lands a big shot to Keith's brow.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Keith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy won't allow Keith to sweep him here.
Keith trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kool Keith did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keith connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Keith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy wants to stall.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Keith is controlling him.
A short right from Keith.
Keith has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keith has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Keith.
A short left from Keith.
Still in the clinch, Keith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murphy breaks the clinch.
Keith lands an overhand right.
Keith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keith lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Keith wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side

and Murphy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keith's guard now.
Keith wants to get back to his feet but Murphy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Keith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy trying to control but Keith is working from the bottom.
Keith is looking to sweep but instead, Murphy has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith has his hands clasped together around Murphy's back. He's all about the action.
Murphy is keen to just control but Keith is a slippery customer.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keith is trying to get back to full guard.
Keith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keith's head.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Keith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy trying to advance position but Keith counters by regaining guard.
Keith wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses. Keith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Keith!
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keith wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Keith wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Keith won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Kool Keith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Keith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Keith is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keith finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keith throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Keith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keith throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kool Keith had his way with Tyler Murphy in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Keith throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Tyler Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Keith is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Keith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keith moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Keith.
Keith lands with a nice body kick.
Keith jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Keith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Keith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keith tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Keith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keith just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Keith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Keith throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Keith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keith checks the leg kick.
Keith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Keith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keith scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keith misses with a low kick.
Keith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Keith scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keith's sensitive parts.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keith.
Keith tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Keith scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keith thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keith scores with a body shot.
Keith ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Keith misses with a looping left.
Keith scores with a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Keith moves his leg out of the way.
Keith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith lands with a right hand.
Keith wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Keith.
Keith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Keith does no damage.

Keith clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy has Keith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Keith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kool Keith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keith tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kool Keith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kool Keith!
Kool Keith retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kool Keith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.