PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish comes to the cage accompanied by With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. Charlie Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ettish
vs
Murphy

187 cm
34
198 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

187 cm
28
200 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Ettish is out of range.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
Ettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ettish, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Ettish.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ettish lands a shot to the body.
Ettish scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Ettish.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Ettish blocks with his arms.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Ettish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ettish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy gets through Ettish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ettish throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Ettish lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Ettish.

Ettish breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ettish.
Ettish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Ettish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Ettish.
Ettish throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Ettish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ettish misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Ettish's head coaches at Cell Block Six that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ettish misses the jab.
Murphy lands a jab to Ettish's midsection.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ettish lands a big head kick that sends Murphy tumbling to the mat! Ettish takes a step backwards and waves Murphy back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Murphy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ettish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Ettish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Ettish keeps it at a distance.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ettish.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ettish.

Murphy clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ettish.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ettish.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Fred Ettish has been cut.
Ettish prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Ettish avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Ettish blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ettish.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Ettish tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Ettish is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Ettish letting Murphy take a breather here.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy gets through Ettish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ettish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
A body shot lands from Ettish.
Murphy working Ettish over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ettish's elbow.
Ettish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ettish managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Ettish misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Ettish.
Murphy looks winded!
Ettish digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Ettish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ettish is stalling here.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Ettish.
Ettish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ettish throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ettish avoids it.
Ettish takes a shot to the head.
Ettish blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ettish.
Ettish tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Ettish back against the cage.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ettish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Ettish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Ettish's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish lands a right hook to the body.
Ettish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ettish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ettish works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Ettish counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
Ettish cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Ettish connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ettish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Ettish avoids them all with ease.
Ettish misses with a low kick.
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ettish finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Ettish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Ettish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Ettish moves out of range.
Ettish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Ettish connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Ettish takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.

Ettish closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ettish lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ettish trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ettish is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murphy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ettish drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murphy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ettish has Murphy in his guard.
Ettish looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fred Ettish just wasn't active enough.
Ettish looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Ettish slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Ettish walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ettish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good work by Ettish as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ettish slips under a jab.
Fred Ettish is winning the standup battle so far.
Ettish shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ettish throws out the jab.
Murphy lands a two punch combo.
Murphy throws a jab when Ettish was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a body kick that misses.
Ettish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ettish moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy swings for the body but Ettish moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Murphy misses.
Ettish misses with a body punch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ettish throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Ettish's shoulder, as Ettish tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Ettish didn't see that one coming.
Ettish throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ettish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish connects with a solid leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ettish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Ettish dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Ettish's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ettish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ettish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ettish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ettish.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Ettish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Ettish avoids the head kick by Murphy.
A head kick misses from Ettish.
Ettish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Ettish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ettish throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Ettish throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murphy was covering up waiting for the punch and Ettish finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Murphy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ettish has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ettish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ettish.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ettish.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Ettish can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Ettish to work.
Ettish tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ettish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Ettish stalling in the clinch.
Ettish lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Ettish avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ettish pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ettish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ettish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ettish lands a shoulder strike.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish working aggressively here.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ettish.
Fred Ettish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish lands with a light punch inside.
Ettish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Ettish stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ettish missing with knees to the body.
Ettish misses with some punches.
Ettish throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.

Ettish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Ettish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ettish scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Ettish scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ettish finish him?
Murphy stalling against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy stalling the fight.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Ettish lands a right hand.
Fred Ettish has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ettish tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ettish blocks it with crossed arms.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Ettish in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ettish blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ettish as Murphy tries to tie him up.
Ettish tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Ettish scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Charlie Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ettish swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Ettish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ettish 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Ettish!
Our winner, Fred Ettish, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.