PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Nightingale - Nightfall Overture. Jonny Victorio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Victorio
vs
Murphy

193 cm
37
198 lbs
46 - 19 - 1

187 cm
32
200 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Darkness
Perkele!

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)
GREEN!160

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 46 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio with a nice cross.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Murphy.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Victorio lands with a good body shot.
Victorio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murphy swivels and escapes.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Victorio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Victorio connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Murphy gets a clinch.
Murphy tries to work over Victorio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Victorio shrugs off.

It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Victorio is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Victorio is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Victorio has been working on his balance at Gangsterdamage, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Murphy.
Murphy leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Murphy to work.
Murphy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Victorio.
Victorio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Victorio.
Good body shot from Victorio.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Victorio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Victorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Victorio looking for a takedown.
Victorio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Victorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victorio.
Victorio looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victorio.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victorio.
Victorio throws a leg kick
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Victorio scores with a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Victorio trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Victorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Victorio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Victorio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Victorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Victorio trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Victorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Victorio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Victorio moved away.
Victorio throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Victorio.
Nice shot lands for Victorio.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Victorio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy clobbers Victorio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy tries to clinch but Victorio is having none of it.
Victorio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Victorio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Victorio is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victorio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy cracks Victorio with a good jab.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Victorio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Victorio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Victorio.
Victorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Victorio.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Victorio misses the jab.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Victorio.
Victorio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Victorio misses with a low kick.
Charlie Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy catches Victorio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victorio throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Victorio scores with a punch to the head.
Victorio throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy cracks Victorio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Victorio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy misses with a left hand

and Victorio 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!
Murphy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Murphy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Victorio tries to pass to full mount but Murphy defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Murphy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Victorio.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Victorio misses with a punch on the inside.
Victorio prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Victorio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murphy is defending well.
Victorio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Victorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.

Victorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Victorio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Victorio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a head kick but Victorio moves out of range.
Victorio feinted with a counter takedown.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Victorio keeps it at a distance.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Victorio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Victorio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Victorio.
Victorio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victorio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Victorio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Victorio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Victorio looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Victorio throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy throws a hook but Victorio avoids it easily.
Victorio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Victorio takes one to the chin there.
Victorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Victorio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Victorio's front leg but catches the back leg as Victorio tries to avoid it.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victorio misses with a low kick.
Murphy is looking for the big counter here.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Victorio saw that one coming.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Victorio misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Victorio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victorio.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Victorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy pushes off an throws an elbow but Victorio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Victorio fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Victorio.
Charlie Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Victorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Victorio blocks a leg kick.
Victorio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Victorio.
Victorio is looking to land body kicks.
Victorio loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Victorio lands with a cross.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Victorio keeps it at a distance.
Victorio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Victorio's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victorio takes one on the button.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Victorio backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Victorio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Victorio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Victorio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Victorio defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Victorio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy tries to clinch but Victorio is having none of it.
Victorio lands with a slapping head kick.

Murphy is rocked!
Victorio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Victorio finish him?
Victorio misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Victorio cracks Murphy with a hook to the temple - Murphy is on wobbly legs here! Victorio swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Murphy falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Victorio wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.