PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Cykelstyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter John Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cykelstyre
vs
John Murphy

164 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear
No Shit Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronny Cykelstyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter John Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cykelstyre throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Cykelstyre moves out of range.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Cykelstyre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy tries to bum rush Cykelstyre with a series of wild strikes but Cykelstyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cykelstyre feints and as Murphy raises his hands in defense, Cykelstyre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Cykelstyre from controlling successfully.
Cykelstyre is really struggling to control Murphy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cykelstyre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murphy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Cykelstyre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cykelstyre throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Cykelstyre thows a big elbow that misses.
Cykelstyre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Cykelstyre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cykelstyre prevents Murphy from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cykelstyre dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Cykelstyre avoids it well.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Cykelstyre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is trying to stand.
Murphy won't allow Cykelstyre to pass to mount.
Cykelstyre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cykelstyre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cykelstyre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cykelstyre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
Cykelstyre wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Cykelstyre shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cykelstyre shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cykelstyre is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Cykelstyre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Cykelstyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peter John Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cykelstyre dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cykelstyre.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cykelstyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Cykelstyre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cykelstyre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cykelstyre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cykelstyre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy throws a right and a left that Cykelstyre avoids nicely.
Cykelstyre shoots in but no luck this time.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cykelstyre backs up against the cage.
Cykelstyre misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Cykelstyre dominated 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.

Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy throws a right hand that Cykelstyre ducks under and follows up with a left that Cykelstyre also avoids with ease.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Cykelstyre misses the jab.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Cykelstyre on that attempt.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Cykelstyre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Cykelstyre shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Cykelstyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cykelstyre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy throws a right hand that Cykelstyre ducks under and follows up with a left that Cykelstyre also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Ronny Cykelstyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cykelstyre closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Cykelstyre pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murphy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cykelstyre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cykelstyre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy tries to bum rush Cykelstyre with a series of wild strikes but Cykelstyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy swinging wilding here.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Cykelstyre avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Cykelstyre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cykelstyre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Cykelstyre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peter John Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cykelstyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cykelstyre backs up against the cage.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Cykelstyre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Murphy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cykelstyre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Cykelstyre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cykelstyre throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cykelstyre fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy tries to bum rush Cykelstyre with a series of wild strikes but Cykelstyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy tries to bum rush Cykelstyre with a series of wild strikes but Cykelstyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cykelstyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy tries to bum rush Cykelstyre with a series of wild strikes but Cykelstyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cykelstyre shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cykelstyre dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Cykelstyre misses.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Cykelstyre avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter John Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cykelstyre shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cykelstyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cykelstyre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cykelstyre.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Cykelstyre avoids nicely.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Cykelstyre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a double jab

and Cykelstyre counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cykelstyre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murphy is avoiding damage well.
Cykelstyre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murphy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cykelstyre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Murphy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cykelstyre happy to just control the position for now.
Cykelstyre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Murphy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cykelstyre asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cykelstyre lands a few punches from side control.
Cykelstyre takes a little break here. Murphy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Cykelstyre has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Murphy is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Cykelstyre yanks on the arm and Murphy is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Cykelstyre.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronny Cykelstyre!