PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Motherfucker. Murphy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Róisín Murphy - Primitive. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gomez
vs
Murphy

172 cm
38
203 lbs
31 - 31 - 0

188 cm
43
213 lbs
41 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomez throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Murphy pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
I was talking to Gomez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a body shot.
A short left from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.

Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez throws a big counter combination but Murphy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.

Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Murphy stalling the fight.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Gomez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Gomez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy 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.

Gomez is rocked!
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!

Murphy clinches.
Murphy is pushing Gomez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gomez up against the cage.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Murphy moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.

Murphy pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.

Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Gomez is looking for a counter combo.
Murphy throws a leg kick

and Gomez moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Murphy dominated that round.
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.

Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.

Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy is struggling to control the position.
Brian Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Come on Gomez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez backing away here, and Murphy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Gomez moved away.
Murphy tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy throws a push kick but Gomez slaps the foot to one side.
As Murphy looks to move away, Gomez throws a big counter combo but Murphy just gets out of the way.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Gomez moved away.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brian Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy cracks the inside of Gomez's front leg.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Murphy pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.

Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomez will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy connects with a right hand. Gomez shakes it off.

Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy digs a right hand into Gomez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomez's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Murphy gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy scores with a nice body kick.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Murphy lands a nice looking body kick.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy lands a high kick!
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gomez is out of range and Murphy settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.

Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Gomez tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Gomez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gomez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez slips under a jab from Murphy.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab by Murphy.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomez momentarily.
Brian Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes one on the button.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Gomez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomez. That did some damage!
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Murphy thinks about the counter body kick.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gomez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a slapping head kick.

Murphy pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Franco Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Murphy!
In his post fight interview, Brian Murphy gave a big smile as he said 'Good win, nice game plan by my new manager. I'm on to great things. Version 2.0 is here baby!!'.