PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Martin Murphy (ranked 5553 p4p, 601 weight class) and Hades O Valhalla (ranked 8190 p4p, 731 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Murphy
vs
O Valhalla

191 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hades O Valhalla!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Valhalla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
O Valhalla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws a series of punches but O Valhalla avoids them all with ease.
O Valhalla throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Valhalla tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and O Valhalla moves out of range easily.
O Valhalla lands the left hand.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Valhalla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Valhalla, as that shot connected.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy lands a two punch combo.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Valhalla moves away.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Valhalla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
O Valhalla lands an overhand right.
Murphy tries to bum rush O Valhalla with a series of wild strikes but O Valhalla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Valhalla with a nice cross.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Valhalla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Valhalla is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A left lands for O Valhalla.
Jab, jab by O Valhalla - just one landing.
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!
Nice uppercut there from O Valhalla.
Donk. O Valhalla catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
O Valhalla checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Good shot there by O Valhalla.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Valhalla counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but O Valhalla moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy tries to move into range but O Valhalla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy walks into a jab.

It looks like Martin Murphy has been cut.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Valhalla.
O Valhalla scores with a jab.
O Valhalla throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Valhalla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy is looking to slow O Valhalla down with leg kicks.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Valhalla misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings O Valhalla.
O Valhalla scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Valhalla cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A bone on bone clash there as O Valhalla blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hades O Valhalla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Murphy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Valhalla lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
A big right from O Valhalla misses.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Valhalla throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
O Valhalla might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murphy throws a hook but O Valhalla avoids it easily.
O Valhalla misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from O Valhalla.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Valhalla.
Decent striking displayed by O Valhalla there.
O Valhalla avoids the head kick by Murphy.
O Valhalla throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Martin Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Valhalla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Valhalla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Valhalla throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Valhalla cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Valhalla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy throws a series of punches but O Valhalla moves out of range.
A nice side step and O Valhalla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Valhalla scores with a shot to the body.
O Valhalla checks the leg kick.
O Valhalla dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
O Valhalla lands with an overhand left.
O Valhalla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Valhalla misses with a hook.
A jab from O Valhalla does it's job there.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. O Valhalla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Valhalla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Valhalla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from O Valhalla misses.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and O Valhalla moves out of range easily.
O Valhalla throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
O Valhalla lands the left hand.
Murphy motions for O Valhalla to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Valhalla lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Valhalla is able to avoid easily.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Valhalla scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
O Valhalla scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Valhalla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Valhalla avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Valhalla looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Valhalla lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hades O Valhalla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Murphy's cut.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Murphy misses with a wild combination.
A big left from O Valhalla misses.
Murphy tries to move into range but O Valhalla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
O Valhalla misses with a series of wild punches.
O Valhalla punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from O Valhalla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Valhalla scores with a hook.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and O Valhalla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from O Valhalla does it's job there.
O Valhalla tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Valhalla blocks a low kick nicely.
O Valhalla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy throws a leg kick but O Valhalla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Valhalla if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice straight punches there by O Valhalla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Valhalla.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Valhalla scores with a hook.
O Valhalla loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Hades O Valhalla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Valhalla.
Murphy throws a leg kick
letting O Valhalla counter with a right hand.
Murphy is looking to chop away at O Valhalla's legs.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Valhalla lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Valhalla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Valhalla connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from O Valhalla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Valhalla misses the shot to the body.
O Valhalla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Valhalla connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
Murphy blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
O Valhalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy feints a jab promting O Valhalla to slip. Murphy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O Valhalla slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murphy tries to bum rush O Valhalla with a series of wild strikes but O Valhalla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Valhalla scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from O Valhalla finds it's target.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from O Valhalla.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Valhalla manages to avoid it.
O Valhalla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Valhalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Hades O Valhalla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but O Valhalla moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hades O Valhalla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Valhalla 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hades O Valhalla!
A less than humble Hades O Valhalla misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.