PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brook Harris (ranked 7114 p4p, 678 weight class) and Kevin Murphy (ranked 5918 p4p, 628 weight class). Brook Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Harris
vs
Murphy

188 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brook Harris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Murphy !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a body kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Murphy shoots in.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.

Murphy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Murphy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Harris manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Murphy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Harris turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harris manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris scores with punches from side control.
Harris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet.

Murphy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Harris enables Murphy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harris manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Harris pushes Murphy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Brook Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harris .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Harris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harris continues to drive forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy .
As Murphy looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo but Murphy just gets out of the way.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris .
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris works Murphy 's body with a nice hook.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.

Harris lands a big head kick that sends Murphy tumbling to the mat! Harris takes a step backwards and waves Murphy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harris cracks the inside of Murphy 's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris .
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

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

Murphy is rocked!
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris .
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
A swing and a miss from Harris .
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt.
Harris appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brook Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris 's head backwards.
Harris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy 's side.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy .
Murphy tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Harris pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a combination. Harris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Brook Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy is breathing heavily.

Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into Harris 's guard.
Brook Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris is pulling down on Murphy 's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Murphy postures up.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris looking to control but Murphy passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murphy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Murphy gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
Harris wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Brook Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris .
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris . Murphy shrugs it off though.

Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Harris lands a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.

Murphy pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brook Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy digs a good hook to Harris 's body.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Murphy .
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murphy 's head.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brook Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Harris .
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Harris prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy 's efforts to push away.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris , which made it look bad.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy .
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.

Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Murphy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy . Those never looked like landing.

Murphy has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brook Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy .
Harris lands a nice looking body kick.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.

Harris has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris .

Murphy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Harris !

Harris bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harris back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murphy throws a one two combo.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Murphy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brook Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kevin Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Harris .

And that's the end of the fight!
Brook Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brook Harris !