PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Grill (ranked 631 p4p, 99 weight class) and Mike Murphy (ranked 1334 p4p, 205 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Grill
vs
Murphy

194 cm
21
222 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grill missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Grill avoids it with no problem.
Murphy wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grill. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Grill jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill misses with a straight left.

Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grill misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy pushes Grill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Grill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Grill working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.

Grill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grill catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Grill's shoulder, as Grill tries to avoid the shot.

Grill gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.

Grill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grill throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grill moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Grill misses.
Murphy wants to clinch but Grill slips to the side
and Grill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Grill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grill lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Grill lands with a nice body punch.
Grill misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy cracks Grill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grill throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
Grill just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grill looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grill just misses with a punch to the body.
Grill connects with a jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Grill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grill.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grill throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Grill.
Grill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grill misses with a hook

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

Bob Grill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grill was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Grill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grill misses with a looping right.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Bob Grill has been cut.
Murphy slips a jab from Grill.
Grill throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to clinch but Grill is having none of it.
Grill is looking to counter punch.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grill throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
Grill throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grill ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Grill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Grill counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
A telegraphed right hand from Grill misses the target.
Murphy throws a hook but Grill avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a double jab
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
Grill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Grill is looking to counter punch.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Grill looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grill misses.
A swing and a miss from Grill.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Grill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grill throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Bob Grill is winning the standup battle so far.
Grill throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Grill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy moves out of range as Grill strikes.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Grill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Grill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Murphy scores with the left hand. Grill knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Grill connects with a body shot.
Grill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Grill misses the target.
Murphy wants to counter the offense by Grill and move into the clinch position.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Grill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Grill counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Grill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Grill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grill throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grill throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Despite the aggression on Murphy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Grill counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grill scores with a jab to the body.
Grill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Grill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grill throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grill throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Murphy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Grill finish him?
Grill avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Grill throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy defending well as Grill loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Grill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.

Murphy drives through and clinches with Grill against the cage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Grill tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grill misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Grill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grill prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Grill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Grill.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Grill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Grill!