PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Moors (ranked 96 p4p, 13 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 236 p4p, 34 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Moors
vs
Murphy

182 cm
32
175 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

179 cm
27
170 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Moors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moors takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moors throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moors is out of range.
Moors will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
Moors takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Moors moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Moors fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy throws a right hand that Moors ducks under and follows up with a left that Moors also avoids with ease.
Moors tries to counter by clinching up but Murphy breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moors is defended easily by Murphy.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Moors sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Moors checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Moors drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moors seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A low kick from Murphy misses

and Moors counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moors wants to pass the guard but Murphy is defending well.
Murphy regains full guard. Nicely done.

Moors stands up from Murphy's guard - Moors perhaps looking for a knockout.
Murphy misses with a hook.
It looked like Moors was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Moors is out of range.
Moors looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Moors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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 stuffs the takedown.

Moors clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moors is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Moors jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Moors around his waist. Moors gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Moors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moors gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moors is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moors has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moors and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moors sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Moors shoots in.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moors moves out of range of the body kick.
Moors closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Moors pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Moors moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Moors is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Tobias Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moors tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Moors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moors has his takedown stuffed
and Moors takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy cracks the inside of Moors's front leg.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Moors counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Moors's head back.

Moors closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moors jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Moors around his waist. Moors gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Moors jumps guard.
Moors looking for a sweep. Not yet Moors, not yet.
Moors is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Moors working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Murphy 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.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Moors takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moors tries to land a body kick
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moors shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
Murphy with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moors takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moors checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Moors shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy cracks the inside of Moors's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moors.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Moors. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Moors shoots in and bounces Murphy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moors wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Moors looking to pass the guard.
Murphy is pulling down on Moors's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moors slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moors throws a strike but Murphy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Murphy won't allow Moors to sweep him here.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Moors keeps moving.
Moors is pulling down on Murphy's head. It's preventing any offense from Murphy, at least for the moment.

Murphy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Moors, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Murphy motions for Moors to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a body shot.

Moors shoots in and bounces Murphy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Murphy wriggles free and stands up.
Moors shoots in but no luck this time.
Moors throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a low kick but Moors moves out of range easily.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Hugh Moors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moors throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moors shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moors is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moors tries to counter by clinching up but Murphy breaks away and moves out of range.
Moors slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moors if he has to take too many more of those.
Moors shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Moors keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Moors slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moors.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.

Moors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moors crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murphy - the referee stops the clock and Moors gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murphy. Moors manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Moors saw that one coming.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy throws a body punch but Moors moves out of range.
Murphy tries a low kick but Moors avoids it.
Moors throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moors will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Moors takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.

Moors instigates a clinch.
Moors goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Moors tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Moors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Moors wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Moors blocking some punches.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Moors controls the action.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moors wants to clinch.
Moors wants to clinch.
Murphy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Moors shoots in looking for a takedown but Murphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moors's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moors with a body shot.
Murphy is looking to slow Moors down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Moors's body. Moors takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moors's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moors scrambles back to his feet.
Moors fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Moors looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Moors persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Moors.
Murphy misses with a body kick.

Moors scores with a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moors looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moors being controlled here, momentarily.
Tobias Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Murphy has passed into side control.
Moors manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murphy's best efforts.
Moors trying to control from the bottom.
Moors is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hugh Moors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moors tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
A victorious Tobias Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.