PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 1641 p4p, 1013 weight class) and Rock Silva (ranked 219 p4p, 137 weight class). Murphy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Murphy
vs
Silva

189 cm
22
233
8 - 4 - 0

198 cm
24
261
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Jab by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is pulling down on Murphy's head. It's preventing any offense from Murphy, at least for the moment.
Murphy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murphy sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Patrick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Silva misses the body punch

and Murphy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
Murphy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murphy chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murphy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Murphy throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Murphy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murphy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva is pulling down on Murphy's head. It's preventing any offense from Murphy, at least for the moment.
Murphy preventing the sweep.
Silva is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Murphy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Murphy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murphy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Patrick Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy postures up.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murphy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murphy passes into half guard.
Murphy content to control rather than advance.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Murphy there.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murphy throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Murphy is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Murphy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
Murphy winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murphy lands a nice short elbow.
Murphy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Murphy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murphy thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Murphy winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Murphy in his half guard.
Murphy prevents Silva from improving his position.
Murphy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Murphy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Donk. Murphy catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Murphy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva seems keen to control Murphy's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rock Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard.

Murphy keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murphy is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.

Murphy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Murphy is now in Silva's guard.
Murphy chips away with some ground and pound.
Murphy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murphy passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Patrick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working Silva over with strikes.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
Murphy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murphy stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murphy lands a nice short elbow.
Murphy is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Murphy!
A relieved looking Patrick Murphy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.