PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brucie Azz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brucie Azz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Murphy
vs
Azz

188 cm
18
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brucie Azz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azz misses with a two punch combination.
Azz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy scores with a jab. Azz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Azz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Azz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azz tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azz can pounce on him.

Azz moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Azz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azz misses with a head kick.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Azz defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Azz throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Azz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Azz throws a head kick that misses.

Azz clinches up against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azz moves away.
Azz moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy checks a low kick from Azz.

Azz closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.

Azz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azz tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azz tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Azz.
Murphy lands with a hook. Azz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy jabs at Azz's body.
Azz looks gassed!
Azz throws a head kick that misses.
Azz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy punishes Azz's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy digs a good hook to Azz's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy is looking to wear down Azz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Azz's belly button to the back.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Azz walks into a jab.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Azz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Donk. Murphy catches Azz right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy cracks Azz with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Azz tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azz doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Azz shakes it off.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Azz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy tests Azz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy cracks Azz with an open hand slap.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Jab from Murphy.
Azz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Azz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azz in his tracks.
Azz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Murphy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Azz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Azz.
Azz tries to clinch up.
Brian Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy punishes Azz's body with a nice straight punch.
Azz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azz. Azz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azz throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Azz's body. Azz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab by Murphy.
Brucie Azz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Azz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy cracks Azz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy cracks Azz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy jabs at Azz's body.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azz walks into a left hand.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Azz's ribs.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Azz.
Murphy cracks Azz with an open hand slap.
Azz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brucie Azz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Azz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Azz.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Azz throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy lands a jab to Azz's midsection.
Azz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Azz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Azz wants to clinch.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Murphy catches Azz right on the button with a cross.
Azz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Azz takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Azz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Azz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy stuns Azz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azz takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Azz's head back.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azz throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Azz's body. Azz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stuns Azz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Azz's head.
Murphy jabs at Azz's body.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Azz fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Azz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Azz's head.
Azz throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Azz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Azz.
Azz misses with a head kick.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azz can do to turn this around?
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Murphy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Azz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azz wants to clinch.

Azz pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Azz prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azz has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Azz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azz wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Azz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Azz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Azz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azz misses with a head kick.
Azz takes one to the chin there.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Azz.
Murphy with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Azz.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azz tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Azz knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Azz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy sizes up Azz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Azz off the cage and back into rage.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Azz takes one on the button.
Murphy lands a jab to Azz's midsection.
Azz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Azz's belly button to the back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a hook. Azz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Azz didn't see that one coming.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azz tries a head kick but it misses.
Azz walks into a jab.
Azz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brian Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Azz didn't see that one coming.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Azz's belly button to the back.
Azz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Azz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Azz tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azz tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Azz's ribs.
Murphy tests Azz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Murphy works Azz's body with a nice hook.
Azz throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Brucie Azz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Azz misses.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Murphy!