PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dorsey Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the ring accompanied by Demons by Shadow Hill. Ever has chosen Gateways as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murphy
vs
Ever

184 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
141 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorsey Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Best Ever!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ever tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy takes a swing at Ever's ribcage but misses.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ever.
Best Ever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Ever's front leg but catches the back leg as Ever tries to avoid it.
Murphy jabs Ever right on the nose. Ever blinks but takes it well.
Ever moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Ever scores with a head kick. Murphy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Ever.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Ever lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ever tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ever throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Ever misses with a head kick.
Ever attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Ever does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
A low kick from Murphy is predictable there
and Ever counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Ever rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Ever tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ever letting Murphy take a breather here.
Ever misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ever.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ever saw that one coming.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever wants to clinch.
Ever connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ever moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Ever avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Ever ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ever darts in and clinches Murphy up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ever has him pressed against the ropes.
Murphy looking to slow down the pace here.
Ever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Ever is trying to stall.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Ever.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ever managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Ever digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ever tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Ever 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.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Ever has Murphy pressed against the ropes, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ever content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ever.
Ever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy avoiding damage as Ever throws knees to the body.
Ever blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Ever missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ever tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Ever tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy wants to stall.
Murphy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy is looking to control Ever's arms but Ever gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ever lands a body shot in the clinch.

Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ever.
Murphy misses with a hook. Ever ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Best Ever dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ever on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ever throws a head kick that misses.
Ever tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ever looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ever avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Ever manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab from Murphy.
Ever throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Ever on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ever wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to work over Ever's front leg with a kick but Ever checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ever moves away.
Ever tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Ever thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Murphy swings for the body but Ever moves out of range.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Ever shakes it off.
Ever bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ever bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ever takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ever tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ever doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dorsey Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
Ever misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ever manages to avoid it.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ever throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Ever bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Murphy gets tackled into the ropes by Ever. Ever maintains the clinch.
Ever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Murphy wants to stall.
Ever has Murphy pressed against the ropes, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ever tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ever tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Ever.
Ever using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ever lands a nice knee to the body.
Ever lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy avoiding damage as Ever throws knees to the body.
Murphy looking to stall.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ever misses with a knee strike.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Ever blocks with his arms.

Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ever throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy checks a low kick from Ever.
Ever connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy digs a good hook to Ever's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy checks a low kick from Ever.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Ever.
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 Dorsey Murphy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ever misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ever.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a hook but Ever blocks it.

Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Ever has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Ever keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ever obliges.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ever. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ever will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murphy up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ever has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ever with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ever using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ever up against the ropes.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ever checks it well.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Ever moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Ever.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ever was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Ever is out of range.
Murphy takes a swing at Ever's ribcage but misses.
Ever with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ever.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Ever moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Ever lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ever looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ever.
Ever slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick but Ever moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Ever lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ever throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Ever's body. Ever takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ever tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Ever checks a low kick from Murphy.
Ever misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Ever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ever chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Ever throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Ever closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Ever is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ever has his back to the ropes.
Ever is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Murphy has denied him.
Murphy is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ever looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Ever improves position.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Best Ever.
I think Ever has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Best Ever!
Best Ever bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.