PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B J Sarnice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Murphy
vs
J Sarnice

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

180 cm
21
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ed Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, B J Sarnice!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sarnice tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarnice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Sarnice.
Sarnice misses with a few strikes there.
Sarnice scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Sarnice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarnice drops Murphy with a left and a right! Oh, Murphy is hurt - Sarnice dives into side control looking to finish!

Murphy is rocked!

Sarnice decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sarnice darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.

Sarnice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murphy is just riding it out for now. Sarnice eventually gives up the hold.
Sarnice wants to stand up but Murphy has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murphy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sarnice preventing the sweep.
Murphy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sarnice stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarnice lands a couple of elbows.
Sarnice wanted to stand there but Murphy had control of the position.
Murphy pulls Sarnice in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sarnice has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murphy is proving hard to escape from.
Sarnice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murphy misses with a takedown

and Sarnice counters by clinching up.
Murphy keeps control of Sarnice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarnice is trying to break free.
Murphy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murphy is trying to drag Sarnice to the mat but Sarnice just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Sarnice breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

B J Sarnice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sarnice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sarnice shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sarnice closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sarnice lands in his opponent's guard.

Murphy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sarnice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking to control.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sarnice manages to get himself to full guard.
Murphy prevents Sarnice from getting back to his feet.
Murphy connects with a couple of short punches.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarnice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Murphy stands up and waves to Sarnice to follow him.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Sarnice.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sarnice throws a combination that misses

and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sarnice won't be happy with that.
Sarnice is not content to let Murphy control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murphy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Sarnice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sarnice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Check out the look on Murphy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sarnice looks to move to half guard but instead Murphy has passed into mount! Damn!
Sarnice can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy moves to the back position.

Sarnice defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Murphy's arms.
Sarnice staying busy and making it hard for Murphy to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sarnice defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sarnice trying to get back to his feet but Murphy is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed 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 fails to land the takedown.

Sarnice fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murphy sprawls well initially but Sarnice persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy gets back to full guard.

Murphy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing Sarnice from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sarnice gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Sarnice circles away easily

and Sarnice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sarnice.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sarnice is one step ahead there.

Sarnice stands and steps away. Murphy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Murphy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sarnice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarnice.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.

Sarnice clinches with his opponent.
Sarnice is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Sarnice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sarnice pulls his leg out and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sarnice stops a takedown attempt from Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sarnice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarnice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Sarnice.

Murphy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ed Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Murphy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sarnice is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Murphy, into his guard.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Murphy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murphy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sarnice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Murphy looking for a triangle here. Sarnice is fighting it but it looks tight! Murphy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sarnice is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ed Murphy!