PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Von Baron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Murphy
vs
Von Baron

168 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Von Baron!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Baron misses with an attempted mid kick.
Von Baron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Baron is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Von Baron moves out of range easily.

Murphy scores a takedown into full mount!
Murphy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murphy prevents Von Baron from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Baron squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy controlling from mount.
Von Baron is desperately trying to improve his position but Murphy has a good base and remains in mount.
Murphy controlling the pace for now.
Von Baron is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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 content just to control the position here.
Von Baron is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Von Baron tries to improve his position but instead Murphy has taken his back!
Von Baron rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Von Baron looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Baron is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Von Baron looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy controlling the action here.
Murphy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Von Baron for as long as he can get away with.
Von Baron is trying to control but can't.

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.

Von Baron looking for submissions off his back.

Von Baron looking for submissions off his back.
Von Baron looks gassed!
Murphy controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny 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.

Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Murphy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Von Baron sprawls well initially but Murphy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murphy is taking a breather. Von Baron says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Von Baron looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Von Baron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Danny Murphy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Baron. Von Baron gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Baron throws a head kick that misses

so Murphy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Von Baron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Von Baron keeps moving.
Murphy controlling from the top position.

Von Baron throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Von Baron has a closed guard, preventing Murphy from standing up.

Von Baron looking for a guillotine here but Murphy defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Von Baron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Von Baron keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.

Von Baron is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Von Baron trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Von Baron has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Murphy doesn't defend quickly enough and Von Baron has managed to lock this one up! Can Murphy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Von Baron on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Igor Von Baron!