PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Mircea (ranked 353 p4p, 50 weight class) and Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 663 p4p, 84 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mircea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holy Wars...The Punishment Due. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mircea
vs
Del Brophy

190 cm
26
247 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

195 cm
30
250 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandru Mircea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Brophy throws a lazy head kick
and Mircea counters with a good low kick that Del Brophy was not able to check.
Del Brophy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mircea swings widly with a right hand
and Del Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Mircea drives through and clinches with Del Brophy against the cage.
Del Brophy throws an elbow that misses.
Mircea misses with a punch to the body.
Del Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Del Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Mircea controls the action.
Del Brophy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea throws a punch but it's blocked by Del Brophy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Del Brophy obliges.
Mircea is breathing heavily.
Mircea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mircea blocking some punches.
Del Brophy working aggressively here.
Del Brophy lands a nice shot to the body.
Del Brophy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mircea blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by Del Brophy.
Mircea can't find room to land a body shot as Del Brophy controls the action.
Mircea blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Del Brophy.
A short left from Del Brophy.
Mircea working aggressively here.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by Del Brophy.
Del Brophy told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but Del Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mircea lands a nice uppercut.
Del Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Del Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mircea - that landed with a thud.
Del Brophy tries a body shot but Mircea blocks it.
Del Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mircea gets through Del Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Ricardo Del Brophy has been cut.
Mircea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Del Brophy backwards.
Mircea has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Brophy controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea throws a head punch that misses.
Del Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mircea controls his hands.
Mircea dodges an elbow strike from Del Brophy.
Del Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Mircea's head.
Mircea lands with a left to the head.
Del Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Del Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirceas head.
Mircea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mircea throws a punch but it's blocked by Del Brophy.
Mircea blocks an uppercut.
Mircea lands a right hand.
Mircea tries to throw a body punch but Del Brophy avoids it by throwing Mircea back against the cage.
Mircea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mircea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Del Brophy backwards.
Del Brophy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Del Brophy scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alexandru Mircea has been cut.
Mircea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Del Brophy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands with a short shot to the head.
Mircea tries to work over Del Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Del Brophy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Del Brophy lands a nice shot to the body.
Del Brophy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Del Brophy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mircea.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mircea.
Del Brophy is working Mircea over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Del Brophy.
Del Brophy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Del Brophy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mircea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Del Brophy pushes Mircea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Del Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mircea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Del Brophy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mircea is defending well for now.
Del Brophy misses with a body punch.
Del Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Del Brophy throws an elbow that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Del Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mircea's elbow.
Del Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Del Brophy prevents a body shot from Mircea.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by Del Brophy.
Del Brophy avoiding damage.
Del Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Del Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mircea presses Del Brophy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Mircea.
Mircea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Brophy is stalling here.
Del Brophy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mircea blocks a body shot from Del Brophy.
Del Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Mircea avoids it by throwing Del Brophy back against the cage.
Del Brophy presses Mircea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Del Brophy blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Del Brophy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mircea avoids a kick to the body.
Mircea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Del Brophy tries to clinch
and Mircea counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Mircea.
Del Brophy tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
Mircea misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea avoids the head kick by Del Brophy.
Del Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Mircea throwing a counter right hand but Del Brophy manages to avoid it.
Mircea jabs Del Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mircea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Del Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mircea!
Mircea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Del Brophy's calf.

Del Brophy closes the distance and clinches.
Mircea blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Mircea.
Mircea blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Del Brophy.
Del Brophy blocking some punches.
Del Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Mircea avoids it by throwing Del Brophy back against the cage.
Mircea can't find room to land a body shot as Del Brophy controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Mircea scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mircea prevents a body shot from Del Brophy.
Mircea blocks a body shot from Del Brophy.
Del Brophy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mircea blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mircea.
Ricardo Del Brophy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mircea digs a right hand into Del Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Del Brophy's gas tank.
Del Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mircea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Del Brophy or not.
Del Brophy is breathing heavily.
Mircea works on Del Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
Mircea misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Mircea.
Mircea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Del Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Mircea lands a hook that snaps the head of Del Brophy backwards.
Mircea digs a right hand into Del Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Del Brophy's gas tank.
Mircea lands a shoulder strike.
Mircea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Del Brophy backwards.
Mircea lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mircea on the inside.

Del Brophy is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Del Brophy is still on wobbly legs! Can Mircea finish him?
Mircea creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Del Brophy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Del Brophy drops to his knees and Mircea pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandru Mircea!
A very excited looking Alexandru Mircea made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.