PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Brophy
vs
Phillips

180 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
174 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Phillips lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Sean Brophy has been cut.
Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a good, hard body kick but Phillips shrugs it off.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Phillips.

Brophy has managed to clinch.

Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.

Brophy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillips, pushing him back against the cage.

Brophy breaks the clinch.
Brophy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips thuds a left hand into Brophy's body.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Phillips thuds a left hand into Brophy's body.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Brophy.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips with a nice cross.
Phillips lands an overhand right.
Phillips swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Phillips down.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scores with the left hand. Brophy knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Phillips shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy punishes Phillips's body with a nice straight punch.
Brophy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brophy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Benny Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brophy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brophy scores with a leg kick.
Brophy punishes Phillips's body with a nice straight punch.

Brophy pushes Phillips up against the cage in a clinch.

Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phillips throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Phillips lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phillips avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips scores with a three punch combo!
Brophy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phillips.
Phillips moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Phillips misses.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Brophy counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brophy, right into the meat.
Brophy misses with a wild combination.
Brophy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Phillips misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Benny Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brophy slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy slips under a jab from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Brophy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Phillips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phillips has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brophy misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Phillips down.
Phillips throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Phillips misses.

Brophy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brophy not doing much here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brophy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Phillips to get to his feet.
Phillips misses with a combination
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brophy is defended easily by Phillips.
Jab by Phillips.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a nice strike.
Phillips lands with a right hand.
Brophy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Phillips misses.
Phillips clobbers Brophy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Brophy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Phillips blocks the leg kick.
Phillips lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phillips thuds a left hand into Brophy's body.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Brophy tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sean Brophy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brophy lands a right hook to the body.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phillips. That did some damage!
Brophy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brophy throws a series of strikes that have Phillips backpedaling.
Jab, jab by Brophy - just one landing.
Brophy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brophy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sean Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Jab from Phillips.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brophy misses with a combination
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brophy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phillips lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Phillips.
Brophy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Phillips has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brophy finds it's way round the side to connect with Phillips's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Brophy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Brophy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Phillips takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horrible takedown by Brophy or perhaps it was just good defense by Phillips which made him look bad.
Phillips tests Brophy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brophy tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
Phillips cracks Brophy with a good jab.
Phillips's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Phillips.

Brophy is rocked!
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Brophy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Brophy seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips throws a right and a left that Brophy avoids nicely.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips dips to his left and cracks Brophy with an uppercut!
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Phillips digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Brophy connects with a jab.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Brophy both land. Nice combination.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phillips swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Phillips steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Phillips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy swinging wilding here.
Brophy looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
Brophy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a solid leg kick but Phillips takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brophy.
Brophy throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Phillips lands a with a good body shot.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
Phillips cracks Brophy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Phillips avoids it.
Phillips tests Brophy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy tests Phillips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brophy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phillips looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Sean Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Phillips on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benny Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phillips walks into a straight right hand from Brophy.
Phillips takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Brophy.
A big left from Phillips misses.
Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Phillips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brophy doesn't seem phased though.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Brophy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brophy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Brophy!