PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broph has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Greg Howe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Craig Broph's chin.

Broph
vs
Howe

190 cm
21
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

198 cm
19
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Howe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Howe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Howe lands a big head kick that sends Broph tumbling to the mat! Howe takes a step backwards and waves Broph back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Broph is rocked!
Broph avoids the head kick by Howe.
Howe throws a head kick that Broph semi-blocks.
Oh Broph is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Broph seems to have got his legs back now.
Broph circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Howe tries to clinch up.
Howe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howe moves in looking to clinch but Broph pushes him off.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howe wants to clinch.
Howe tries to clinch but Broph moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greg Howe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Broph throws a low kick, looking for Howe's leg but Howe calmly moves out of range.
Broph is breathing heavily.
Broph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howe.
Howe misses with a series of wild punches.
Broph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howe wants to clinch.
Broph blocks a head kick by Howe.
A head kick misses from Howe.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howe tries to clinch but Broph is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Broph keeps the fight on the outside.
Howe throws a push kick but Broph slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Howe.
Greg Howe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howe moves in looking to clinch but Broph pushes him off.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howe tries to clinch but Broph moves out of range.
Broph fails to land the takedown.
Howe tries to clinch but Broph is having none of it.
Howe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Broph.
Broph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howe wants to clinch up but Broph keeps it at a distance.
Howe tries to clinch but Broph is having none of it.
Howe wants to clinch.
Broph circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howe misses with the combination.
Broph misses with a looping right.
Broph is looking to clinch but Howe is avoiding it.
Broph slips a jab and a cross from Howe.
Howe tries to clinch
and Broph counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Howe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Broph counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howe misses with a series of wild punches.
Howe closes the distance looking to clinch

and Broph counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Howe is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe won't allow Broph to pass to mount.
Howe wants to get back to his feet.
Broph seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Howe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Broph trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Howe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
That's time! Broph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Howe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Broph to counter with a crisp jab.
Howe tries to clinch there but Broph circles away.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch but Broph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howe tries to land a front kick but Broph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Howe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Howe wants to clinch up but Broph keeps it at a distance.
Howe tries to clinch there but Broph circles away.
Howe throws a body kick that misses.
Howe tries to clinch but Broph moves out of range.
Howe moves in looking to clinch but Broph pushes him off.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch but Broph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howe moves in looking to clinch but Broph pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Broph moves out of range of the body kick from Howe.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Howe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Howe pushes Broph up against the cage in a clinch.
Broph tries to pull guard but Howe won't allow it.
Howe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Broph.
Howe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howe missing with knees to the body.
Broph tries to pull guard but Howe holds him up against the cage and eventually Broph drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Broph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howe landing knees to the body.
Howe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Broph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howe lands an elbow inside that Broph shrugs off.
Howe lands a good knee to the midsection. Broph won't want to take too many of those.
Howe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Howe on the inside.
Howe lands an elbow that stopped Broph in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Howe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Howe wants to clinch.
Howe is looking to clinch but Broph is avoiding it.
Greg Howe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howe throws a head kick but Broph moves out of range.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howe tries to clinch up but Broph circles away and keeps his distance.
Howe lands with a kick to the temple. Broph shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Howe tries to clinch up.
Howe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Broph lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howe slaps away a takedown attempt from Broph, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch but Broph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howe fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Howe both land. Nice combination.
Howe moves in looking to clinch but Broph pushes him off.
Howe lands a head kick!
Howe tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howe tries to clinch up but Broph circles away and keeps his distance.
Broph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Howe tries to clinch there but Broph circles away.
Howe wants to clinch up but Broph keeps it at a distance.
Broph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howe misses with a head kick.

Broph looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Howe!
Broph trying to control but Howe is having none of it.
Howe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Broph. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Broph sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Howe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Howe moves into the clinch.
Broph tries to pull guard but Howe holds him up against the cage and eventually Broph drops back down to his feet.
Howe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Broph avoids it.
Howe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Broph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Broph tries to pull guard but Howe holds him up against the cage and eventually Broph drops back down to his feet.
Howe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Broph avoids it.
Howe lands an elbow just above Broph 's eye.
Broph avoiding damage as Howe throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Howe obliges.
Broph tries to pull guard but Howe won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Broph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broph avoids a wild elbow strike from Howe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broph fails to pull guard.
Howe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Howe missing with knees to the body.
Broph tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Howe smiles and moves away.

Howe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Broph, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howe manages to break the clinch.
Howe throws a head kick that misses.
Broph keeps the fight on the outside.
Howe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Broph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howe tries to clinch up but Broph circles away and keeps his distance.
Howe moves in looking to clinch but Broph pushes him off.
Broph throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howe tries to clinch but Broph is having none of it.
Howe throws a right and a left that Broph avoids nicely.
Howe wants to clinch up but Broph keeps it at a distance.
Howe is looking to clinch.
Howe wants to clinch up but Broph keeps it at a distance.
Howe wants to clinch but Broph slips to the side

and Broph counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Howe keeping full guard, as Broph tries to pass.
Craig Broph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Broph wants to control from the top but Howe keeps moving.
Howe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Broph trying to control but Howe is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph prevents Howe from getting back to his feet.
Greg Howe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Broph moves in looking to clinch but Howe pushes him off.
Howe is looking to clinch.
Howe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Broph counter with a right hand.

That's four 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.
Howe tries to clinch but Broph moves out of range.
Howe doesn't manage to clinch there - Broph circles away.
Howe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Broph counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Broph looks to land a left hand but Howe moved out of range nicely.
Howe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howe closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Broph to counter with a crisp jab.
Broph keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howe looks to clinch
and Broph counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Broph circles away from the clinch attempt
and Broph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Broph showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Howe 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Howe!