PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kingston James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Mouth Strikes Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James
vs
Brophy

184 cm
23
179 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Brophy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James misses with the ground and pound.
Brophy pushes James away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, James gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
James is looking to take a break and control but Brophy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brophy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
James has knee on belly and moves into mount.
James controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brophy can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by James.
Brophy is working to get back to half guard.
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brophy because James loaded up on that one.
Brophy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
James landing strikes from the mount.

James working for a guillotine from mount but Brophy is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brophy?
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brophy is trying to stand up.
James is landing with some decent strikes but Brophy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brophy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brophy avoids a series of strikes thrown by James.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brophy?
James avoids the attempt from Brophy to control.
James landing strikes from the mount and Brophy is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James with the ground and pound from mount.
Brophy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brophy is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Brophy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James wants to control the pace but Brophy is squirming around nicely.
James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brophy hang on?
James wants to control the pace but Brophy is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
James looking to finish with strikes here!
Brophy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
James thowing shots but they're missing.
James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
James content just to control the position here.
Brophy is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingston James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingston James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from James.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

James pushes Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy is trying to break free.

Brophy manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James is looking to clinch.
Brophy slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with the combination.
James takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Kingston James has been cut.
James with a hook.
Brophy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

James drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Brophy is retaining full guard.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a couple of elbows.

Brophy pushes James off and gets back to his feet.
Sean Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James misses the jab.
Brophy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Brophy misses
and James counters with a left to the body.
James shoots for a takedown but Brophy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingston James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brophy takes one to the chin there.
Brophy scores with a leg kick.
Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Brophy moves out of range as James strikes.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy fails to land with a series of punches.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Brophy throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy.
A punch combination from Brophy misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brophy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brophy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Brophy tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
James tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
James blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Brophy wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
Brophy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Brophy lands a jab to James's midsection.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sean Brophy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kingston James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

James tests Brophy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Brophy.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brophy circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingston James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James connects with a looping right hand.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but James checks it.
James tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brophy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
James lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brophy's head backwards.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brophy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy misses with a wild combination.

James takes the fight into the clinch.

James pulls Brophy into guard.

Brophy wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of James's closed guard. He's half up but James has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! James pivots and extends the arm, Brophy falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by James! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kingston James!
Kingston James is the new welterweight champion!