PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laht Nepphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Broffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nepphur
vs
Broffy

190 cm
23
289 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

198 cm
28
265 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Asphyxiation Ltd. (CBK)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Laht Nepphur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broffy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broffy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nepphur momentarily.
Broffy tries to clinch but Nepphur is having none of it.
Broffy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Broffy forces Nepphur back against the cage and clinches.

Nepphur breaks from the clinch.
Broffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nepphur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Craig Broffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Broffy lands.
Broffy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nepphur in his tracks.
Broffy works the jab nicely.

Broffy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Broffy lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Broffy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Broffy thows a big elbow that misses.
Nepphur trying to keep a closed guard but Broffy is proving a slippery customer.
Broffy thows a big elbow that misses.
Broffy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nepphur's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broffy chips away with some ground and pound.
Broffy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Broffy landing some decent shots from guard.
Broffy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Nepphur is rocked!
Nepphur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nepphur wants to get back to his feet but Broffy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Broffy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Nepphur is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Broffy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nepphur seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Broffy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Broffy throws a big right hand that misses.
Broffy throwing strikes but missing.
Broffy postures up in Nepphur's guard and throws a big left but Nepphur blocks it.

Broffy drops back looking for a leg! Nepphur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nepphur manages to kick Broffy off! Broffy jumps back into Nepphur's guard.
Nepphur is controlling Broffy's posture.
Broffy throws a big right hand that misses.
Nepphur wants to get back to his feet but Broffy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Broffy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Nepphur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Broffy is controlling him.
Broffy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nepphur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Broffy thows a big elbow that misses.
Broffy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Broffy scoring with some ground and pound.
Broffy is in close to Nepphur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Broffy is looking to work some ground and pound but Nepphur has wrist control.
Broffy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Broffy is looking to work some ground and pound but Nepphur has wrist control.
Nepphur pulls Broffy in to control the position.
Broffy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nepphur wants to stand but Broffy is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Broffy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Broffy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Broffy thows a big elbow that misses.
Broffy working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nepphur is looking to stand up but Broffy isn't so interested in that idea.
Broffy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nepphur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Broffy stopping the sweep attempt from Nepphur.
Broffy postures up in Nepphur's guard and throws a big left but Nepphur blocks it.
Nepphur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Broffy's guard.
Broffy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Broffy looks gassed!

Broffy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nepphur is trying to break the clinch but Broffy has him pressed against the cage.
Nepphur displaying some good clinch control by pressing Broffy up against the cage.
Nepphur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Nepphur breaks the clinch.
Broffy lands a glancing blow to the side of Nepphur's head.
Broffy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Nepphur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nepphur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broffy connects with a right hand. Nepphur shakes it off.
Nepphur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Broffy lands.

Broffy moves into the clinch.
Nepphur is trying to maintain a safe position but Broffy gets an underhook and turns Nepphur into the cage.
Nepphur misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Broffy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Broffy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Broffy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Broffy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Broffy lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Broffy as Nepphur tries to tie him up.
Nepphur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nepphur stalls.
Broffy has Nepphur pressed against the cage, preventing Nepphur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Broffy is trying to break the clinch but Nepphur is controlling him.
Nepphur missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broffy managing to block the knees to the body from Nepphur.
Broffy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nepphurs head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nepphur tries to land a knee to the head but Broffy blocks with his arms.
Nepphur trying to control the position but instead, Broffy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nepphur into the cage.
The referee calls for Nepphur to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nepphur is trying to break the clinch but Broffy has him pressed against the cage.

Broffy breaks the clinch.
Nepphur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nepphur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Broffy throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Broffy there.
Laht Nepphur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nepphur ducks right into an uppercut from Broffy.

Nepphur tries to sprawl but Broffy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Broffy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Broffy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Broffy wants to work for an arm triangle but Nepphur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Broffy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Broffy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Broffy working over Nepphur with some ground and pound. Nepphur looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nepphur has hold of Broffy's hands but Broffy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Broffy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Broffy lands a big elbow - Nepphur is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Broffy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Broffy!
Craig Broffy is the new heavyweight champion!