PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurba Derba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Brogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Derba
vs
Brogan

210 cm
27
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

200 cm
31
255 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurba Derba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Brogan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brogan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Derba takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brogan misses with a looping left.
Brogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lorenzo Brogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derba misses with a hook
and Brogan counters with an outside leg kick.
Derba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brogan scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Brogan as he connects with a hook.
Derba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brogan!
Brogan moves away from the strike by Derba.
Brogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Derba. That did some damage!
Brogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Brogan looks for the body kick but Derba saw that one coming.
Brogan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Derba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Derba is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brogan blocks a leg kick.
Derba misses with a wild body shot.
Derba tests Brogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derba. Brogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brogan.
Brogan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brogan. That's going to slow Derba down.
Brogan lands a jab.
Derba avoids a kick to the body.
Brogan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Derba's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brogan throws a front kick that sends Derba stumbling back into the cage.
Derba misses the body punch
and Brogan counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogan lands with a cross.
Brogan scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brogan.
Brogan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Derba doesn't seem bothered though.
Brogan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brogan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brogan misses with a body kick.
Brogan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brogan scores with a sloppy right hand. Derba should have avoided that one.
A big left from Derba misses.
Derba looks to throw the jab but Brogan is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brogan.
Brogan tried to score with a low kick but Derba checks it.
Brogan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Derba will feel that in the morning.
Brogan misses with a body kick.
Derba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Derba avoids the head kick by Brogan.
Derba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brogan motions for Derba to come forward. Brogan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derba. Brogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Derba blocks the low kick.
Brogan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Derba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brogan.
Brogan throws a series of punches but Derba moves out of range.
Brogan avoids the head kick by Derba.
Brogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derba.
Derba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brogan misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derba avoids the head kick by Brogan.
Derba moves out of range of the leg kick from Brogan.
Derba blocks the body kick.
Derba will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brogan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Derba misses with a body shot.
Derba avoids the head kick by Brogan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brogan throws a sloppy head kick and Derba moves out of range easily.
Brogan scores with a head kick. Derba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Derba throws a looping overhand right but Brogan ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brogan, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derba avoids the head kick by Brogan.
Brogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Derba is just out of range.
Brogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Derba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Brogan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Derba misses with a looping left.
Derba scores with a nice strike.
Brogan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Derba.
Derba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brogan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brogan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Derba is able to avoid easily.
Derba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brogan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Derba is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Derba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brogan misses with a kick to the body.
Brogan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brogan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brogan misses with a looping left.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brogan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Derba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brogan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brogan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derba throws a jab when Brogan was well out of range.
Derba misses with a hook.
Lorenzo Brogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brogan thows a leg kick but Derba checks it
and Derba counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brogan is breathing heavily.
Derba misses with a straight right.
Derba lands with a nice body punch.
Derba throws a jab when Brogan was well out of range.
Brogan slips a straight right by Derba.
Brogan scores with a spinning back kick!
Derba throws the left hand but Brogan avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Derba. Beautiful body shot.
Derba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brogan manages to avoid it.
Derba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brogan.
Derba throws the left hand but Brogan avoids the punch easily.
Derba misses the shot to the body.
Brogan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brogan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Brogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Brogan throws a sloppy head kick and Derba moves out of range easily.
Derba sizes up Brogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Derba swings for the body but Brogan moves out of range.
Derba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brogan is out of range and Derba settles back down.
Brogan tries to bum rush Derba with a series of wild strikes but Derba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brogan avoids a kick to the body.
Derba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brogan.
Brogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derba.
Derba misses with a looping left.
Derba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brogan throws out the jab.
Brogan throws a push kick but Derba slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan misses with a hook. Derba ducked under it nicely.
Lorenzo Brogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brogan works over Derba's head and body with a nice combination.
Brogan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brogan jabs Derba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Derba blocks the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Brogan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Derba checks a leg kick.
Brogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brogan manages to avoid it.
Brogan misses with a hook. Derba ducked under it nicely.
Derba thows a body shot but no joy.
Brogan avoids the body shot from Derba.
Derba throws out a loose jab but Brogan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Brogan
and Derba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Derba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Derba throws a push kick but Brogan slaps the foot to one side.
Derba lands with a nice body punch.
Derba lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Brogan.
Brogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Derba has time to react.
Brogan throws a hook but Derba avoids it easily.
Derba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Derba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brogan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Derba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Derba blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hurba Derba will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brogan misses with a head kick.
Brogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Derba cracks a nice hook into Brogan's ribs.
Derba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brogan feints and then cracks Derba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Derba down.
Derba misses with an uppercut. Brogan saw that one coming.
Brogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brogan throws a nice head kick!
Brogan throws an off balance right hand
and Derba counters with a stiff right hand.
Derba blocks a head kick by Brogan.
Brogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derba looks to score with a jab to the body but Brogan is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan checks a leg kick nicely.
Brogan avoids a kick to the body.
Brogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Derba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brogan checks a leg kick nicely.
Brogan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Derbas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Derba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brogan throws a front kick aimed at Derba's knee but Derba avoids it well.
Derba swings for the body but Brogan moves out of range.
Brogan takes a swing at Derba's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Brogan as he checks the leg kick.
Derba tries to bum rush Brogan with a series of wild strikes but Brogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogan misses with an uppercut. Derba saw that one coming.
Derba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brogan.
Brogan checks the leg kick.
Brogan throws a sloppy head kick and Derba moves out of range easily.
Good work by Derba as he checks the leg kick.
Derba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brogan.
Derba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Derba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brogan throws a leg kick which misses Derba's front leg but catches the back leg as Derba tries to avoid it.
Brogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brogan manages to avoid it.
Brogan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan throws a jab when Derba was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Brogan.
Derba throws out a loose jab but Brogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brogan throws a low kick but Derba moves out of range easily.
Derba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brogan doesn't seem bothered though.
Brogan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Derba misses with a body kick.
Brogan throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Derba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Derba misses with a looping right.
Derba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brogan, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Brogan.
Brogan misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brogan slips a straight right by Derba.
Derba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brogan.
Brogan feints and then cracks Derba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Derba down.
Derba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brogan throws a head kick that misses
and Derba counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brogan throws a looping overhand right but Derba ducks down to avoid it.
Derba cracks Brogan with a good jab.
Derba misses with a left hand
and Brogan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Derba is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brogan digs a good body shot into Derba's ribs.
Derba slips a jab from Brogan.
Brogan tries to score with a low kick but Derba moves his leg out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hurba Derba.
I think Derba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hurba Derba!