PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rural Advantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Advantage's entrance music is Drain the Blood. A fine choice. Brophy has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Advantage
vs
Brophy

180 cm
35
172 lbs
19 - 20 - 1

170 cm
38
175 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rural Advantage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Advantage walks into a left hand.

Advantage moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.

Advantage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Advantage wants to get back to striking at distance but Brophy won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Advantage.
Advantage misses with some punches.
Brophy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Advantage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brophy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Advantage's brow.
Advantage is trying to drag Brophy to the mat but Brophy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brophy connects with a knee to the head.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy prevents the takedown attempt.
Brophy looking to slow down the pace here.
Brophy is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Advantage has denied him.
Advantage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Advantage blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Advantage blocks with his arms.
Brophy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Advantage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Advantage tries to pull guard but Brophy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rural Advantage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brophy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Advantage tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Advantage misses with a knee strike.
Advantage trying to stall but Brophy improves his position.
Brophy just leaning against Advantage, taking a breather.
Brophy scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rural Advantage has been cut.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Advantage tries to pull guard but Brophy holds him up against the cage and eventually Advantage drops back down to his feet.
Brophy throws an elbow but it misses.
Advantage has had enough of the clinch but Brophy keeps him there for the moment.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Advantage is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Advantage letting Brophy take a breather here.
Advantage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brophy blocks it with crossed arms.
Brophy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Advantage blocks it with crossed arms.
Advantage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brophy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brophy wants to get back to striking at distance but Advantage won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Advantage breaks the clinch.
Advantage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brophy's waist but Brophy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Advantage off to one side.
Advantage darts in looking for a takedown but Brophy gets double underhooks and turns Advantage into the cage.
Brophy is trying to stall.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Advantage avoids a wild elbow strike from Brophy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Brophy to work.
Advantage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brophy is keeping busy.
Brophy is pushing Advantage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Advantage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Advantage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Advantage clinches with his opponent.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brophy as Advantage tries to tie him up.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Brophy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Advantage is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brophy to the mat. Brophy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy looking for a sweep. Not yet Brophy, not yet.
Brophy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brophy wants to sweep but no luck.

Brophy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Advantage defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Advantage is stalling in the full guard.
Brophy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brophy trying to control the position.
Brophy pulls Advantage in close to his closed guard and prevents Advantage from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Advantage shoots in looking for a takedown. Brophy tries to sprawl out of it but Advantage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brophy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Grant Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rural Advantage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick from Brophy lands but Advantage takes it in his stride.
Advantage fails with a takedown attempt.
Advantage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Advantage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brophy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Advantage somewhat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brophy taking a breather.

Advantage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Advantage wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Advantage dives in and grabs Brophy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brophy pushes down on Advantage's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rural Advantage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.

Brophy closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Advantage.
Advantage looking to stall.
Advantage avoids the elbow strike from Brophy, against the cage.
Brophy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Advantage avoiding damage as Brophy throws knees to the body.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Advantage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brophy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brophy lands with a kick to the temple. Advantage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Advantage is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Advantage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brophy but Brophy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Advantage looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Brophy. That snapped Advantage's head back.
Oh Advantage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Advantage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Advantage misses with a takedown attempt
and Brophy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Advantage really felt that one!
Rural Advantage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brophy slaps away a takedown attempt from Advantage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Advantage blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Advantage seems to have got his legs back now.
Rural Advantage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Advantage shoots in for a double leg but Brophy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Advantage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Advantage blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Advantage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brophy sprawls well. Brophy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Advantage gets slowly back to his feet.
Advantage fails to land the takedown.
Grant Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Advantage.
Advantage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brophy sizes up Advantage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Brophy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brophy.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is pushing Advantage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brophy lands a nice elbow.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Advantage blocks with his arms.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brophy leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Advantage tries for a takedown but Brophy manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Advantage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brophy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Advantage stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Advantage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Advantage blocks it with crossed arms.
Brophy is looking to control Advantage's arms but Advantage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brophy has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rural Advantage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by Advantage.
Advantage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Advantage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Advantage is defended easily by Brophy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rural Advantage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Advantage down.
That kick from Brophy tenderised Advantage's leg. Advantage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Advantage tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Brophy lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Advantage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Advantage is defended easily by Brophy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Brophy.
Brophy lands a good knee to the midsection. Advantage won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brophy landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Advantage blocks it with crossed arms.
Brophy lands an elbow that stopped Advantage in his tracks for a moment.
Grant Brophy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
Brophy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Advantage wants to take the fight to the mat but Brophy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Advantage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brophy slowing the pace effectively.
Advantage wants a takedown.
Advantage takes an elbow to the temple.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Brophy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Advantage.
Brophy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Advantage's efforts to push away.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Advantage looking to stall.
Brophy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Advantage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Advantage is blocking nicely.
Brophy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy wants to stall.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Advantage is blocking nicely.
Advantage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Advantage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brophy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Advantage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Advantage is working for takedown but Brophy is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Advantage avoids it.
Brophy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Advantage avoids the elbow strike from Brophy, against the cage.
Advantage tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Advantage back against the cage.
Advantage tries to pull guard but Brophy holds him up against the cage and eventually Advantage drops back down to his feet.
Rural Advantage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy stalling in the clinch but Advantage improves position.
Advantage blocks an uppercut.
Brophy wants to stall.
Brophy stops a takedown attempt from Advantage.
Advantage is working for takedown but Brophy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Advantage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brophy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant Brophy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Advantage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brophy as he jumps to the side.
Brophy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brophy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Brophy!
After the fight, Grant Brophy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Rural Advantage spoke after the fight, saying 'You got me this time, congrats to you.'.