PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Subject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Subject
vs
Brophy

189 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
38
175 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Subject!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Subject counters with a nice body shot.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy throws a head kick but Subject moves out of range.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Subject.

Brophy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to pull guard but Subject forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Subject lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Subject.
A short left from Brophy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Subject.

Brophy jumps guard.

Brophy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Subject controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brophy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Subject doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Subject manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Subject trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Subject is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Subject being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Subject won't allow Brophy to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brophy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Subject jabs at Brophy's body.
Subject scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Subject avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Subject lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
A good leg kick by Subject.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've been told by Subject's head coaches at EUOLUCAO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grant Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy throws a push kick but Subject slaps the foot to one side.
Subject connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brophy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Subject moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subject finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Subject scores with a nice strike.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Subject blocks the body kick.
Subject tries a head kick but it misses.
Subject lands a jab-cross combination.
Subject connects with a crisp jab.
Subject moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brophy.
Subject looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy throws a head kick but Subject moves out of range.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brophy pushes Subject up against the cage in a clinch.
Subject slows down the pace here.
Brophy misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Subject lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Subject digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Subject.
Subject dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Subject swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Subject working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Subject blocking some punches.
Brophy lands a nice knee to the body.
Brophy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Subject blocks an uppercut.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Subject.
Subject makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Brophy to work.
Subject lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brophy or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Test Subject will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Subject avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Subject.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy looks to land a body kick but Subject moved away.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Subject paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Subject's front leg but catches the back leg as Subject tries to avoid it.
Subject is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brophy scores with a spinning back kick!
Subject shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Subject moved out of range.
Brophy throws a head kick but Subject moves out of range.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Subject counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subject avoids a kick to the body.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Subject slips under a jab.
Brophy connects with a crisp jab.
Subject throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Subject connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subject throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brophy's head.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Subject connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Subject connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Subject misses with a straight left.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Subject tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Subject misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brophy.
Subject ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Subject is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Brophy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
Subject thuds his shin into the meat of Brophy's side.
Subject tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
Subject swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brophy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Subject looks to land a combination. Brophy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Subject is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses
and Subject counters with a right hand to the body.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Subject counters with a nice leg kick.
Brophy throws a right hand that Subject ducks under and follows up with a left that Subject also avoids with ease.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Brophy tries to clinch but Subject is having none of it.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Subject moves out of range easily.

Subject takes the fight into the clinch.
Subject has Brophy pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Subject.
Brophy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Subject lands a shot to the body.
Subject fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Subject working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Subject lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Subject uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Subject walks away with a smile on his face. Brophy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Subject connects with an inside leg kick.
Subject tries a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
Subject lands with a kick to the temple. Brophy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Subject moves out of range easily.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Subject blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Subject lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brophy throws a head kick but Subject moves out of range.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Subject moves out of range easily.

Subject has taken the fight to the clinch.
Subject lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Subject digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brophy drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subject controlling from the top position.
Subject trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Brophy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Subject is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Test Subject dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Subject.
Subject tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Subject counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Subject looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Subject.
Subject uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Brophy walks into a jab.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brophy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Subject connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Subject digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subject dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Subject takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subject blocks the body kick.
Brophy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Subject moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Subject there.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Subject misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Subject throws a right and a left that both miss.
Subject scores with a one two! Brophy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Subject.
Subject lands a nice shot to the body.
Subject lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Subject connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Subject misses with a double jab.
Subject blocks the body kick.
Brophy moves out of range of the leg kick from Subject.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Subject throws out the jab.
Subject throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Subject.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Subject pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses
and Subject counters with a stiff right hand.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Subject.
Subject moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Subject fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Test Subject is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Subject scores with a body shot.
Subject ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Subject dips to his left and cracks Brophy with an uppercut!
Brophy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Subject throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Subject saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy throws a hook but Subject blocks it.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grant Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Subject scores with a jab to the head.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Subject avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Subject scores with a decent looking hook.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Test Subject is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Brophy clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Subject.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Subject uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy lands a good knee to the midsection. Subject won't want to take too many of those.
Subject blocking some punches.
Test Subject has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Subject tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Subject.
Subject works on Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Subject.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Subject blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Test Subject showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Subject, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Subject!
After the fight, Test Subject 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.