PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Carrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brophy
vs
Carrero

176 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allen Carrero!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrero ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Carrero moved out of range.
And Carrero tries to counter it with a takedown but Brophy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brophy catches Carrero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brophy cracks Carrero with a good jab.
Carrero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carrero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brophy to score with a decent uppercut.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Carrero off the cage and back into range.
Carrero defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
And Carrero tries to counter it with a takedown but Brophy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carrero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carrero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brophy defends it well.
Brophy swings widly with a right hand

and Carrero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carrero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carrero lands a couple of digs.
Carrero looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brophy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brophy tries to get out of the position.
Carrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carrero stands up over Brophy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carrero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brophy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carrero lands a couple of elbows.
Carrero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Carrero is out of range.
We've been told by Brophy's head coaches at Diamond Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brophy lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brophy.
Brophy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Brophy finds it's target.
Brophy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brophy lands a jab.
Brophy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carreros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Brophy misses.
Carrero shoots in for a takedown but Brophy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carrero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carrero dives in and grabs Brophy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brophy pushes down on Carrero's head and hops out.
Davie Brophy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Carrero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carrero takes one to the side of the head.
Davie Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Carrero blocks a jab.
Carrero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brophy lands a really nice looking cross but Carrero seems unphased.
Brophy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carrero fails with the takedown.
Carrero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davie Brophy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brophy lands a head shot.
Brophy scores with a sloppy right hand. Carrero should have avoided that one.
Carrero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brophy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carrero on the side of the head.
Carrero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Carrero is rocked!
Carrero ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Carrero is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Brophy looks to land a combination. Carrero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Carrero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carrero.
Carrero needs to keep his hands up - Brophy had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy jabs Carrero right on the nose. Carrero blinks but takes it well.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carrero.
Carrero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy cracks a nice hook into Carrero's ribs.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
Davie Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses

and Carrero counters with a single leg into guard. Brophy didn't expect that.
Carrero pushes down on Brophy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carrero working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carrero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carrero seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carrero can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brophy taking some punishment here, with Carrero in his half guard.
Carrero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carrero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carrero content to control rather than advance.
Carrero not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrero stalling.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by Brophy.
Carrero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Brophy tries to sprawl but Carrero drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Allen Carrero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carrero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carrero with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carrero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carrero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carrero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brophy is looking to control Carrero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brophy avoid being mounted?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carrero lands with a punch from half guard.
Carrero works his way into side control.
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 Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
That's time! 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.

Carrero moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Carrero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carrero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brophy swivels and escapes.
Brophy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carrero momentarily.
Carrero dives in and grabs Brophy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brophy pushes down on Carrero's head and hops out.
Brophy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carrero manages to circle out of the way.
Davie Brophy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Carrero.
Carrero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brophy as he avoids it easily.
Brophy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carrero on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brophy lands a really nice looking cross but Carrero seems unphased.
Brophy lands with a nice body punch.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy jabs at Carrero's body.
Nice cross by Brophy.
Carrero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brophy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carrero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brophy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carrero somewhat.
Carrero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carrero walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Brophy.
Brophy sizes up Carrero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carrero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy connects with a looping right hand.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Carrero moved out of range.
Brophy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carrero momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy misses the jab.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Carrero saw that one coming.
Carrero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carrero darts in looking for a takedown but Brophy gets double underhooks and turns Carrero into the cage.

Carrero feints and as Brophy raises his hands in defense, Carrero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allen Carrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carrero throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brophy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brophy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carrero on the ground.
Carrero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carrero throwing strikes but missing.
Carrero lands a couple of digs.
Carrero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carrero sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carrero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carrero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carrero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Carrero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Brophy.
A jab lands there for Brophy.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Carrero moves away and avoids it.
Brophy clobbers Carrero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brophy scores with the left hand. Carrero knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Brophy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
A less than humble Davie Brophy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.