PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brophy
vs
Ozturk

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Ozturk!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk avoids a kick to the body.
Ozturk connects with a jab.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brophy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Brophy moves out of range of the leg kick from Ozturk.
Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ozturk's sensitive parts.
Ozturk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ozturk wants to slow Brophy down by chopping away at his legs.
Ozturk looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Ozturk throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Brophy tenderised Ozturk's leg. Ozturk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ozturk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from Ozturk.
Brophy thumps Ozturk with a low kick.
Brophy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ozturk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Ozturk blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Ozturk down.
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!
Brophy scores with a spinning back kick!
Ozturk connects with a body shot that sends Brophy's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a head kick that half lands.
Ozturk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brophy has time to react.
Ozturk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy feints and then cracks Ozturk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ozturk down.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ali Ozturk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy throws a head kick but Ozturk moves out of range.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozturk.
Brophy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ozturk misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ozturk, right into the meat.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozturk has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozturk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brophy lands a leg kick that knocks Ozturk off balance momentarily.
Ozturk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Ozturk avoids it.
Ozturk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ozturk.
Ozturk takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozturk.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick
and Brophy counters with a solid body kick.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ozturk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ozturk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Ozturk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.

Ozturk manages to break the clinch.
Ozturk takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Ozturk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ozturk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozturk moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozturk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brophy's head.
Ozturk throws a wild body kick that Brophy sees coming a mile off.
Brophy half committed to a counter leg kick.

Ozturk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ozturk misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Ozturk 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.

Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ozturk. That did some damage!
Ozturk misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Brophy scores with a jab. Ozturk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ozturk digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.
Brophy throws a low kick but Ozturk avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Ozturk. Those never looked like landing.
Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ozturk moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Brophy lands with a slapping head kick.
Ozturk throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ozturk scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy misses the jab.
Brophy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ozturk looks to land a body kick but Brophy moved away.
Ozturk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ali Ozturk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Ozturk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Ozturk's legs.
Ozturk works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Brophy slips a jab from Ozturk.
Ozturk misses with a few strikes there.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ozturk throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good work by Ozturk as he checks the leg kick.
Ozturk avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Ozturk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ozturk wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Ozturk looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Ozturk avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Brophy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozturk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ozturk misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ozturk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Ozturk.
Ozturk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozturk.
Ozturk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ozturk throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Ozturk throws a low kick but Brophy moves out of range easily.
Ozturk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ozturk fails to land with a series of punches.
Ozturk scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Ozturk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
Ozturk tries a quick counter leg kick but Brophy is wise to it.
Brophy thows a body kick. Ozturk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ozturk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Ryan Brophy 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.

Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozturk scores with a one two! Brophy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ozturk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Ozturk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ozturk throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Ozturk was not able to check.
Ozturk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Brophy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ozturk looks to land a body kick but Brophy moved away.
Ozturk checks a low kick from Brophy.
Ozturk avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Ozturk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ozturk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozturk moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Ozturk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozturk misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ozturk avoids the head kick by Brophy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brophy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ozturk misses.
Ozturk takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Ozturk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Ali Ozturk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ozturk takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ozturk.
Ozturk swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brophy.
Ozturk misses with a body kick.
Ozturk misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Ozturk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Brophy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy fakes the leg kick and cracks Ozturk in the body.
Ozturk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brophy.
A clash of legs there as Ozturk blocks the low kick.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Ozturk saw that one coming.
Ozturk blocks a low kick nicely.
Ozturk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brophy with a body shot.
Brophy motions for Ozturk to come forward. Brophy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Brophy backs off Ozturk throws a huge counter combo but Brophy manages to avoid it all.
Ozturk wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Ozturk scores with a hook.
Brophy moves forwards but Ozturk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ozturk misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk is looking to land body kicks.
Ozturk 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.
Ozturk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Ozturk does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Brophy misses.
Ozturk checks a leg kick.
Ozturk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ali Ozturk just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ozturk takes one on the button.
Brophy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ozturk. That did some damage!
Ozturk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk throws a good cross that connects.
Brophy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brophy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozturk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Ozturk misses the shot to the body.
Brophy scores with a spinning back kick!
Ozturk doesn't manage to clinch there - Brophy circles away.
Ozturk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Brophy moves forwards but Ozturk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozturk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozturk takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Ozturk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ozturk moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Ozturk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brophy checks it well.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Ozturk.
Ozturk misses with a double jab.
Ozturk checks a leg kick.
Brophy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Ozturk rushes Brophy and presses him up against the ropes.
Ozturk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ozturk misses with some punches.
Ozturk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Brophy throws an elbow but misses.
Brophy tries to stall but Ozturk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozturk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brophy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from Ozturk.
You can see that Ozturk has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozturk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Brophy as he checks the leg kick.
Brophy throws a head kick but Ozturk moves out of range.
Ozturk looks for the body kick but Brophy saw that one coming.
Ozturk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozturk to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brophy slips a jab and a cross from Ozturk.
Ozturk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Brophy had his way with Ali Ozturk in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ozturk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozturk.
Brophy motions for Ozturk to come forward. Brophy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk looks to throw a body kick
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Brophy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ozturk throws a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Brophy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ozturk. That did some damage!
Ozturk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozturk moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Ozturk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozturk.
Ozturk misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Ozturk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ozturk misses with a right hand
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brophy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozturk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Brophy fakes the leg kick and cracks Ozturk in the body.
A clash of legs there as Ozturk blocks the low kick.
Ozturk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Ozturk.
Ozturk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ozturk throws a front kick aimed at Brophy's knee but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brophy tries to work over Ozturk's front leg with a kick but Ozturk checks it.
That kick from Brophy tenderised Ozturk's leg. Ozturk is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Brophy lands but Ozturk takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozturk just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozturk blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Ozturk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozturk blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Nice shot by Ozturk.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ozturk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brophy!
Ozturk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brophy slips a jab from Ozturk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ozturk rushes Brophy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brophy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Brophy!
Ryan Brophy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.