PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkin Asim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ilkin Asim entrance music. Brophy has chosen Last Caress/Green Hell - Metallica as his entrance music. 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.

Asim
vs
Brophy

190 cm
21
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Machiavelli Boutique
Instinct

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkin Asim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brophy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Brophy.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Asim counters with a right hand to the body.

Brophy drives through and clinches with Asim against the cage.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asim is pushing Brophy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Asim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Brophy.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asim backwards.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy digs a right hand underneath Asim's ribcage. Asim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brophy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asim.
Brophy gets through Asim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands a body punch in the clinch.

Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy misses the body punch
and Asim counters with a stiff right hand.
Asim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice shot that snaps Asim's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
Asim throws an off balance right hand
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Asim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brophy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brophy.
Asim misses with a shot to the body
and Asim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asim.
Asim is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Brophy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asim throws an off balance right hand
and Asim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asim lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brophy scores with a sloppy right hand. Asim should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asim lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Brophy misses.
A quick step to the side and Asim tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy throws a hook but Asim avoids it easily.
Brophy lands a high kick!
A swing and a miss from Asim.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Brophy lands an overhand right.
Asim just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Asim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Brophy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Asim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brophy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asim working aggressively here.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Asim managing to block the knees to the body from Brophy.

Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asim lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Asim takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Asim darts in trying to clinch
and Asim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asim misses with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Asim moves out of range of the strikes.
Asim swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a right hand to the body.
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asim to score with a decent uppercut.
Asim looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved 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!
Brophy jabs Asim right on the nose. Asim blinks but takes it well.

Asim is rocked!
Asim looks up at the clock. Bad move! Brophy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Asim. Brophy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brophy!
A victorious John Brophy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.