PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Proclaimers - 500 Miles. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brophy
vs
Tavares

176 cm
24
146 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

173 cm
23
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristian Tavares!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
Tavares works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Tavares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy throws a hook but Tavares blocks it.
Brophy tries to land a leg kick but Tavares saw it coming and moves away.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Tavares misses with a body kick.
Tavares checks a low kick from Brophy.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tavares is out of range.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tavares digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tavares. Tavares obviously looking to wear him down.
Tavares slips a straight right by Brophy.
Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brophy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tavares's hands.
Tavares misses the body punch
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tavares counters with a leg kick.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Tavares appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brophy throws a nice looking combination but Tavares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brophy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy slips a jab from Tavares.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Tavares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tavares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares throws a wild body kick that Brophy sees coming a mile off.
Brophy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tavares. That one must have hurt.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Tavares throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Tavares.
Brophy connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brophy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brophy lands a jab to the head.
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
Cristian Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tavares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Brophy with a hook.
Tavares moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Brophy off balance momentarily.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Tavares's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavares tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Tavares misses with a looping right.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Brophy connects with a crisp jab.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavares.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tavares is out of range.
Tavares misses with a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cristian Tavares 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.

Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Brophy needs to keep his hands up - Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Tavares swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Tavares rushes Brophy and presses him up against the cage.
Tavares tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Tavares's head.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares prevents Brophy from breaking the clinch.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Tavares lands a nice uppercut.
Tavares can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Tavares scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy digs a right hand into Tavares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tavares's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Tavares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.

Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares cracks a nice hook into Brophy's ribs.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Tavares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavares moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Tavares scores with a hook.
Tavares throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
A jab from Brophy misses.
A left and a right from Tavares both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy scores with a jab to the head.

Tavares clinches up with Brophy and pushes him back against the cage.
Tavares tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Tavares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.

Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brophy checks a leg kick.
Brophy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brophy connects with a right hand. Tavares shakes it off.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Tavares's shoulder, as Tavares tries to avoid the shot.
Tavares slips a straight right by Brophy.
Tavares cracks Brophy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Tavares checks it.
Tavares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tavares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tavares.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tavares catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tavares misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavares misses with a low kick as Brophy jumps back.
Brophy throws a front kick aimed at Tavares's knee but Tavares avoids it well.
A jab from Tavares misses.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Tavares jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tavares throws a series of punches but Brophy avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tavares there.
Tavares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cristian Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tavares backs up against the cage.

It looks like Cristian Tavares has been cut.
Tavares tries a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Tavares misses the body punch
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristian Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cristian Tavares's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy misses with a hook. Tavares ducked under it nicely.

Tavares instigates a clinch.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Tavares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Tavares throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Tavares avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Tavares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Tavares tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavares.
Tavares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brophy.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davie Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Tavares.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
Brophy lands a right hand.
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!
Tavares lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.

Brophy breaks the clinch.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tavares scores with a hook.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Tavares.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Brophy circles away.
Tavares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Nice cross by Tavares.
Tavares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brophy's calf.
A low kick from Tavares misses
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a leg kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares misses with a body shot.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Tavares.
Brophy takes one to the chin there.
Tavares connects with a high kick.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavares lands with a good body shot.
Brophy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brophy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brophy checks a leg kick.
Tavares delivers a nice body kick.
Tavares walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Davie Brophy.
I think Tavares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristian Tavares!
A relieved looking Cristian Tavares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.