PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decker Dogwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with The Grumpy Song blaring out of the sound system. Dogwood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Started From The Bottom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Decker Dogwood acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Brophy
vs
Dogwood

187 cm
28
243 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
257 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
House of Valor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Decker Dogwood!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogwood throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Decker Dogwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dogwood is just out of range.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dogwood throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a solid body kick.
Dogwood misses with a body punch
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dogwood looks winded!
A jab from Brophy does it's job there.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dogwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
Dogwood misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Dogwood.
Brophy lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Decker Dogwood has been cut.
Dogwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dogwood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dogwood throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy looks to land a body kick but Dogwood moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Dogwood lands but Brophy takes it in his stride.
Dogwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a body kick that stops Dogwood in his tracks momentarily.
Brophy lands a nice shot that snaps Dogwood's head back.
That kick from Dogwood tenderised Brophy's leg. Brophy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dogwood lands a jab to Brophy's midsection.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Dogwood checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dogwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dogwood misses with a hook
and Brophy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brophy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~* Trinity Gym *~ in the buildup to the fight.
Dogwood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brophy if he has to take too many more of those.
Brophy with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogwood. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dogwood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brophy.
Dogwood scores with a leg kick.
Dogwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dogwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Brophy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dogwood.
Dogwood ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Nice shot lands for Brophy.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dogwood.
Dogwood tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Dogwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dogwood swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood lunges at Brophy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brophy's hand.

Brophy moves into the clinch.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Dogwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Dogwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Dogwood avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Dogwood avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy works on Dogwood's body with a couple of short punches.
Dogwood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dogwood missing with knees to the body.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dogwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Dogwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dogwood throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dogwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy managing to block the knees to the body from Dogwood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dogwood.
Dogwood working aggressively here.
Dogwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy blocking some punches.

Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Dogwood's legs.
Brophy slips a jab from Dogwood.
Dogwood looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Brophy has managed to clinch.
Dogwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dogwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Decker Dogwood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dogwood.
Brophy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dogwood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Dogwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Dogwood tries to avoid it.
Dogwood misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Dogwood misses.
Dogwood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brophy.
Dogwood misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Dogwood.

Brophy pushes Dogwood up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dogwood.
Dogwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dogwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Dogwood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dogwood.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
A head punch on the inside from Dogwood fails to land.
Brophy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Dogwood lands with a short shot to the head.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Dogwood misses with the head strike.
Dogwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogwoods head.
Dogwood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dogwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dogwood is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dogwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Dogwood avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dogwood backwards.
Dogwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy digs a right hand into Dogwood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dogwood's gas tank.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy pushes Dogwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy avoids a wild elbow strike from Dogwood.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dogwood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dogwood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brophy.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dogwood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dogwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dogwood throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brophy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dogwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dogwood is able to avoid easily.
Dogwood loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Dogwood misses with a two punch combination.

Dogwood closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
A short right from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogwoods head.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Brophy drops Dogwood onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dogwood is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Dogwood is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dogwood's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dogwood drops to his knees and Brophy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Brophy!
A relieved looking Bob Brophy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.