PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 4637 p4p, 568 weight class) and Hadi Ozturk (ranked 4013 p4p, 512 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Last Caress - Metallica. Hadi Ozturk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Brophy's chin.

Brophy
vs
Ozturk

193 cm
29
213 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

186 cm
32
206 lbs
20 - 10 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Nutrition

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk tries to clinch but Brophy moves away
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brophy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ozturk takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Ozturk misses
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
Brophy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ozturk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Ozturk counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Ozturk counters with a body kick.
Ozturk gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.

It looks like Hadi Ozturk has been cut.
Ozturk is looking to score with low kicks.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Brophy catches Ozturk right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozturk.
Ozturk moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ozturk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brophy is able to avoid easily.
Brophy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brophy takes a swing at Ozturk's ribcage but misses.
Ozturk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ozturk throws a leg kick which misses Brophy's front leg but catches the back leg as Brophy tries to avoid it.
Ozturk lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with a body shot.
Brophy misses with a hook
and Ozturk counters with an inside leg kick.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and Ozturk counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Ozturk tenderised Brophy's leg. Brophy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ozturk slips under a jab from Brophy.
Ozturk connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy throws an off balance right hand
and Ozturk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ozturk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ozturk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brophy.
Brophy tries to clinch up but Ozturk circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozturk throws a body kick that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ozturk throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozturk lands with a kick to the temple. Brophy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozturk.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Ozturk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brophy.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozturk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy throws a hook but Ozturk avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Ozturk misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Brophy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ozturk's head.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Ozturk lands a head kick. Brophy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice uppercut there from Brophy.
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!
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 John Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ozturk throws a low kick, looking for Brophy's leg but Brophy calmly moves out of range.
Brophy looks to land a body kick but Ozturk moved away.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Ozturk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ozturk throws a lazy body kick
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Ozturk with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ozturk throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ozturk at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Ozturk down.
Ozturk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ozturk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brophy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brophy throws a head kick that half lands.
Ozturk scores with a push kick.
Brophy clobbers Ozturk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozturk misses the body punch
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
Ozturk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but John Brophy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
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 tries a low kick but Ozturk avoids it.
Ozturk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.
Ozturk slips under a jab.
Brophy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ozturk misses with a body kick.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk is looking to land body kicks.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Brophy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozturk circles away.
Ozturk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brophy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brophy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ozturk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozturk tries to score with a low kick but Brophy moves his leg out of the way.

Brophy clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozturk stalling in the clinch.
Brophy digs a right hand into Ozturk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ozturk's gas tank.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the cage.
Ozturk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Brophy gets through Ozturk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozturk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Ozturk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brophy.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Ozturk controls the action.

Brophy creates a bit of space and cracks Ozturk with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Ozturk is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!

Ozturk is rocked!
Brophy ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ozturk out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Brophy!
John Brophy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.