PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Brophy (ranked 553 p4p, 79 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 1167 p4p, 165 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brophy
vs
Mu

185 cm
27
205 lbs
17 - 3 - 1

190 cm
24
215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy lands an overhand right.

It looks like He Mu has been cut.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
A countering left hand to the body from Mu misses.
Mu looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mu tries to land a leg kick but Brophy saw it coming and moves away.
Brophy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brophy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mu checks a leg kick nicely.
Mu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brophy lands a leg kick that knocks Mu off balance momentarily.
Brophy throws a hook but Mu avoids it easily.
Mikael Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mu. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mu misses with an uppercut.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
Mu takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Mu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mu ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Mu misses with a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brophy lands with a good body shot.

Brophy closes the distance and pushes Mu back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mus head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Mu throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mu blocking some punches.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy scores with a hook to the body.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Brophy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brophy.
Mu tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy tries a body shot but Mu blocks it.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Mu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Brophy sends Mu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brophy is motioning to the referee to let Mu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Mu is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Brophy ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mu out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikael Brophy!
Mikael Brophy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.