PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Brophy (ranked 384 p4p, 43 weight class) and Brent Boston (ranked 442 p4p, 47 weight class). Brophy comes to the ring accompanied by JME - The Very Best. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brophy
vs
Boston

195 cm
27
240 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
265 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Boston!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy cracks Boston with a good jab.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Boston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Boston pushes Brophy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boston has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boston prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brophy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brophy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.

Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boston was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
Boston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a push kick but Boston slaps the foot to one side.
Boston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brophy scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Boston moved out of range.
Brophy lands with a shot to the body.
Red Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boston swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Boston avoids a kick to the body.
Boston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Boston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boston looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boston.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boston! But no joy.
Boston misses with a hook
and Boston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy cracks Boston with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Boston down.
Brophy throws an off balance right hand

and Boston counters with a single leg into guard. Brophy didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Brophy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brophy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boston on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a strike but Brophy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Boston looking for a sweep. Not yet Boston, not yet.
Boston working a defensive guard here.
Boston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
Boston controls Brophy momentarily but Brophy frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boston looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brophy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brophy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brophy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brophy prevents Boston from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy is looking to take a break and control but Boston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Brophy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Boston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brophy as he avoids it easily.
Boston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brophy counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Red Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Boston tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston blocking some punches.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Boston.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boston.
A right hand to the body from Brophy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.

Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. Boston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Red Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
Brophy lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Boston.
Brophy tries to land a body kick

and Boston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brophy trying to keep a closed guard but Boston is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boston postures up in Brophy's guard and throws a big left but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy wants to sweep but no luck.
Boston pushes down on Brophy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boston working over Brophy with some ground and pound. Brophy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brophy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is trying to get back to full guard.
Brent Boston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brophy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boston thows a huge punch but Brophy dodges it nicely.
Boston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brophy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brophy controls Boston momentarily but Boston frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Brophy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brophy slips a straight right by Boston.
It looked like Brophy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boston.
Brophy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boston is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boston fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Boston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.

Boston has Brophy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Red Brophy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brophy.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Brent Boston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.

Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Boston defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Boston feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Boston misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Boston throws out a counter right but Brophy avoids it with no problem.

Boston has Brophy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boston can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Brophy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
Boston blocking some punches.
Boston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the ropes.
Brophy digs a right hand into Boston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boston's gas tank.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the ropes.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boston.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Red Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Brophy!
Red Brophy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.