PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Brophy (ranked 315 p4p, 29 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 509 p4p, 50 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by JME - The Very Best. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brophy
vs
Gaetz

195 cm
28
240 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

194 cm
28
245 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Sin City Allstars

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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gaetz throws a leg kick that misses.
Brophy swings for the body but Gaetz moves out of range.
Link Gaetz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaetz.
Gaetz looks to clinch
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaetz blocks a jab.
A left lands for Brophy.
Gaetz throws a leg kick
and Gaetz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaetz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaetz 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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaetz throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaetz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaetz looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Gaetz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Brophy blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brophy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gaetz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gaetz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brophy throws a hook but Gaetz blocks it.
Gaetz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaetz moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
Gaetz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brophy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaetz.
Gaetz connects with a solid leg kick.
Gaetz throws a lazy body kick
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaetz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz avoids a kick to the body.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Gaetz's legs.
Gaetz moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaetz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gaetz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brophy, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaetz pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Gaetz moves away and avoids it.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy scores with a spinning back kick!
Gaetz throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Gaetz tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Gaetz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Gaetz thuds a left hand into Brophy's body.
Brophy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaetz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gaetz throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Gaetz ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Gaetz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gaetz throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy throws the left hand but Gaetz avoids the punch easily.
Brophy backing away here, and Gaetz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to move into range but Gaetz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaetz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Red Brophy has been cut.
Brophy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brophy connects with a body shot.
Brophy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brophy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaetz.
Gaetz lands a jab to the nose.
Brophy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Brophy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gaetz lands a slapping body shot.
Gaetz misses with a leg kick.
Gaetz scores with a nice right hand.
Brophy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brophy connects with a body shot.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gaetz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brophy.
Nice uppercut lands for Brophy. That snapped Gaetz's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaetz throws out the jab.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Gaetz misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a wild combination.
Gaetz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaetz catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Gaetz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaetz.
Gaetz misses with a looping left.
Red Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
Brophy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gaetz tries to land a body kick
and Brophy counters with a right hand to the body.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Gaetz moved out of range nicely.
Gaetz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gaetz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Gaetz flicks out a counter leg kick but Brophy steps away.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaetz.
Brophy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gaetz misses with a kick to the body.
Gaetz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gaetz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaetz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaetz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaetz digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brophy.
Gaetz lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaetz scores with a jab to the head.
Gaetz swinging wildly here.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaetz manages to avoid it.
Gaetz misses with a body shot
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Gaetz throws a combination that misses
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brophy lands a jab to the head.
Gaetz connects with a right hand. Brophy shakes it off.
Brophy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gaetz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gaetz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Gaetz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Brophy.

Gaetz is rocked!
Gaetz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gaetz is breathing heavily.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaetz.

Brophy pushes Gaetz up against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
Gaetz is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Gaetz fails to land.
Brophy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gaetz's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gaetz 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 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Brophy!
Red Brophy thanked the fans post fight for their support.