PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1188 p4p, 184 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 865 p4p, 139 weight class). Wylde comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wylde
vs
Brophy

196 cm
32
215 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

193 cm
32
213 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Wylde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wylde throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wylde 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.
Wylde works the jab nicely.
Wylde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy throws a body punch but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.
Brophy thows a leg kick but Wylde checks it

and Wylde moves into the clinch.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
A short left from Wylde.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
Wylde dodges an elbow strike from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wylde manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brophy has Wylde pressed against the cage, preventing Wylde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brophy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Wylde misses.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Nice uppercut lands for Wylde. That snapped Brophy's head back.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Wylde moves into range and connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Wylde.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wylde - that will leave a mark!
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wylde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wylde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy feints a counter leg kick.
Wylde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wylde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde swinging wildly here.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
Wylde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wylde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Wylde avoids it with no problem.
Wylde throws a right and a left that Brophy avoids nicely.
Wylde lands with an uppercut that bounces Brophy off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy thuds his right hand into Wylde's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wylde is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wylde.
Brophy misses the body punch
letting Wylde counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
A swing and a miss from Wylde.
Wylde cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wylde scores with a jab to the head.
Wylde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Wylde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy works the jab nicely.

Gunnar Wylde's cut is getting worse.
Wylde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Wylde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.
Wylde shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brophy eats them both and turns towards Wylde to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wylde throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
Brophy throws a low kick but Wylde moves out of range easily.
Wylde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Wylde.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Wylde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brophy. Brophy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Wylde misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
No joy there for Wylde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wylde throws a nice head kick!
Wylde throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Wylde works the jab nicely.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy flicks out a counter leg kick but Wylde steps away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brophy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wylde.
Wylde throws an off balance right hand
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Brophy with a nice cross.
Brophy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wylde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wylde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brophy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
Wylde throws an off balance right hand
and Wylde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylde takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
Wylde misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Wylde misses
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
A head kick from Wylde lands but Brophy takes it in his stride.
Wylde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wylde can pounce on him.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wylde moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Wylde.
Wylde throws a body kick that misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.

Gunnar Wylde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Wylde misses with a series of wild punches.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wylde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brophy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a jab to the body
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Wylde is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Wylde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's time! Wylde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wylde throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brophy.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Wylde's front leg but catches the back leg as Wylde tries to avoid it.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wylde misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wylde connects with a high kick.
Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wylde.
Wylde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wylde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brophy throws a chopping leg kick but Wylde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick from Wylde lands but Brophy takes it in his stride.
Wylde throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy feints and then cracks Wylde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wylde down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wylde throws a combination. Brophy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brophy steps in with a hook that catches Wylde right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Brophy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wylde looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brophy!
After winning the bout, John Brophy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.