PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brophy (ranked 2662 p4p, 241 weight class) and Blair Darrow (ranked 2150 p4p, 216 weight class). Blair Darrow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Brophy's chin.

Brophy
vs
Darrow

170 cm
30
145 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

167 cm
34
146 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy works on Darrow's body with a couple of short punches.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but Brophy blocks with his arms.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brophys head.
Darrow works on Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy is working Darrow over against the cage.
Brophy pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brophy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Brophy as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy lands a good knee to the midsection. Darrow won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Darrow pushes Brophy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Brophy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brophy avoids a wild elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brophy is leaning against Darrow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Brophy misses.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Brophy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brophy digs a good body shot into Darrow's ribs.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Darrow finds it's target.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brophy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Brophy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Darrow throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Darrow cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blair Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brophy thuds his shin into the meat of Darrow's side.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Darrow closes the distance and pushes Brophy back into the cage.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy works on Darrow's body with a couple of short punches.
Brophy gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blair Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy misses with some punches.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Brophy lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.

Brophy manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Darrow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Brophy lands a head kick. Darrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darrow swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darrow scores with the left hand. Brophy knows he should have avoided that one.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Blair Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy misses with a left hand
and Darrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Brophy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Brophy.
Darrow works Brophy's body with a nice hook.

Darrow rushes Brophy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.

Brophy breaks the clinch.
Brophy misses the jab.
Darrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Brophy should have avoided that one.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands the left hand.
Darrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darrow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Darrow.
Darrow slips a straight right by Brophy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darrow.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brophy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Darrow is predictable there
and Brophy counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blair Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brophy or not.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow cracks Brophy with a nice body shot.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brophy avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
Darrow has Brophy pressed against the cage, preventing Brophy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Brophy is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Brophy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow works on Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Darrow - that landed with a thud.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow throws a big uppercut that drops Brophy! More strikes from Darrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brophy lies dazed against the cage as Darrow celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!