PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Brophy (ranked 4074 p4p, 339 weight class) and Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 (ranked 17825 p4p, 430 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blackmane 🐺 's choice of entrance music: Fenrys Hjolda. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Brophy
vs
Blackmane 🐺

170 cm
34
152 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

170 cm
31
154 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

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 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryan Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackmane 🐺 scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a nice combination. Brophy backs away looking to recover.
Brophy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brophy tries to move into range but Blackmane 🐺 moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blackmane 🐺 looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brophy throws out a powerful jab.
Blackmane 🐺 just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackmane 🐺 uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackmane 🐺 .
Brophy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Blackmane 🐺 uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackmane 🐺 is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brophy swinging wildly here.
Blackmane 🐺 flicks out a counter leg kick but Brophy steps away.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a head kick.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy walks into a jab.
Blackmane 🐺 dodges the punch combination from Brophy.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brophy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackmane 🐺 scrambles back to his feet.
Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Brophy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Brophy moves into the clinch.
Blackmane 🐺 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackmane 🐺 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a shot to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Blackmane 🐺 scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brophy blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Blackmane 🐺 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blackmane 🐺 can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head punch that misses.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Blackmane 🐺 .
A nice left hand lands by Blackmane 🐺 .
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blackmane 🐺 swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a knee strike.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackmane 🐺 controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackmane 🐺 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brophy is defending well for now.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Blackmane 🐺 swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackmane 🐺 trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackmane 🐺 looking to throw knees to the head but Brophy is blocking nicely.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Blackmane 🐺 fails to land.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackmane 🐺 .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blackmane 🐺 fails to land.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a knee strike.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brophy.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackmane 🐺 .
A left hand lands to the body for Blackmane 🐺 .
Brophy pushes Blackmane 🐺 back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Blackmane 🐺 .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blackmane 🐺 slips a jab and a cross from Brophy.
Blackmane 🐺 steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Brophy lands a nice shot that snaps Blackmane 🐺 's head back.
Brophy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackmane 🐺 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackmane 🐺 .
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 slips under a jab from Brophy.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blackmane 🐺 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brophy tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackmane 🐺 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blackmane 🐺 .

Blackmane 🐺 has closed the distance and engaged Brophy in a clinch.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Blackmane 🐺 trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brophy.
Blackmane 🐺 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Blackmane 🐺 controls the action.
Blackmane 🐺 prevents a body shot from Brophy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blackmane 🐺 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Blackmane 🐺 .
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackmane 🐺 blocks an uppercut.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Ryan Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 with a knee to the head.
Brophy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackmane 🐺 .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blackmane 🐺 .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackmane 🐺 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brophys head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Brophy throws an elbow but misses.
Blackmane 🐺 is working Brophy over against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackmane 🐺 blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Blackmane 🐺 .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackmane 🐺 has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'HoWwwwwlllllll.'.
The defeated Ryan Brophy had this to say: 'I might retire. Somebody farted.'.