PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Till (ranked 5579 p4p, 459 weight class) and Shane Brolly (ranked 25062 p4p, 0 weight class). Till's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Incredible Atmosphere. Darren Till has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Till
vs
Brolly

198 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Brolly!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till is looking to clinch but Brolly is avoiding it.
Brolly with the counter takedown but Till avoids it easily.
Till throws a head kick but Brolly moves out of range.
Till sizes up Brolly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Till.
Till lands some shots froms side control.
The strikes coming from Till are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brolly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Till. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brolly takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brolly prevents Till from improving position.
Brolly is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Till has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Till stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.

Till shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Till working Brolly over with strikes.
Till missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Till has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brolly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till lands with a punch from half guard.
Till takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brolly can do anything to dispel that myth.

Till is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brolly is just riding it out for now. Till eventually gives up the hold.
Till not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Till not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till is trying to control. Brolly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Till not doing much here.
Brolly taking some punishment here, with Till in his half guard.
Till trying to control from half guard but Brolly is working away.
Till thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brolly's head.
Brolly tries to kick Till off but Till keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Till is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brolly is just riding it out for now. Till eventually gives up the hold.
Ground and pound from Till.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Till stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Till dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Till clinches up against the cage.
Till prevents a takedown attempt there.

Till breaks from the clinch.
Brolly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Till forces Brolly back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Till escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Till or perhaps it was just good defense by Brolly, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Till. That snapped Brolly's head back.
Till misses with a straight right.
Brolly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Till throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Till looks to land a combination but Brolly avoids it well.
Brolly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Brolly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Till!
Till tries to bench press Brolly off him but Brolly keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till struggling a bit here.
Till is looking for a sweep.
Till is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brolly decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Till shoots in looking for a takedown. Brolly tries to sprawl out of it but Till keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brolly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brolly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till tries to clinch but Brolly moves away

and Brolly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Till won't be happy with that.
Till is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Till is looking to regain half guard here but Brolly keeps moving and retains side control.
Darren Till overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brolly decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Till shoots for a double leg takedown but Brolly sprawls well. He's pushed Till's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Till. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brolly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Till.
Brolly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Till defends it well.
Till really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Till falls off balance throwing a combination

and Brolly counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brolly stands up and beckons Till to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Till throws a lazy uppercut

and Brolly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Till wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shane Brolly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Till tries to clinch but Brolly moves away

and Brolly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Till!
Till is looking to get back to his feet here but Brolly is keeping cool and he's managed to take Till's back.
Till is trying to get back to his feet but Brolly has full control of the position and if anything, Till has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Brolly is trying to stick to Till's back but Till is turning into Brolly. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brolly's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Till.

Till decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Till has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till stops a takedown attempt from Brolly.

Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Till throws a head kick that misses.
Brolly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Till swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Brolly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Till wants to stand back up but Brolly manages to pass into side control.

Brolly decides to stand back up.
Darren Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Till tries to clinch up but Brolly circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Till misses with a wild body shot.
And Brolly tries to counter it with a takedown but Till pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brolly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till lands with a good body shot.
Till throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brolly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Till will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brolly is looking to stand up but Till won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Till is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Till is working an open guard so Brolly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Till darts in trying to clinch

and Brolly counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brolly stands up.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brolly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brolly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Till defends it well.
Till swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Brolly counters with a single leg into guard. Till didn't expect that.
Brolly prevents Till from getting back to his feet.
Till thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Brolly stops Till from standing up.
Till will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Till throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Brolly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brolly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darren Till!
After winning the bout, Darren Till thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.