PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pump It- Black Eyed Peas. Grant Brophy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bengtsson
vs
Brophy

175 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Amber Swan*$15 Rec Supp*

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brophy closes the distance and clinches.
Bengtsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brophy prevents it.
Brophy stalling.
Brophy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brophy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bengtsson is defending well for now.
Brophy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brophy tries to clinch but Bengtsson is having none of it.

Bengtsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bengtsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bengtsson looking to ground and pound but Brophy is blocking nicely.

Bengtsson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brophy manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Brophy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bengtsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brophy wants to clinch.
Brophy lands the left hand.
Bengtsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bengtsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Brophy misses.
Bengtsson blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Brophy wants to clinch.

Bengtsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bengtsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Brophy looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson is keen to just control but Brophy is a slippery customer.
Bengtsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bengtsson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brophy is just riding it out for now. Bengtsson eventually gives up the hold.
Brophy is not content to let Bengtsson control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bengtsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brophy defends it well.
Bengtsson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bengtsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bengtsson won't allow Brophy to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bengtsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brophy is fending him off so far but Bengtsson persists. Nope, Brophy circles away and we're back to standing.
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brophy.

Bengtsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brophy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bengtsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Bengtsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brophy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Bengtsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
Bengtsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brophy cracks the inside of Bengtsson's front leg.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brophy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Bengtsson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bengtsson prevents Brophy from getting back to his feet.
Bengtsson wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brophy wants to stand but Bengtsson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bengtsson wants to pass the guard but Brophy is keeping the position.
Bengtsson trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Bengtsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brophy dives on top into guard.

Bengtsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brophy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brophy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bengtsson wants to improve his position but instead Brophy has moved into half guard.

Bengtsson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Brophy pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy controlling from the full mount.

Brophy stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Brophy throws a right and a left that Bengtsson avoids nicely.

Brophy takes the fight into the clinch.

Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy wants to clinch up but Bengtsson keeps it at a distance.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to clinch but Bengtsson is having none of it.
A combination from Brophy does no damage.
Bengtsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brophy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bengtsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bengtsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Brophy lands a two punch combo.
Brophy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bengtsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bengtsson avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bengtsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Bengtsson avoids them all with ease.
Bengtsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Bengtsson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bengtsson fails to land the takedown.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brophy.
Bengtsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Brophy throws a head kick but Bengtsson moves out of range.
Bengtsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brophy as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bengtsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bengtsson closes the distance and clinches up with Brophy, looking for a takedown. Bengtsson pushes Brophy against the cage but Brophy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Brophy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bengtsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Brophy scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brophy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bengtsson's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brophy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Bengtsson is working for takedown but Brophy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brophy lands a nice elbow.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.

Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Brophy.
Brophy wants to clinch.
Brophy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bengtsson looks for a takedown but Brophy sprawls well.
Bengtsson shoots in for a takedown but Brophy shows good takedown defense.
Bengtsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bengtsson is just out of range.
John Bengtsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brophy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bengtsson.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Bengtsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy scores with a leg kick.
Bengtsson looks for a takedown but Brophy sprawls well.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch but Bengtsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bengtsson shoots in and bounces Brophy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bengtsson trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brophy uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Brophy takes the fight into the clinch.
Bengtsson fails to pull guard.
Brophy prevents a takedown attempt there.

Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brophy moves in looking to clinch but Bengtsson pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bengtsson.
Brophy is trying to get back to his feet.

Bengtsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brophy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bengtsson but great work by Brophy.
Bengtsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
John Bengtsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brophy 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Brophy!