PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mista Round (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Round
vs
Broph

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Threadz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mista Round!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broph thuds his right hand into Round's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Round changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Broph tries to avoid it but Round manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Broph to the ground. Broph escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Round shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Broph as he avoids it easily.
Broph throws a shot from downtown. Round moves away and avoids it.
Round fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mista Round. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Round shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Broph pinned against the cage. Broph gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Broph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Broph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Round shoots for a takedown but Broph saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Round throws a low kick but it's checked well by Broph.
Round looks for a takedown but Broph sprawls well.
Broph tries to clinch up but Round circles away and keeps his distance.
Broph shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Round but Round pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Round misses with a takedown
and Broph counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Round with a lazy takedown attempt

and Broph counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Broph is tying to control. Round wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Broph stalling.
Broph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Round keeps working.
Broph frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Round is breathing heavily.
Round is wriggling around trying to escape.
Broph scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Round keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Broph landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph wants to control the pace but Round is squirming around nicely.
Round on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Round tries to get out of the position.
Broph lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Round hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Round wants to control but Broph is having none of it.
Broph landing punches.
Broph takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Broph trying to control but Round is having none of it.
Broph scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Round?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broph punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph controlling the position easily from mount.
Broph fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Round knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Broph on the ground.
Broph scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Broph scoring with strikes but Round is staying in there.

Broph has hold of Round's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Round manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Broph scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Broph lands a big shot there that rocks Round but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Round is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Broph trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph scoring with strikes but Round is staying in there.
Broph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Broph with good strikes from the mount here!
Round is trying to escape the mount.
Broph working Round over with strikes here.
Broph trying to control but Round is having none of it.
Broph with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Round that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Broph lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Broph dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Round. No joy for Broph on that attempt.
Round with a poor takedown
and Broph counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Broph as Round shoots in.
Round motions for Broph to come forward. Round throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Round with a poor takedown

and Broph counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mista Round. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Round trying to control here.
Broph perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Round wants to get back to full guard.
Broph slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Broph not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Round keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Round avoids a punch combination nicely.
Round fails with the takedown
and Broph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Broph throws a nice looking combination but Round bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Broph throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Round's head.
Round doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Broph counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Round is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Round misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Round looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Broph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Round is out of range.
Round gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Broph holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Broph tries to score a body lock takedown but Round shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Broph breaks from the clinch.
Round misses with a leg kick
and Broph counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horrible takedown by Round or perhaps it was just good defense by Broph which made him look bad.
Craig Broph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Round fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Round avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Broph does no damage.
Broph looks to land a combination but Round avoids it well.
Round misses with a takedown attempt
and Broph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Broph looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Round!
Broph pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Broph trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Round holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Broph tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Broph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Round wants to control but Broph is having none of it.
Round is in a horrible position here. Broph smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Broph landing strikes from the mount and Round is in trouble!
Broph looking to control but Round is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Round fails with the takedown
enabling Broph to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Broph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Broph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Round scores with a takedown into Broph's guard.
Broph is trying to control the position but Round postures up.
Round pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Broph is keeping the position for now.
Round trying to control but Broph is working from the bottom.
Broph throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broph lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Round!
Broph with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph tries to control but Round wriggling away.
Broph sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Broph.
A nice elbow there by Broph.
Broph cracks Round with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Round tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Round tries to lock up and control but Broph gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Broph tries to control but Round wriggling away.
Broph might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Round kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Broph landing shots from mount.
Broph lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Broph with the ground and pound from mount.
Round wants to control but Broph is having none of it.
Round taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph with a couple of short strikes.
Broph in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Broph with good strikes from the mount here!
Broph in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Broph with good strikes from the mount here!
Broph scoring with strikes but Round is staying in there.
Round tries to hold on but Broph postures up.
Round is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Broph connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Round is looking to improve his position but Broph isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph lands a big elbow.
Broph in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Round wants to hold on but Broph pushes him away.

Broph jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Round manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Round managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Broph.
Craig Broph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Broph trying to control the position but Round is working away.
Round avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Broph.
Mista Round has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Broph trying to control the action but Round is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Broph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Broph 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Broph!