PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 119 p4p, 15 weight class) and Red Brophy (ranked 343 p4p, 40 weight class). Brophy has chosen JME - The Very Best as his entrance music. Red Brophy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Castillo
vs
Brophy

200 cm
25
275 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
240 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy moves away from the strike by Castillo.
Brophy thinks about the counter body kick.
Brophy throws a front kick aimed at Castillo's knee but Castillo avoids it well.
We've been told by Castillo's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Castillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Castillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Castillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castillo under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Castillo is looking to score with low kicks.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Castillo avoids it with no problem.
Brophy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo misses with a body punch
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Castillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Castillo lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Castillo there.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Red Brophy has been cut.
Castillo is looking to wear down Brophy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castillo. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo moves to clinch but Brophy breaks away
and Brophy counters with a body kick.
Brophy sizes up Castillo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo looks to throw a body kick
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brophy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Castillo. Brophy shrugs it off though.
Brophy tries to move into range but Castillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castillo takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castillo lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Castillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a low kick.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brophy lands with a hook. Castillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Castillo.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
Brophy lands with a cross.
Castillo misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Brophy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Castillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Castillo clinches up with Brophy and pushes him back against the cage.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Castillo.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castillo has Brophy pressed against the cage, preventing Brophy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castillo keeps control of Brophy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Castillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Castillo tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Castillo.
A frustrated look appears on Brophy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brophy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Red Brophy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castillo tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Castillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brophy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castillo.
Castillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Castillo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brophy, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Castillo on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Brophy.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Brophy won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo throws an elbow that misses.
Castillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Castillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brophy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castillo throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Ricardo Castillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Castillo misses with a punch to the body.
Castillo lands a nice elbow.
Castillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
Castillo lands a shoulder strike.
Castillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brophy working aggressively here.

Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castillo.

That has opened up Red Brophy's cut even more.
Castillo cracks Brophy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Castillo. Brophy shrugs it off though.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Castillo didn't see that one coming.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Castillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Castillo misses the target.
Castillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Castillo connects with a single shot there.
Brophy misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Castillo misses its intended target.
Castillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Castillo lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Castillo.
An inside leg kick lands from Castillo.
Brophy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Castillo misses with a body punch
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Castillo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brophy wants to slow Castillo down by chopping away at his legs.
Castillo looks for the body kick but Brophy saw that one coming.
Castillo lands with a right hand.
Brophy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Castillo scores with the left hand. Brophy knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Brophy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castillo.
Brophy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
Castillo throws a solid leg kick but Brophy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castillo.
Castillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo misses with the body kick
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Brophy cracks Castillo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Castillo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brophy finish him?

Castillo is rocked!
A low kick from Castillo is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Castillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Brophy blocks the low kick.

Brophy has closed the distance and engaged Castillo in a clinch.
Castillo seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Castillo.
Castillo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brophy's face.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Castillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Brophy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castillo can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.

Brophy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
Castillo looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Castillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Castillo wants to clinch but Brophy slips to the side
and Brophy counters with a right hand to the body.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away.
Brophy drops Castillo with a naaaaasty hook - Castillo is in real trouble here! Brophy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Brophy!
Red Brophy is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Red Brophy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.