PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 2740 p4p, 372 weight class) and Ernst Stavro Blofeld (ranked 2506 p4p, 343 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with Last Caress - Metallica blaring out of the sound system. John Brophy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernst Stavro Blofeld's chin.

Brophy
vs
Stavro Blofeld

193 cm
32
213 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

187 cm
30
206 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Blofeld takes one to the chin there.
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blofeld to score with a decent uppercut.
Brophy delivers a nice body kick.
Blofeld waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Ernst Stavro Blofeld has been cut.
Blofeld misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Blofeld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Brophy
and Blofeld counters with a leg kick.
Blofeld throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blofeld at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a kick to the body.
Blofeld was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slow jab from Blofeld misses its intended target.
Brophy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Blofeld avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Blofeld. Beautiful body shot.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Blofeld manages to avoid it.
Blofeld bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blofeld appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Brophy.
Blofeld misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld slips under a jab from Brophy.
Blofeld throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Blofeld throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brophy.
Blofeld is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brophy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Blofeld misses its intended target.
Blofeld just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blofeld moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blofeld circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters circling a little - Brophy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brophy wants to land a leg kick but Blofeld is out of range.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Blofeld is just out of range.
Brophy lands a jab.
Brophy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld misses with a hook.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blofeld.
Blofeld scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blofeld connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brophy momentarily.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Blofeld was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blofeld looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy clobbers Blofeld with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Brophy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Blofeld counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy clobbers Blofeld with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Stavro Blofeld's cut.
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.

Blofeld throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blofeld lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brophy's sensitive parts.
Blofeld throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Blofeld might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brophy has got the better of the exchanges.
Brophy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blofeld throws out a counter right but Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Blofeld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blofeld. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blofeld.
Good shot there by Blofeld.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blofeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Blofeld misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy blocks a leg kick.
Blofeld takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blofeld blocks the body kick.
Blofeld tries a quick counter leg kick but Brophy is wise to it.
Blofeld misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with an inside leg kick.
Brophy takes one on the button.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blofeld. That did some damage!
Blofeld misses with a straight right.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Blofeld avoids a kick to the body.
Brophy slips a jab from Blofeld.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blofeld. That did some damage!
Blofeld lands a slapping body shot.
Brophy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Blofeld was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brophy throws a right hand that Blofeld ducks under and follows up with a left that Blofeld also avoids with ease.
Blofeld looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blofeld.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blofeld is able to avoid easily.
Blofeld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Blofeld ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy slips under a jab from Blofeld.
Brophy lands with a hook. Blofeld tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blofeld will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blofeld throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blofeld can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brophy lands a left and a right that send Blofeld crashing to the mat, dazed. Brophy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Blofeld is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Blofeld.
Blofeld is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Blofeld throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Blofeld misses.
Blofeld seems to have recovered his senses.
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Blofeld steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blofeld looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blofeld scores with a one two! Brophy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brophy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blofeld takes a step back to recover.
Blofeld misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brophy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Stavro Blofeld's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blofeld ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
A little jabbing left from Blofeld on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blofeld.
Blofeld just misses with a punch to the body.
Blofeld takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blofeld swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Blofeld avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blofeld.
Blofeld lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blofeld moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Blofeld on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brophy throws the left hand but Blofeld avoids the punch easily.
John Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy works Blofeld's body with a nice hook.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blofeld.
Brophy tries to work over Blofeld's front leg with a kick but Blofeld checks it.
Blofeld throws a chopping leg kick but Brophy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blofeld tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blofeld connects with a solid leg kick.
Blofeld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blofeld.
Blofeld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Blofeld misses.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Blofeld.
Blofeld defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Blofeld slips a straight right by Brophy.
Blofeld throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Blofeld checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blofeld is out of range and Brophy settles back down.
Blofeld throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blofeld uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blofeld looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Blofeld steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blofeld throws out a counter right but Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Brophy throws a low kick but Blofeld avoids it.
Blofeld throws a combination that misses
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Blofeld attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from Blofeld.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blofeld's sensitive parts.
A big left from Blofeld misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blofeld.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Blofeld misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blofeld scores with a leg kick.
Blofeld throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
John Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Brophy.
Well Brophy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brophy!
John Brophy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.