PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 720 p4p, 115 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 473 p4p, 74 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Last Caress - Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brophy
vs
Heikkinen

193 cm
33
213 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

190 cm
34
196 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 21 - 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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy throws a leg kick
and Heikkinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brophy's knee momentarily.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heikkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a push kick but Brophy slaps the foot to one side.
It appears Brophy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Heikkinen motions for Brophy to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Heikkinen catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
Brophy stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heikkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Brophy didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brophy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen looks to land a body kick but Brophy moved away.
Heikkinen jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heikkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.

Heikkinen moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Heikkinen.
A knee to the head by Brophy.

It looks like Kaino Heikkinen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a body punch.

Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Heikkinen lands a jab.
Brophy scores with a punch to the head.
Heikkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Brophy seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Brophy staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaino Heikkinen'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.

Brophy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Brophy blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brophy.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Heikkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heikkinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brophy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brophy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heikkinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.
Heikkinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brophy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Heikkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Brophy slips a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Brophy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heikkinen just manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen wants to slow Brophy down by chopping away at his legs.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Heikkinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heikkinen works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Heikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Brophy.
Heikkinen is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
Heikkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick which misses Brophy's front leg but catches the back leg as Brophy tries to avoid it.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heikkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
Brophy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heikkinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Brophy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brophy with a nice cross.
Heikkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a shot to the body.

Heikkinen has Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaino Heikkinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brophy moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Heikkinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brophy!
A solid body kick from Heikkinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a left to the body.
Jab from Brophy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brophy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heikkinen - the referee stops the clock and Brophy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heikkinen. Brophy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heikkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Heikkinen throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
John Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen punishes Brophy's body with a nice straight punch.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Brophy.
Nice shot by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
Heikkinen stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Brophy's belly button to the back.
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heikkinen thows a leg kick but Brophy checks it
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy lands a jab.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Heikkinen misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heikkinen, as that shot connected.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Brophy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heikkinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Nice body kick from Brophy.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heikkinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.