PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 2188 p4p, 3754 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 295 p4p, 483 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hawthorne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Schism by Tool. Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Damien Hawthorne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Damien Hawthorne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hawthorne
vs
Brophy

190 cm
29
218
14 - 9 - 0

193 cm
42
213
38 - 13 - 0

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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
Brophy throws a hook but Hawthorne avoids it easily.
Hawthorne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brophys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawthorne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brophy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne lands a front kick.
Brophy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a slapping body shot.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Hawthorne misses with a low kick.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy is looking to land body kicks.
Brophy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Hawthorne avoids it with no problem.
Hawthorne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Hawthorne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawthorne scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawthorne takes one on the button.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Brophy lunges at Hawthorne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawthorne's hand.
Hawthorne throws a push kick but Brophy slaps the foot to one side.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Hawthorne checks it.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Hawthorne checks a leg kick.
Hawthorne scores with a nice head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hawthorne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawthorne.
Hawthorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brophy tries to move into range but Hawthorne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne slips under a jab from Brophy.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawthorne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne connects with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brophy under the eye.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawthorne with a jab.
Hawthorne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hawthorne with the inside leg kick.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawthorne finds it's way round the side to connect with Brophy's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawthorne delivers a nice body kick.
Hawthorne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne lands a jab to Brophy's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hawthorne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but Brophy moved away.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
Hawthorne avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Hawthorne cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Hawthorne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne throws a right and a left that Brophy avoids nicely.
Brophy throws a push kick but Hawthorne slaps the foot to one side.
Hawthorne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Damien Hawthorne is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawthorne counters with a nice leg kick.
Brophy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hawthorne throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
A nice leg kick from Hawthorne, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hawthorne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy feints and then cracks Hawthorne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawthorne down.
Hawthorne scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Brophy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Hawthorne.
A nice leg kick from Hawthorne, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawthorne with the inside leg kick.
Brophy takes a swing at Hawthorne's ribcage but misses.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorne misses with a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy checks a low kick from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Hawthorne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hawthorne throws a leg kick which misses Brophy's front leg but catches the back leg as Brophy tries to avoid it.
Hawthorne misses with the body kick
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crunch! Hawthorne slams his shin into Brophy's torso.
Brophy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
Hawthorne lands a slapping body shot.
Hawthorne is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawthorne lands an overhand right.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Hawthorne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne tries a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brophy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brophy drops his hands momentarily and Hawthorne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Hawthorne avoids it with no problem.
Hawthorne scores with a hook.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hawthorne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Hawthorne avoids it with no problem.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne scores with a nice head shot.
Hawthorne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brophy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawthorne throws a lazy body kick
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Hawthorne checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hawthorne blocks the low kick.
Hawthorne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Hawthorne is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Brophy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brophy avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Hawthorne misses
and Brophy counters with a leg kick.
Brophy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawthorne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawthorne.
Brophy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brophy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawthorne. Hawthorne obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Hawthorne clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hawthorne throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy throws a solid leg kick but Hawthorne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brophy.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Hawthorne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Brophy down.
A low kick from Hawthorne is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorne cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawthorne scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawthorne scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawthorne tries to work over Brophy's front leg with a kick but Brophy checks it.
Hawthorne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne connects with the punch.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne with a nice calf kick.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
Brophy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy scores with a hook.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawthorne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Hawthorne tests Brophy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawthorne lands with a cross.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a low kick, right behind Hawthorne 's knee.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Hawthorne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy.

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!
Hawthorne throws a leg kick
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawthorne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hawthorne blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawthorne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brophy feints a counter leg kick.
Brophy slips under a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawthorne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a nice shot that snaps Brophy's head back.
Brophy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawthorne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brophy scrambles back to his feet.
Brophy throws a jab when Hawthorne was well out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Hawthorne had his way with John Brophy in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorne throws out a powerful jab.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brophy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawthorne throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Brophy is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Brophy slips under a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawthorne. Hawthorne obviously looking to wear him down.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawthorne 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.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawthorne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Good exchange - Hawthorne coming out on top.
Hawthorne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Hawthorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawthorne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brophy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brophy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hawthorne - the referee stops the clock and Brophy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hawthorne. Brophy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brophy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brophy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy lands a head shot.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawthorne 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.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Hawthorne coming out on top.
Damien Hawthorne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Hawthorne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawthorne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!

Damien Hawthorne wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Damien Hawthorne took to the microphone: 'I apologize to my fans. I caught staph infection from hitting the mats with Young Lad's mom. The antibiotics really took a lot out of me energy wise. Not sure how i won that fight... Looks like i fucked him AND his mom up. '.