PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by The Unicorns - I was Born (a Unicorn). Davie Brophy has chosen The Proclaimers - 500 Miles as his entrance music. Davie Brophy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brophy
vs
Brophy

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davie Brophy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conor Brophy momentarily.
Conor Brophy defending well as Davie Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conor Brophy.
Davie Brophy throws out a counter right but Conor Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Conor Brophy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Davie Brophy.
Conor Brophy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davie Brophy misses with a body shot.

Conor Brophy looking to score a takedown here. Davie Brophy is defending well but Conor Brophy drives through and ends up in Davie Brophy's guard.
Davie Brophy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Davie Brophy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conor Brophy controls the pace.
Our spies down at at Diamond Gym inform us that Davie Brophy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Conor Brophy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Conor Brophy stands and throws Davie Brophy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davie Brophy is trying to get back to half guard.
Conor Brophy takes a little break here. Davie Brophy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Davie Brophy is looking for a sweep.

Conor Brophy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davie Brophy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Conor Brophy's guard! Nice work there by Davie Brophy!
Conor Brophy has control of Davie Brophy's left arm, preventing Davie Brophy from doing any damage.
Davie Brophy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conor Brophy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davie Brophy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Conor Brophy pulls Davie Brophy in to control the position.
Conor Brophy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conor Brophy controlling Davie Brophy's posture.
Davie Brophy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Conor Brophy being controlled here, momentarily.
Davie Brophy looking to pass the guard.
Conor Brophy seems keen to control Davie Brophy's posture.
Conor Brophy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davie Brophy manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davie Brophy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Conor Brophy is controlling him.
Conor Brophy pushing down on Davie Brophy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Conor Brophy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Conor Brophy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conor Brophy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davie Brophy for as long as he can get away with.
Conor Brophy trying to pass the guard but Davie Brophy defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Davie Brophy wants to control but Conor Brophy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davie Brophy tries to get to full guard but Conor Brophy has control of the leg.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Conor Brophy misses with a takedown
enabling Davie Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Brophy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davie Brophy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conor Brophy on the side of the head.

Conor Brophy is rocked!
Conor Brophy blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davie Brophy 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.

Conor Brophy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davie Brophy sprawls well initially but Conor Brophy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Conor Brophy uses his free foot to push down on Davie Brophy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Davie Brophy.
Conor Brophy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davie Brophy is looking to escape.

Conor Brophy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Davie Brophy turns into him and now he's in Conor Brophy's guard.
Conor Brophy is controlling Davie Brophy's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davie Brophy trying to control the position from guard on top but Conor Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davie Brophy wanted to stand there but Conor Brophy had control of the position.
Davie Brophy tries to free his leg and advance position but Conor Brophy is retaining full guard.
Davie Brophy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Davie Brophy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davie Brophy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Conor Brophy has control of Davie Brophy's left arm, preventing Davie Brophy from doing any damage.
Davie Brophy looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davie Brophy trying to control the position from guard on top but Conor Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davie Brophy wants to pass the guard but Conor Brophy is keeping the position.
Conor Brophy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davie Brophy trying to control but Conor Brophy is working from the bottom.
Davie Brophy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conor Brophy is keeping the position for now.
Conor Brophy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conor Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davie Brophy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davie Brophy throws a body punch but Conor Brophy moves out of range.
Davie Brophy misses with a straight left.
Davie Brophy throws a good cross that connects.

Conor Brophy looking to score a takedown here. Davie Brophy is defending well but Conor Brophy drives through and ends up in Davie Brophy's guard.
Conor Brophy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conor Brophy passes Davie Brophy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Davie Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conor Brophy is working away from the top position though.
Davie Brophy is in trouble now - Conor Brophy has advanced to mount!
Davie Brophy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Conor Brophy wants to take his opponent's back but Davie Brophy doesn't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davie Brophy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Conor Brophy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Conor Brophy wants to take Davie Brophy's back but he can't do it this time.
Conor Brophy controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conor Brophy is looking to work his way around to Davie Brophy's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Conor Brophy controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Brophy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Nice uppercut lands for Davie Brophy. That snapped Conor Brophy's head back.
Davie Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Conor Brophy moves away and avoids it.

Conor Brophy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Conor Brophy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davie Brophy keeps working.
Conor Brophy controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conor Brophy continues to hold on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conor Brophy trying to control the position but Davie Brophy is working away.
Conor Brophy takes a little break here. Davie Brophy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Davie Brophy tries to improve position but can't.
Conor Brophy just content to control the position.
Conor Brophy continues to stall.
Davie Brophy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Conor Brophy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

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.
Davie Brophy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conor Brophy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conor Brophy wants to pass the guard but Davie Brophy is defending well.
Davie Brophy wants to get back to full guard.
Conor Brophy controlling the action here.
Conor Brophy moves into full mount! Davie Brophy won't be happy about that!
Davie Brophy is desperately trying to improve his position but Conor Brophy has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conor Brophy controlling his opponent.
Davie Brophy tries to reverse the position but Conor Brophy maintains control.
Conor Brophy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Conor Brophy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davie Brophy is working to get back to half guard.
Conor Brophy controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conor Brophy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Conor Brophy prevents Davie Brophy from getting the reversal.
Conor Brophy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conor Brophy is looking to work his way around to Davie Brophy's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conor Brophy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

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