PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Brophy (ranked 160 p4p, 17 weight class) and Harry Grout (ranked 543 p4p, 51 weight class). Brophy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, JME - The Very Best. Grout has chosen Fletch's gift for Grouty as his entrance music. Harry Grout acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Brophy
vs
Grout

195 cm
27
240 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

192 cm
27
255 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dauntless
Aspire Clothing

Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Grout!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grout throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.

It looks like Harry Grout has been cut.
Grout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Grout has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grout misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grout uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Grout connects with a looping right hand.
Grout throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Grout tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it.
It looked like Brophy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grout.
Brophy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grout throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Grout uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grout takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Grout swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brophy dips to his left and cracks Grout with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grout misses.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Grout throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grout lands with a cross.
Grout throws a big shot that misses.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Grout manages to avoid it.
Grout throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grout throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grout throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Brophy throws a hook but Grout blocks it.
Grout slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grout only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grout scores with a decent looking hook.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and Grout counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grout looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
That kick from Brophy tenderised Grout's leg. Grout is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grout throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Grout. That snapped Brophy's head back.
Brophy scores with a kick to the body.
Harry Grout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grout misses the body punch
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grout throws a head kick that misses
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grout works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Grout misses its intended target.
Grout bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brophy's head backwards.
Grout jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grout uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Jab, jab by Brophy - just one landing.
Brophy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Grout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy throws a right hand that misses
and Grout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grout misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Grout on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grout throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy cracks Grout with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grout scoring well with a low kick there.
Grout moves forwards but Brophy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grout throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grout misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grout chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Grout will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Grout's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grout moves out of range of the leg kick from Brophy.
Grout scores with a decent looking hook.
Grout misses with a right hand
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Grout.
Brophy tries to land a leg kick but Grout saw it coming and moves away.
Grout missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Brophy counters with a quick kick to the body but Grout blocks it.
Grout feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brophy's calf.
Brophy cracks the inside of Grout's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grout misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy throws the left hand but Grout avoids the punch easily.
Brophy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grout.
Grout punishes Brophy's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Grout.

It looks like Red Brophy has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Brophy moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Grout! Brophy continues to tee off on Grout, landing with a left and a right! Brophy connects with a right hand that leaves Grout sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Brophy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Red Brophy!
Red Brophy retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Red Brophy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Harry Grout stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm crap. My manager says I'm a shit-bag free agent.'.