PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 220 p4p, 29 weight class) and Vyrkyx Dall (ranked 569 p4p, 65 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Dall has chosen The Worm as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brophy
vs
Dall

176 cm
33
145 lbs
30 - 13 - 1

170 cm
32
149 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

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 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyrkyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy scores with a shot to the body.
Dall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brophy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brophy moves in looking to clinch but Dall pushes him off.

Dall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brophy is trying to improve his position.
Brophy seems a little lost for a moment, as Dall dominates the positioning.
Brophy stops Dall from passing to mount.
Dall tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brophy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brophy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dall swings around for an armbar but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall's guard.
Brophy looking to pass the guard.

Dall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brophy stacks Dall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brophy!
Dall tries to bench press Brophy off him but Brophy keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brophy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dall is looking to reverse the position.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.
Brophy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to improve his position.
Dall sneaks back into half guard.
Brophy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Dall looking for submissions off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy lands with a right hand.
Dall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Dall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Dall misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Brophy misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brophy cracks Dall with an open hand slap.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davie Brophy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dall throws a leg kick but Brophy checks it.
Dall moves forwards but Brophy connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Dall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brophy tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brophy tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall taking a breather here.
Vyrkyx Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brophy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dall off and has taken his back!
Dall tries to break free.
Dall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall turns into Brophy and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brophy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dall working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brophy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dall.
Brophy controlling the position.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.
Dall tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dall prevents Brophy from improving position.
Brophy controlling the position.
Dall tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dall struggling a bit here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brophy connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Dall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brophy defends well and Dall ends up having to push Brophy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brophy misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dall.
Dall avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy 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.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brophy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brophy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Dall swings around for an armbar but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall's guard.

Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brophy wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.

Dall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brophy stacks Dall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brophy!
Dall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vyrkyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is controlling the pace.
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.

Dall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brophy trying to pass the guard but Dall defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brophy pulls his head out easily.
Dall wants to improve his position but Brophy is controlling well.
Dall trying to control but Brophy postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Brophy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Brophy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brophy lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.