PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Brophy (ranked 372 p4p, 56 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 351 p4p, 52 weight class). Brophy's entrance music is Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brophy
vs
Hallick

185 cm
30
205 lbs
24 - 6 - 1

193 cm
38
215 lbs
34 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Hallick throws a low kick but Brophy moves out of range easily.
Hallick throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a low kick, right behind Hallick 's knee.
A right-left combo lands from Brophy.

It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Hallick.
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Hallick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brophy misses with a kick to the body.
Hallick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hallick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallick misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy defending well as Hallick loads up on a big left hand.
Hallick loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy lands with a nice body kick.
Hallick looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Brophy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallick. Hallick obviously looking to wear him down.
Hallick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hallick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Hallick slips the punch.
Hallick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick fails to land with a series of punches.
Hallick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hallick staying out of range there.
Hallick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook
and Hallick counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hallick walks into a left hand.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallick throws out the jab.
A low kick from Hallick is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hallick misses with a kick to the body
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick lands with a nice body kick.
Hallick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hallick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hallick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hallick.

It looks like Mikael Brophy has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hallick, right into the meat.
Hallick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallick slips under a jab from Brophy.
Al Hallick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick scores with a leg kick.
Hallick misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a left to the body.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Hallick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hallick throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Hallick - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hallick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hallick.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Hallick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brophy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot by Hallick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Hallick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hallick cracks Brophy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hallick has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brophy to stand back up!
Hallick misses with a body kick.
Hallick misses the shot to the body.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hallick is able to avoid easily.
Hallick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Hallick.
Hallick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brophy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Hallick moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Hallick's head but Hallick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Hallick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Hallick - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick misses with a straight left.
Brophy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hallick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hallick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Hallick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hallick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hallick catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Mikael Brophy's cut is getting worse.
Hallick defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Hallick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Hallick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brophy. Hallick shrugs it off though.
Hallick misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallick.
Hallick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hallick avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hallick at a distance.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hallick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy throws a big counter combination but Hallick scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Al Hallick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hallick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Hallick.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hallick misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick dips to his left and cracks Brophy with an uppercut!

Mikael Brophy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hallick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Brophy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hallick.
Hallick misses with a leg kick.
Hallick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallick.
Hallick throws a lazy body kick
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hallick! But no joy.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hallick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy slips under a jab from Hallick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Hallick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallick.
Brophy throws a push kick but Hallick slaps the foot to one side.
Hallick misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
Brophy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brophy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and Hallick counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Hallick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hallick lands a big head kick that sends Brophy tumbling to the mat! Hallick takes a step backwards and waves Brophy back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Brophy is rocked!
Hallick ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
A low kick from Hallick misses
and Hallick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brophy, right into the meat.
Hallick tries to score with a low kick but Brophy moves his leg out of the way.
Hallick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brophy on the side of the head.
Oh Brophy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Hallick.

Jeez, Mikael Brophy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hallick drops Brophy with a huge uppercut! Brophy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hallick is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Hallick!
During a confident post fight interview, Al Hallick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.