PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 1332 p4p, 202 weight class) and Mikael Brophy (ranked 949 p4p, 145 weight class). Brophy has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bailey
vs
Brophy

187 cm
34
224 lbs
25 - 6 - 1

185 cm
31
205 lbs
25 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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 25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bailey cracks the inside of Brophy's front leg.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick from Bailey misses
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Bailey cracks Brophy with a good jab.
Brophy throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.
Bailey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Bailey digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Bailey.

Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bailey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a single shot there.
Devon Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Bailey misses.
Brophy scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey moves to clinch but Brophy breaks away
and Brophy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bailey can pounce on him.
Bailey moves out of range of the leg kick from Brophy.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Brophy tries a quick counter leg kick but Bailey is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bailey tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bailey.
Bailey throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.

Bailey has managed to clinch.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy misses with some punches.
A short right from Brophy.
Bailey is working Brophy over against the cage.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Bailey avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Bailey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bailey is leaning against Brophy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy lands with a nice body punch.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.

Bailey gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Bailey's shoulder, as Bailey tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Bailey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey slips a straight right by Brophy.
Bailey is looking to counter punch.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Bailey.
Bailey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brophy's head backwards.
Bailey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brophy if he has to take too many more of those.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bailey lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Bailey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
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.

Brophy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bailey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Bailey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy walks into a left hand.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brophy just manages to avoid it.
Brophy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brophy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bailey lands a jab to the head.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey closes the distance but Brophy moves to the side
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bailey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bailey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Bailey closes the distance but Brophy moves to the side
and Brophy counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Bailey instigates a clinch.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
Bailey blocks a body shot from Brophy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy working hard to break the clinch.
Brophy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Devon Bailey's cut is getting worse.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
Devon Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy is trying to break the clinch but Bailey is controlling him.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy is trying to break free.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Brophy digs a right hand into Bailey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bailey's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Brophy has had enough of the clinch but Bailey keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Brophy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brophy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brophy staying out of range there.

Bailey clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
A body shot lands from Bailey.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
Brophy tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey blocking some punches.

Brophy manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from Bailey.
Bailey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bailey slips a straight right by Brophy.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bailey tries to clinch but Brophy moves away
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailey tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bailey blocks it well.
Devon Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bailey works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Bailey catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Bailey tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy is looking to slow Bailey down with leg kicks.
Bailey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brophy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailey misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy feints a counter leg kick.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Brophy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Brophy thuds his right hand into Bailey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
Bailey dips to his left and cracks Brophy with an uppercut!
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Bailey slips under a jab.
Bailey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey misses with a low kick as Brophy jumps back.
Bailey swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bailey.

Bailey clinches up with Brophy and pushes him back against the cage.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy thows a leg kick but Bailey checks it
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.

Bailey gets a clinch.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bailey tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.

Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikael Brophy.
I think Brophy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Brophy!
After the fight, Mikael Brophy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.