PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Phaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and no game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Phaber could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to no game's chin.

Phaber
vs
game

171 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Phaber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, no game!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phaber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Phaber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Phaber tries a knee to the head but game blocks it.
game leaning against his opponent.
Phaber avoiding damage as game throws knees to the body.
game trying to control the position but instead, Phaber has worked for underhooks and has pushed game into the cage.

Phaber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phaber thuds his right hand into game's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phaber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from game.
Nice takedown defense from Phaber. No joy for game on that attempt.
game fails with the takedown.
Urijah Phaber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of no game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
game shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phaber pinned against the cage. Phaber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Phaber as game shoots in.
Phaber looks to throw the jab but game is out of range.

Phaber moves into range and clinches up with game.
game wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phaber has him pressed against the cage.
game fails to pull the fight into his guard.
game tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Phaber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
game has a takedown stuffed.
game looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
game fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phaber avoids it really well and circles away.
Phaber throws a head kick that misses.
game looks to land a right hand but Phaber moved out of range.
game misses with a two punch combination.

Phaber has managed to clinch.
game is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Phaber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Phaber darts in and clinches game up against the cage.
Phaber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaber misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phaber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
game misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
game wants to clinch but Phaber slips to the side

and Phaber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phaber.

Phaber breaks the clinch.

Phaber darts in and clinches game up against the cage.
Phaber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phaber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

game is rocked!

It looks like no game has been cut.

Phaber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
game is still on wobbly legs! Can Phaber finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Phaber! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Urijah Phaber!