PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phooey's choice of entrance music: Hong Kong Phooey. Miguel is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hong Kong Phooey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Miguel
vs
Kong Phooey

165 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe
Bloodsport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Miguel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miguel is breathing heavily.
Phooey wants to clinch.
Phooey wants to clinch up but Miguel keeps it at a distance.
Sam Miguel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Phooey darts in and clinches Miguel up against the cage.
Phooey stalls.
Phooey lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Sam Miguel has been cut.
Come on Phooey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Phooey breaks the clinch.

Miguel gets tackled into the cage by Phooey. Phooey maintains the clinch.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Phooey moves into the clinch.
Phooey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Phooey breaks from the clinch.
Phooey scores with a jab to the body.

Phooey drives through and clinches with Miguel against the cage.

Phooey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phooey wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Phooey. Beautiful body shot.

Phooey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miguel, pushing him back against the cage.
Phooey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phooey lands a hook that snaps the head of Miguel backwards.
Phooey lands with a short shot to the head.

Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Miguel tries to keep at a distance but Phooey has taken the fight into the clinch.

Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Phooey drives through and clinches with Miguel against the cage.
Phooey lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Phooey.
Phooey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phooey pressing his opponent against the cage.

Phooey breaks the clinch.
Miguel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey doesn't manage to clinch there - Miguel circles away.

Miguel gets tackled into the cage by Phooey. Phooey maintains the clinch.
Miguel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Phooey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Phooey avoiding damage as Miguel throws knees to the body.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel moves out of range.
Miguel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phooey pinned against the cage. Phooey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Phooey tries to clinch up.
Phooey moves in looking to clinch but Miguel pushes him off.

Phooey has closed the distance and engaged Miguel in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Phooey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phooey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miguel keeps the fight on the outside.
Phooey doesn't manage to clinch there - Miguel circles away.

Phooey closes the distance and clinches.
Phooey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miguel up against the cage.
Miguel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phooey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phooey lands a nice knee to the body.
Phooey is pushing Miguel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Phooey manages to break the clinch.
Phooey cracks a nice hook into Miguel's ribs.
Miguel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Phooey moves into range and clinches up with Miguel.
Phooey lands a damaging elbow.
Phooey leaning against his opponent.
Phooey lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phooey lands a damaging elbow.

Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Phooey pushes Miguel up against the cage in a clinch.
Phooey stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Phooey.
Phooey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Phooey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miguel swats away the attempt to clinch by Phooey.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel moves out of range.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phooey throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phooey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miguel keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Kong Phooey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Miguel'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.

Phooey clinches.
Phooey stalling against the cage.
Phooey tries a knee to the head but Miguel blocks it.
Phooey is struggling to control the position.
Phooey lands a good knee to the midsection. Miguel won't want to take too many of those.
Phooey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phooey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Phooey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miguel, pushing him back against the cage.

Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey tries to clinch there but Miguel circles away.
Phooey lands with a shot to the body.
Miguel walks into a straight right hand from Phooey.
Phooey tries to clinch up

and Miguel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miguel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phooey controlling the action here for a moment.

Phooey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miguel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miguel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Phooey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miguel, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Phooey.

Phooey breaks from the clinch.
Phooey wants to clinch.
Phooey tries to clinch up.
Phooey wants to clinch.

Phooey drives through and clinches with Miguel against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Phooey lands a nice uppercut.
Phooey connects with a knee to the head.
Phooey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miguel's defenses.
Phooey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phooey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miguel or not.
Hong Kong Phooey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phooey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phooey tries to clinch up but Miguel circles away and keeps his distance.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel is having none of it.
Sam Miguel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phooey fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phooey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Phooey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Sam Miguel's cut is getting worse.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phooey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phooey tries to clinch there but Miguel circles away.
Phooey tries to clinch up but Miguel circles away and keeps his distance.
Phooey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Phooey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel is having none of it.

Phooey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Phooey blocking some punches.
Phooey is stalling here.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phooey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phooey fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phooey wants to clinch up but Miguel keeps it at a distance.

Phooey moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miguel as Phooey tries to tie him up.
Phooey working Miguel over with knees to the body.
Phooey throws a knee to the head but misses.

Phooey breaks from the clinch.
Phooey is looking to clinch but Miguel is avoiding it.
Phooey connects with a single shot there.
Phooey is looking to clinch but Miguel is avoiding it.
Miguel keeps the fight on the outside.
Phooey moves in looking to clinch but Miguel pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Phooey gets a clinch.

Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miguel is defended easily by Phooey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Kong Phooey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Miguel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Miguel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Phooey has managed to clinch.
Phooey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phooey taking a breather.
Phooey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miguel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phooey pushes Miguel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Phooey wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hong Kong Phooey.
Phooey moves in looking to clinch but Miguel pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phooey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phooey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phooey tries to clinch up but Miguel circles away and keeps his distance.
Phooey wants to clinch.

Phooey clinches with his opponent.
Miguel has had enough of the clinch but Phooey keeps him there for the moment.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel moves out of range.
Phooey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miguel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Phooey moves into the clinch.

Phooey breaks from the clinch.
Phooey wants to clinch.

That's two 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.
Phooey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miguel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel moves out of range.
Phooey is looking to clinch but Miguel is avoiding it.

Phooey moves into the clinch.
Hong Kong Phooey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Phooey has managed to clinch.

Phooey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Phooey clinches with his opponent.
Phooey scores with a shoulder strike.

Phooey manages to break the clinch.

Phooey drives through and clinches with Miguel against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phooey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miguel letting Phooey take a breather here.

Phooey breaks from the clinch.
Phooey tries to clinch but Miguel moves out of range.
Phooey tries to close the distance and clinch but Miguel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phooey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miguel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Phooey takes the fight into the clinch.
Phooey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phooey lands an elbow inside.
Phooey avoiding damage.

Phooey breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phooey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phooey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miguel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey tries to close the distance and clinch but Miguel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Phooey has Miguel up against the cage in a clinch.
Phooey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Phooey breaks the clinch.

Phooey rushes Miguel and presses him up against the cage.
Phooey tries to land a knee to the head but Miguel blocks with his arms.
Phooey stalls.
Phooey landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Kong Phooey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phooey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Kong Phooey!