PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Verchanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Verchanko
vs
Phillips

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Verchanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Phillips!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Verchanko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phillips thinking.
Phillips throws a sloppy body shot
and Verchanko counters with a nice body shot.
Verchanko misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Verchanko.
Verchanko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Dave Phillips has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Verchanko moves out of range.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips throws a right hand that Verchanko ducks under and follows up with a left that Verchanko also avoids with ease.
Verchanko cracks Phillips with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Phillips tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Verchanko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Phillips is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Verchanko!
Ivan Verchanko spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.