PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I know you want me. Brandon Spiller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Phatz
vs
Spiller

175 cm
27
163 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

180 cm
25
159 lbs
21 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubz Phatz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller throws a series of strikes that have Phatz backpedaling.
Spiller moves out of range as Phatz throws a body kick.
Spiller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phatz tried to score with a low kick but Spiller checks it.

Spiller drives through and clinches with Phatz against the cage.
A body shot lands from Spiller.
Phatz blocks an elbow strike from Spiller.
Spiller lands with a left to the head.
Spiller scores with a hook to the body.
Phatz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiller blocks it with crossed arms.
Phatz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phatz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spiller is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spiller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller is leaning against Phatz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phatz gets through Spiller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phatz keeps control of Spiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spiller is looking to break free of the clinch but Phatz has double underhooks.
Spiller prevents a body shot from Phatz.
Phatz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spiller backwards.
Spiller stalling in the clinch.
Spiller avoiding damage as Phatz throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Phatz.
Spiller slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Phatz.
Spiller is pushing Phatz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phatz missing with knees to the body.
Spiller is looking to break free of the clinch but Phatz has double underhooks.
Phatz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller managing to block the knees to the body from Phatz.

Spiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phatz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phatz throws a wild body kick that Spiller sees coming a mile off.
Phatz takes one to the chin there.
Phatz tried to score with a low kick but Spiller checks it.
Phatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Spiller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Spiller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spiller misses with some punches.
Phatz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spiller throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Phatz.

It looks like Brandon Spiller has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phatz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spiller blocking some punches.
Phatz scores with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Spiller.
Phatz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phatz managing to block the knees to the body from Spiller.
Phatz lands a good knee to the midsection. Spiller won't want to take too many of those.
Phatz throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Phatz.
A frustrated look appears on Spiller's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Spiller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phatz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spiller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spiller misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spiller.
That kick from Phatz tenderised Spiller's leg. Spiller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spiller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phatz scoring well with a low kick there.

Spiller darts in and clinches Phatz up against the cage.
Phatz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Phatz.
Phatz scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Phatz as the two fighters clinch.
Phatz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phatz throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiller.
Phatz tries a body shot but Spiller blocks it.
Spiller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spiller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bubz Phatz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Spiller'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.

Phatz with a hook.
Spiller looks to score with a jab to the body but Phatz is just out of range.
Bubz Phatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phatz throws a leg kick which misses Spiller's front leg but catches the back leg as Spiller tries to avoid it.
Phatz is looking to clinch.
Phatz is looking to land body kicks.
Spiller lands with an uppercut that bounces Phatz off the cage and back into range.
Phatz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spiller throws a hook but Phatz blocks it.
Phatz throws a front kick aimed at Spiller's knee but Spiller avoids it well.

Spiller darts in and clinches Phatz up against the cage.
Phatz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiller blocks it with crossed arms.
Phatz working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spiller is trying to break the clinch but Phatz has him pressed against the cage.

Spiller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spiller counters with a two punch combo.
Spiller throws a sloppy head kick and Phatz moves out of range easily.
Spiller cracks the inside of Phatz's front leg.
Phatz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Phatz throws a hook to the side of Spiller's head but Spiller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phatz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Spiller moves into the clinch successfully.
Spiller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phatz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spiller misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Spiller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spiller misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller is stalling here.
Spiller misses with the head strike.
Phatz just leaning against Spiller, taking a breather.
Spiller misses with a punch to the body.

Spiller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phatz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spiller is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spiller lands a body shot.
Spiller tries to land a body kick
and Phatz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spiller's knee momentarily.
Phatz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spiller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spiller throws a head kick but Phatz moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller misses with a straight right.
Phatz throws a hook but Spiller avoids it easily.
Spiller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Spiller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phatz, pushing him back against the cage.
Phatz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spiller lands with a right to the head.
Phatz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Phatz blocks a body shot from Spiller.
Phatz blocking some punches.
Phatz looking to stall.

Spiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spiller scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phatz moves away from the strike by Spiller.
Spiller connects with a looping right hand.
Spiller looks to land a combination but Phatz avoids it well.
Phatz misses with a body punch
letting Spiller counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiller misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phatz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phatz scores with a sloppy right hand. Spiller should have avoided that one.
Spiller misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brandon Spiller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Spiller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Phatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phatz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phatz fails with an attempt to clinch.

Phatz gets tackled into the cage by Spiller. Spiller maintains the clinch.
Brandon Spiller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phatz misses with a knee to the head.
Phatz missing with knees to the body.
Spiller working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Spiller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Spiller on the inside.
Phatz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phatz looking to throw knees to the head but Spiller is blocking nicely.
Spiller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phatz connects with a knee to the head.
Spiller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phatz avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz lands with a left to the head.
Phatz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spiller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spiller taking a breather.
Phatz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spiller is trying to break free.
Spiller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phatzs head.
Spiller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phatz landing knees to the head.
Spiller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spiller can't find room to land a body shot as Phatz controls the action.
Spiller digs a right hand underneath Phatz's ribcage. Phatz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phatz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Phatz misses with a body punch.
Phatz misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spiller.
Phatz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spiller backwards.
Phatz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiller's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phatz.
Spiller lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spiller taking a breather.
Phatz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phatz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phatz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spiller up against the cage.
Phatz is trying to maintain a safe position but Spiller gets an underhook and turns Phatz into the cage.
Phatz working Spiller over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller is working Phatz over against the cage.
Spiller is trying to push Phatz away but Phatz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spiller misses with some punches.
Phatz trying to control the position but instead, Spiller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phatz into the cage.
Phatz missing with knees to the body.
Spiller stalling in the clinch but Phatz improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phatz.
Spiller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phatz's elbow.
Spiller looking to stall.
Spiller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Spiller manages to break the clinch.
Phatz takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spiller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phatz can pounce on him.
Phatz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phatz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spiller lands with a nice body kick.
Spiller throws a sloppy head kick and Phatz moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiller looks to land a left hand but Phatz moved out of range nicely.
Phatz looks to land a left hand but Spiller moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller throws a right hand that misses
and Phatz counters with a low kick, right behind Spiller 's knee.

Spiller clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bubz Phatz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Brandon Spiller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spiller clinches up with Phatz and pushes him back against the cage.
Phatz throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiller.
Spiller is trying to break the clinch but Phatz has him pressed against the cage.
Phatz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spiller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phatz misses with a knee to the head.
Spiller throws a head punch that misses.
Spiller misses with some punches.
Spiller can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spiller as Phatz tries to tie him up.
Phatz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spiller gets through Phatz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spiller stalling.
Phatz tries to land a knee to the head but Spiller blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spiller.
Spiller misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz stalling in the clinch.
Spiller is trying to push Phatz away but Phatz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Phatz.
Phatz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phatz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Spiller breaks the clinch.
Phatz tries to land a front kick but Spiller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Spiller.
Phatz defending well as Spiller loads up on a big left hand.

Spiller takes the fight into the clinch.
Spiller tries a body shot but Phatz blocks it.
Phatz looking to throw knees to the head but Spiller is blocking nicely.
Phatz has a couple of punches blocked by Spiller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Spiller misses.
Spiller throws a looping overhand right but Phatz ducks down to avoid it.
Spiller sizes up Phatz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spiller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phatz looks to throw a body kick
and Spiller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phatz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spiller takes a step back to recover.
Phatz is looking to land body kicks.
Phatz throws a front kick aimed at Spiller's knee but Spiller avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spiller takes the fight into the clinch.
Spiller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phatz backwards.
Phatz has Spiller pressed against the cage, preventing Spiller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spiller misses with a punch on the inside.
Phatz looking to throw knees to the head but Spiller is blocking nicely.
Spiller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phatz's elbow.
Phatz letting Spiller take a breather here.
Phatz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spillers head.
Phatz misses with a knee strike.
Spiller swings wildly with an uppercut but Phatz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Spiller on the inside.

Spiller manages to break the clinch.
Phatz misses with a kick to the body
and Phatz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiller.
Phatz tries to land a front kick but Spiller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phatz blocks a jab.
Phatz throws a lazy head kick
and Spiller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phatz tries a low kick but Spiller avoids it.
Spiller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiller blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller tests Phatz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phatz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Spiller dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Spiller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Phatz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phatz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spiller is able to avoid easily.
Phatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiller moves away.
Phatz feints and then cracks Spiller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spiller down.
Phatz misses with a low kick.

Spiller drives through and clinches with Phatz against the cage.
Phatz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spiller can't find room to land a body shot as Phatz controls the action.
Phatz with a knee to the head.
Spiller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phatz looking to throw knees to the head but Spiller is blocking nicely.
Spiller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phatz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spiller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spiller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phatz tries to land knees in the clinch but Spiller avoids the damage to the body.
Phatz scores a nice knee to the body.
Spiller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phatz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phatz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spiller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Spiller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spiller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phatz blocking some punches.
Phatz tries to land a knee to the head but Spiller blocks with his arms.
Spiller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phatz missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spiller pushes Phatz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spiller misses with a punch to the body.
Spiller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phatz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phatz prevents Spiller from breaking the clinch.
Phatz is pushing Spiller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Phatz lands a good knee to the midsection. Spiller won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiller avoiding damage.
Phatz blocks an uppercut.
Phatz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spiller avoiding damage as Phatz throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spiller lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spiller.
Phatz tries to land a knee to the head but Spiller blocks with his arms.
Spiller trying to stall but Phatz improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Spiller.
Spiller misses with a punch to the body.
Spiller tries a body shot but Phatz blocks it.
Spiller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spiller can't find room to land a body shot as Phatz controls the action.
Phatz is working Spiller over against the cage.
Phatz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiller blocks it with crossed arms.
Phatz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Phatz.
Phatz connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phatz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phatz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phatz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spiller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phatz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spiller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Spiller.
Spiller stalling in the clinch but Phatz improves position.
Phatz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spiller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phatz trying to stall but Spiller improves his position.
Spiller lands a left hand.
Phatz misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller tries to work over Phatz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Phatz fails to land.
Spiller tries to break free but Phatz pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bubz Phatz.
I think Phatz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!