PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter has chosen KRS one - Step into a world (raptures delight) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thioon Phitch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Phitch
vs
Porter

174 cm
24
163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

167 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thioon Phitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Porter!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phitch misses with a body shot
and Porter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Porter avoids the body shot from Phitch.
Phitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Porter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Porter misses the shot to the body.
Phitch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Phitch feints a jab promting Porter to slip. Phitch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Porter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phitch slips under a jab from Porter.

Phitch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Porter breaks the clinch.
Porter misses with a straight left.
Phitch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Porter under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Phitch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phitch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porter, pushing him back against the cage.
Phitch lands a nice elbow.
Porter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phitch's elbow.
Phitch scores with a hook to the body.
Porter can't find room to land a body shot as Phitch controls the action.
Phitch lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phitch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phitch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phitch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phitch lands a shot to the body.
Phitch lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Porter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Porter breaks from the clinch.
Phitch lands with a nice body punch.
Porter swinging wildly here.
Porter walks into a straight right hand from Phitch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Phitch rushes Porter and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phitch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Phitch.
Phitch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Porter wants to get back to striking at distance but Phitch won't allow it.
Phitch lands a hook that snaps the head of Porter backwards.
Nice elbow from Phitch.
Porter throws a head punch that misses.
Phitch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Phitch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Porter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phitch cracks Porter with a nice body shot.

Phitch manages to break the clinch.
Porter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phitch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Porter scrambles back to his feet.
Phitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Porter.
Phitch is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch jabs Porter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Porter throws a poor cross that misses
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phitch.
Thioon Phitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Porter.
Phitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Porter circles away.
Phitch lands the left hand.
Phitch connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Porter as he connects with a hook.
Porter throws a jab but it's blocked by Phitch.
Porter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phitch.
Porter just misses with a punch to the body.
Phitch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Porter is rocked!
Phitch cracks Porter with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thioon Phitch!