PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alaric Visigoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visigoth comes to the cage accompanied by THUNDERSTRUCK. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Visigoth
vs
Phatz

175 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
163 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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CageFrog

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alaric Visigoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bubz Phatz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phatz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Visigoth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phatz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Visigoth checks it well.
Visigoth misses with a straight left.
Bubz Phatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Visigoth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Phatz slams his shin into Visigoth's torso.
Phatz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Visigoth as he checks the leg kick.
Phatz tries a low kick but Visigoth avoids it.
Visigoth swats away the attempt to clinch by Phatz.
Phatz lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phatz. That one must have hurt.
Phatz is looking to land body kicks.
Bubz Phatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Phatz as he connects with a hook.
Phatz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Visigoth's calf.
Phatz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phatz cracks the inside of Visigoth's front leg.
Visigoth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Visigoth with a poor takedown
and Phatz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Visigoth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phatz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz lands a jab to Visigoth's midsection.
Visigoth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phatz tries to clinch
and Visigoth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phatz.
Decent striking displayed by Phatz there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Phatz catches Visigoth right on the button with a cross.

Visigoth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Visigoth showed some decent athleticism there.
Phatz is trying to maintain the position but Visigoth is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Visigoth.
Visigoth throws a big right hand that misses.
Visigoth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phatz pulls Visigoth in close to his closed guard and prevents Visigoth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Phatz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Visigoth.
Visigoth trying to control but Phatz is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Visigoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Visigoth throws a big right hand that misses.
Visigoth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Visigoth throws a strike but Phatz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Phatz trying to control but Visigoth is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubz Phatz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Phatz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Phatz.

It looks like Alaric Visigoth has been cut.
Visigoth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Phatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Visigoth shoots in but Phatz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phatz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Visigoth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phatz tries to close the distance and clinch but Visigoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Visigoth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alaric Visigoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phatz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth tries for a takedown but Phatz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phatz tries to work over Visigoth's front leg with a kick but Visigoth checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Visigoth is defended easily by Phatz.
Phatz fakes the leg kick and cracks Visigoth in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phatz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phatz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phatz wants to clinch.
Phatz throws a front kick that sends Visigoth stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phatz misses with a body shot.
Phatz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Visigoth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phatz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phatz looks to land a combination but Visigoth avoids it well.
Visigoth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phatz but Phatz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phatz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Visigoth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Visigoth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Visigoth checks a leg kick.
Phatz misses the shot to the body.
Phatz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phatz connects with a solid leg kick.
Phatz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phatz is looking to slow Visigoth down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz misses with a kick to the body.
Phatz tries to land a front kick but Visigoth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Visigoth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phatz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Visigoth thinking.
Phatz tries to clinch up.
Phatz is looking to chop away at Visigoth's legs.
Phatz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phatz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phatz throws a leg kick but Visigoth checks it.
Phatz tries to clinch there but Visigoth circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubz Phatz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alaric Visigoth'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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phatz tries to clinch but Visigoth is having none of it.
Phatz misses with a low kick.
Phatz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Visigoth is out of range.
Phatz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phatz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Visigoth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phatz tries to clinch up

and Visigoth counters with a single leg into guard. Phatz didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Visigoth is looking to work some ground and pound but Phatz has wrist control.
Visigoth looking to pass the guard.
Phatz keeping moving, preventing Visigoth from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phatz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Visigoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Visigoth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phatz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Visigoth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phatz's head.
Phatz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bubz Phatz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Visigoth throws a big right hand that misses.
Visigoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visigoth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phatz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Visigoth lands a couple of digs.
Visigoth is looking to work some ground and pound but Phatz has wrist control.
Visigoth postures up in Phatz's guard and throws a big left but Phatz blocks it.
Phatz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Visigoth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Visigoth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Visigoth throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz is trying to control the position but Visigoth postures up.
Phatz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Visigoth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Visigoth throwing strikes but missing.
Visigoth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Visigoth passes to full mount!
Phatz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alaric Visigoth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phatz tries to hold on but Visigoth pushes him away.
Visigoth misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Visigoth unloading with bombs!
Visigoth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Phatz because Visigoth loaded up on that one.
Visigoth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Phatz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Phatz is looking to get to half guard.
Visigoth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Visigoth misses with a head shot.
Phatz wants to hold on but Visigoth pushes him away.
Phatz blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alaric Visigoth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phatz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubz Phatz!