PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shamwow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen Electric Daisy Carnival as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shamwow
vs
Phillips

178 cm
31
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

173 cm
23
201 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Shamwow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamwow.
Phillips lands a nice hook to Shamwow's body. Shamwow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phillips takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phillips takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Shamwow misses
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Shamwow backing up. Shamwow nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Shamwow misses with a wild body shot.
Shamwow misses with a looping left.
Shamwow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phillips.
Phillips misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamwow. That's going to slow Phillips down.
Shamwow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamwow looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Shamwow misses.
Phillips lands with a nice combination. Shamwow backs away looking to recover.
Phillips slips under a jab.
Shamwow throws the kick towards the body but Phillips avoids it.
Phillips connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamwow's hands.
Shamwow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamwow.
Shamwow looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Shamwow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Phillips scores with a hook to the body. Shamwow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Shamwow uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Shamwow is predictable there
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamwow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Phillips scores with the left hand. Shamwow knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamwow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamwow misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamwow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phillips.
Phillips moves out of range as Shamwow strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips scores with the left hand. Shamwow knows he should have avoided that one.
Frank Shamwow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamwow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamwow thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Shamwow.
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick from Shamwow.
Shamwow throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Shamwow looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Shamwow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamwow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamwow lands with a nice body punch.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Shamwow's head but Shamwow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillips takes one to the chin there.
Shamwow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a nice body kick.
Shamwow looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Shamwow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phillips counters with a nice kick to the body.
Phillips scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamwow misses with a body shot.
Shamwow thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shamwow slips a jab from Phillips.
Crunch! Phillips slams his shin into Shamwow's torso.
Shamwow is looking to wear down Phillips with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for Phillips.
Shamwow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Shamwow tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Shamwow misses.
Shamwow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a thumping low kick.
Shamwow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamwow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shamwow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamwow throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phil Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Shamwow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frank Shamwow is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamwow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamwow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamwow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Shamwow misses
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamwow just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamwow looks to throw a body kick
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamwow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shamwow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Shamwow moved out of range nicely.
Shamwow misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
Phillips blocks a jab.
Shamwow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamwow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamwow throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phillips lands a body shot.
Phillips attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shamwow throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Shamwow.
Shamwow misses with a body shot.
Shamwow throws a low kick but Phillips avoids it.
Shamwow swings widly with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamwow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamwow misses with a two punch combination.
Shamwow throws a chopping leg kick but Phillips manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamwow misses with an uppercut.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Shamwow saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamwow.
Shamwow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phillips to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamwow throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Shamwow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Shamwow stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Phillips to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Shamwow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Shamwow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shamwow misses with an uppercut
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamwow throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Shamwow misses the jab.
Shamwow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Shamwow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamwow throws a leg kick but Phillips sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamwow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamwows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamwow misses with a lunging right hand
and Phillips counters with a solid body kick.
Shamwow misses the shot to the body.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Shamwow.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phillips throws a hook but Shamwow avoids it easily.
Phillips takes a swing at Shamwow's ribcage but misses.
Phillips checks a leg kick.
Shamwow throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamwow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phillips duly obliges.
Shamwow loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Shamwow throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Shamwow backing up. Shamwow nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Shamwow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phillips avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamwow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shamwow scores with a sloppy right hand. Phillips should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamwow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Shamwow moved out of range nicely.
Shamwow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a leg kick.
Shamwow misses with an uppercut
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamwow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phillips finds it's way round the side to connect with Shamwow's head.
Shamwow throws a leg kick
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Frank Shamwow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Shamwow moves away and avoids it.
Shamwow throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips slips a straight right by Shamwow.
Shamwow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Shamwow throws a poor cross that misses
and Phillips counters with a nice body kick.
Shamwow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamwow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a nice body kick.
Phil Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamwow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shamwow throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shamwow on the side of the head.
Phillips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamwow on the side of the head.
Shamwow just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamwow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips swings widly with a right hand

and Shamwow counters with a shoot takedown. Phillips fights it but they end up in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phil Phillips.
Well Shamwow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Shamwow!