PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. Phooey has chosen Hong Kong Phooey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCall
vs
Kong Phooey

161 cm
37
154 lbs
27 - 13 - 2

175 cm
32
160 lbs
21 - 16 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Tommy McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hong Kong Phooey!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall throws an off balance right hand
and Phooey counters with a nice body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phooey - that will leave a mark!
We've been told by McCall's head coaches at London Workout that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body punch from McCall.
McCall throws a hook to the side of Phooey's head but Phooey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phooey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phooey misses with a head kick.
Phooey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Phooey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McCall throws a good cross that connects.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Phooey is able to avoid easily.
Phooey defending well as McCall loads up on a big left hand.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phooey misses with a body shot.
Phooey throws a leg kick but McCall sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.
Phooey drops his hands momentarily and McCall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phooey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCall.
Phooey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phooey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phooey throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
McCall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phooey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCall digs a good hook to Phooey's body.
Phooey tries to land a front kick but McCall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phooey motions for McCall to come forward. Phooey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey blocks a leg kick.
McCall thuds a left hand into Phooey's body.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Phooey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCall ducks right into an uppercut from Phooey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phooey thumps McCall with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCall.
Hong Kong Phooey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phooey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
McCall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phooey.
McCall throws a big shot that misses.
McCall scoring well with a low kick there.
Phooey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phooey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall takes a swing at Phooey's ribcage but misses.

Phooey forces McCall back against the cage and clinches.

McCall manages to break the clinch.
McCall lands a slapping body shot.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses.
McCall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Phooey takes a step back to recover.
McCall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phooey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Phooey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phooey throws a right and a left that McCall avoids nicely.
McCall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phooey throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCall counters with an outside leg kick.
McCall tries to score with a low kick but Phooey moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McCall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phooey. McCall shrugs it off though.
Phooey connects with a leg kick. McCall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Phooey eats them both and turns towards McCall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Phooey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phooey misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phooey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCall. That one must have hurt.
McCall tries to land a front kick but Phooey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phooey counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy McCall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Phooey lands a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phooey.
Phooey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phooey.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Phooey is out of range.
McCall takes one to the chin there.
McCall throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Phooey to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for McCall.
Phooey misses the shot to the body.
McCall throws a low kick but Phooey avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phooey cracks McCall with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
McCall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phooey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCall circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Phooey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phooey.
Phooey thumps McCall with a low kick.
Phooey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Phooey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phooey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCall manages to avoid it.
Phooey scores with a nice strike.
McCall misses with a right hand
and Phooey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCall throws a right hand that Phooey ducks under and follows up with a left that Phooey also avoids with ease.
Phooey slips a straight right by McCall.
Phooey thumps McCall with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey lands a slapping body shot.
Phooey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phooey misses with a body shot.
Phooey walks into a left hand.
McCall cracks the inside of Phooey's front leg.
McCall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Phooey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCall. That's going to slow Phooey down.
McCall connects with an inside leg kick.
Phooey throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phooey's knee momentarily.
McCall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCall misses with a looping left.
Phooey throws a nice head kick!
Phooey throws a low kick but McCall avoids it.
McCall tries to land a leg kick but Phooey saw it coming and moves away.
Phooey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good work by Phooey as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Phooey does no damage.
McCall throws a lazy uppercut
and Phooey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phooey looks to throw a body kick
and McCall counters with a good low kick that Phooey was not able to check.
Phooey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Phooey finds it's way through McCall's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phooey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McCall misses the target.
Phooey scores with a jab to the body.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
Phooey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phooey lands a right hook to the body.
Phooey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phooey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Kong Phooey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Phooey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phooey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phooey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Phooey does no damage.
A jab from Phooey misses.
Phooey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phooey throws a right hand that misses
and McCall counters with a stiff right hand.
McCall misses with a shot to the body
and Phooey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McCall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Phooey misses with a right hand
and McCall counters with a stiff right hand.
Phooey tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phooey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCall.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCall.
McCall throws a series of strikes that have Phooey backpedaling.
Phooey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phooey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McCall throws a nice looking combination but Phooey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phooey delivers a nice body kick.
Phooey lands with a hook. McCall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phooey throws a predictable looking body shot
and McCall counters with a body kick that stops Phooey in his tracks momentarily.
Phooey slips a jab from McCall.
Phooey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCall walks into a stiff left hand from Phooey.
McCall cracks Phooey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phooey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Nice shot lands for McCall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey throws a combination that misses
letting McCall counter with a right hand.

Phooey is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCall, as that shot connected.
Phooey is still on wobbly legs! Can McCall finish him?
McCall throws a lazy right hand but Phooey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCall misses with a hook.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Phooey moved out of range nicely.
Phooey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
Phooey seems to have recovered his senses.
Phooey looks for the body kick but McCall saw that one coming.
McCall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phooey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
Phooey throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by McCall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phooey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phooey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCall.
Phooey lands with a nice body punch.
McCall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phooey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phooey duly obliges.
Phooey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phooey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCall manages to avoid it.
Phooey swings for the body but McCall moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws an overhand right that lands on Phooey's shoulder, as Phooey tries to avoid the shot.
Phooey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Phooey clinches up against the cage.

McCall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phooey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McCall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCall keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall misses with a lunging right hand
and Phooey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phooey falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McCall counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy McCall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCall 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy McCall!
Tommy McCall really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.