PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drandt Bavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazer Phazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bavis comes to the cage accompanied by When I'm Gone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bavis
vs
Phazer

185 cm
18
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Nordic Battle Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drandt Bavis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazer Phazer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Phazer blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bavis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phazer thows a body shot but no joy.
Bavis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bavis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phazer's head.
Phazer throws a hook to the side of Bavis's head but Bavis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phazer throws the left hand but Bavis avoids the punch easily.
Phazer scores with a one two! Bavis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bavis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bavis throws a body kick that misses.
Bavis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phazer throws out a loose jab but Bavis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bavis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bavis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bavis throws a sloppy head kick and Phazer moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phazer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phazer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bavis.
Phazer walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Bavis.
Bavis blocks a jab.
Phazer moves out of range of the body kick from Bavis.
Phazer with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Bavis blocks the leg kick.
Phazer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Bavis.
A punch combination from Phazer misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bavis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bavis misses with the combination.
Bavis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phazer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bavis, right into the meat.
Drandt Bavis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bavis misses with a few strikes there.
Bavis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phazer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phazer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bavis looks to land a combination. Phazer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phazer walks into a stiff left hand from Bavis.
Phazer misses with a straight right.
Bavis slips under a jab from Phazer.
Bavis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phazer in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bavis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bavis swinging wilding here.
Bavis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bavis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danga de danga de dang - Phazer scores with a four punch combination!
Bavis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phazer checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bavis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phazer needs to keep his hands up - Bavis had a free shot at his head there.
Phazer throws an overhand right that lands on Bavis's shoulder, as Bavis tries to avoid the shot.
Bavis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bavis blocks a low kick nicely.
Bavis misses with a kick to the body.
Bavis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phazer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bavis is breathing heavily.
Bavis looks to score with a jab to the body but Phazer is just out of range.
Bavis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Phazer lands with a shot to the body.
Bavis misses with the combination.
Phazer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Phazer.
Bavis is looking to land body kicks.
Phazer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bavis manages to avoid it.
Bavis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phazer misses with a straight left.
Phazer thuds a left hand into Bavis's body.
Bavis moves away from the strike by Phazer.
Bavis slips under a jab from Phazer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phazer lands a nice looking body shot.
Phazer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bavis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bavis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bavis.
Nice shot by Phazer.
Phazer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bavis.
Phazer throws a hook but Bavis blocks it.
Bavis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bavis looks to land a right hand but Phazer moved out of range.
Bavis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bavis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Phazer misses.
Bavis misses with a combination
and Phazer counters with a nice uppercut.
Bavis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Phazer with a nice cross.
Phazer misses with a two punch combination.
Bavis throws a series of punches but Phazer moves out of range.
Bavis throws a leg kick
and Phazer counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phazer.
Phazer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phazer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phazer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bavis dips to his left and cracks Phazer with an uppercut!
Bavis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bavis digs a good hook to Phazer's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phazer checks a leg kick.
Phazer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bavis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phazer throws a nice looking combination but Bavis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bavis!
Phazer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bavis lands a jab-cross combination.
Phazer checks a low kick from Bavis.
Phazer throws a body punch but Bavis moves out of range.
Phazer moves out of range of the leg kick from Bavis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phazer throws a lazy right hand but Bavis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bavis lands with an uppercut that bounces Phazer off the cage and back into rage.
A big right from Phazer misses.
Bavis misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazer Phazer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Phazer misses.
Bavis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phazer.
Bavis throws a right hand that Phazer ducks under and follows up with a left that Phazer also avoids with ease.
Phazer ducks right into an uppercut from Bavis.
Bavis sizes up Phazer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bavis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bavis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phazer.
Bavis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Phazer misses.
Drandt Bavis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phazer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lazer Phazer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phazer walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Bavis misses.
Bavis lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Bavis scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Lazer Phazer has been cut.
Bavis misses with a double jab.
Bavis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bavis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phazer is breathing heavily.
Bavis throws a series of punches but Phazer moves out of range.
Phazer cracks the inside of Bavis's front leg.
Bavis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phazer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bavis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phazer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bavis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phazer.
Bavis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bavis throws a head kick but Phazer moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bavis!
Phazer misses with a hook. Bavis ducked under it nicely.
Bavis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bavis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bavis throws a jab when Phazer was well out of range.
Bavis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bavis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bavis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phazer.
A punch lands to the side of Bavis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phazer is looking to score with low kicks.
Bavis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Phazer.
Bavis takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phazer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bavis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bavis misses with a kick to the body
and Phazer counters with a straight right hand.
Phazer throws a nice looking combination but Bavis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phazer misses with a straight right.
A big left from Phazer misses.
A cross from Bavis lands.
Bavis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bavis misses with the combination.
Phazer punishes Bavis's body with a nice straight punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bavis checks a leg kick.
Phazer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Bavis.
Phazer throws a body punch but Bavis moves out of range.
Phazer throws a lazy right hand but Bavis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phazer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bavis tries to bum rush Phazer with a series of wild strikes but Phazer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bavis scores with a shot to the body.
Bavis lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bavis scores with the left hand. Phazer knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Phazer throws a series of punches but Bavis moves out of range.
Bavis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bavis throws a leg kick
and Phazer counters with a right hand to the body.
Phazer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bavis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Bavis.
Phazer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phazer. That's going to slow Bavis down.
Bavis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bavis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bavis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Phazer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phazer works Bavis's body with a nice hook.
Bavis throws a one two combo.
Phazer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bavis lands with a nice combination. Phazer backs away looking to recover.
Phazer avoids the head kick by Bavis.
A swing and a miss from Phazer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phazer swings for the body but Bavis moves out of range.
Bavis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bavis is working the combinations to good effect here.
A left and a right from Bavis both land. Nice combination.
Bavis is looking to chop away at Phazer's legs.
Bavis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phazer finds it's way round the side to connect with Bavis's head.
Bavis swinging wilding here.
Phazer throws a jab but it's blocked by Bavis.
Nice cross by Phazer.
Bavis throws a nice head kick!
Phazer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phazer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Phazer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bavis lands with an uppercut that bounces Phazer off the cage and back into rage.
Bavis tries to bum rush Phazer with a series of wild strikes but Phazer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bavis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bavis slips a jab and a cross from Phazer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drandt Bavis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lazer Phazer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bavis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phazer misses with a hook. Bavis ducked under it nicely.
Phazer throws a low kick but Bavis avoids it.
Phazer scores with a body shot.
Bavis thumps Phazer with a low kick.
Phazer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bavis.
Phazer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Phazer misses with a straight left.
Phazer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phazer misses with a straight left.
Bavis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bavis.
Bavis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phazer's calf.
Bavis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phazer.
Bavis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bavis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Bavis misses.
Bavis misses with a series of wild punches.
Phazer throws a lazy right hand but Bavis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phazer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bavis ducks under a wild hook from Phazer.
Bavis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phazer to score with a decent uppercut.
Phazer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bavis. Bavis obviously looking to wear him down.
Bavis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phazer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bavis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phazer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bavis to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Phazer.
Phazer blocks a head kick by Bavis.
Phazer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bavis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phazer doesn't seem bothered though.
Bavis lands a high kick!
Phazer throws a hook but Bavis avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Phazer blocks the low kick.
Phazer throws a jab but it's blocked by Bavis.
Phazer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bavis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bavis slips under a jab from Phazer.
Bavis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Phazer misses.
Bavis looks to land a combination but Phazer avoids it well.
Phazer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bavis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bavis throws a head kick that misses.
Bavis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phazer finds it's way round the side to connect with Bavis's head.
Bavis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phazer counters with an outside leg kick.
Phazer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bavis.
Bavis throws a sloppy head kick
and Phazer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phazer looks to land a right hand but Bavis moved out of range.
Bavis slips a jab from Phazer.
A punch combination from Bavis misses.
Nice defenses there by Bavis.
Bavis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bavis lands a jab-cross combination.
Bavis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phazer circles away quickly and effectively.
Bavis throws a nice looking combination but Phazer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bavis throws a jab but it's blocked by Phazer.
Phazer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Phazer as he checks the leg kick.
Phazer takes a swing at Bavis's ribcage but misses.
Phazer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bavis.
Bavis throws a nice looking combination but Phazer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phazer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phazer.
Bavis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phazer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bavis throws a nice looking combination but Phazer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phazer throws a hook but Bavis blocks it.
Bavis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bavis misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Bavis.
Phazer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bavis.
Bavis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phazer backs up against the cage.
Bavis misses with a two punch combination.
Bavis looks for the body kick but Phazer saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Phazer.
Phazer misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bavis digs a good hook to Phazer's body.
Phazer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bavis.
Bavis misses with a head kick.
Bavis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bavis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phazer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bavis.
Bavis misses with a double jab.
Phazer checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Bavis.
Bavis throws a series of punches but Phazer avoids them all with ease.
Phazer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bavis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phazer scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Bavis.
Phazer missing with a left hand there. Bavis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bavis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Phazer wants to land a leg kick but Bavis is out of range.
A head kick misses from Bavis.
Nice jab there from Phazer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drandt Bavis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bavis 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drandt Bavis!