PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eh Phuthong (ranked 2737 p4p, 6502 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 167 p4p, 322 weight class). Zemin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 부모님 은혜 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phuthong
vs
Zemin

178 cm
19
147
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
135
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Carnage Clothing
New Standard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eh Phuthong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuthong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phuthong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phuthong lands with a right hand.
Zemin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Zemin.
Zemin throws out a loose jab but Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by Phuthong's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phuthong digs a good body shot into Zemin's ribs.
Phuthong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phuthong with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zemin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zemin walks into a stiff left hand from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zemin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phuthong.
Phuthong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Zemin breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Zemin as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Phuthong - just one landing.
Phuthong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zemin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zemin throws out a counter right but Phuthong avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zemin moves into the clinch.
Zemin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zemin has Phuthong pressed against the cage.
Phuthong tries to circle away but Zemin has him pinned against the cage.
Phuthong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Phuthong lands a body punch.
Phuthong is trying to push Zemin away but Zemin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phuthong misses with the head strike.
Zemin lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zemin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zemin stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Phuthong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zemin just leaning against Phuthong, taking a breather.
Zemin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Phuthong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zemin can turn it around.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Unang Zemin.
A left lands for Phuthong.
Zemin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zemin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zemin avoids a kick to the body.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phuthong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Phuthong.
Zemin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phuthong counters with a nice uppercut.
Zemin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phuthong lands a nice shot to the body.
Phuthong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phuthong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zemin has time to react.
A jab from Phuthong misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phuthong throws a looping overhand right but Zemin ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Zemin.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Zemin's shoulder, as Zemin tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zemin misses the jab.
Phuthong throwing a counter right hand but Zemin manages to avoid it.
Phuthong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zemin.
Phuthong swats away the attempt to clinch by Zemin.
Zemin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong works Zemin's body with a nice hook.
Phuthong throws a hook but Zemin blocks it.
Phuthong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zemin misses with a series of wild punches.
Zemin misses with a looping right.
Phuthong throws a big counter combination but Zemin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Phuthong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zemin can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zemin moves away.
Phuthong scores with a decent looking hook.
Zemin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Zemin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phuthong throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Phuthong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zemin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong is looking for a counter combo.
Zemin walks into a straight right hand from Phuthong.
Zemin walks into a left hand.
Zemin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phuthong cracks Zemin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Zemin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Phuthong wants to get back to striking at distance but Zemin won't allow it.
Phuthong tries to break free but Zemin pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eh Phuthong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zemin throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
Phuthong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zemin throws a hook but Phuthong blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phuthong.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Zemin avoids the punch easily.
Eh Phuthong is winning the standup battle so far.
Phuthong punishes Zemin's body with a nice straight punch.
Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong scores with a punch to the head.
Phuthong swats away the attempt to clinch by Zemin.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin misses with a straight right.
Phuthong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zemin can do to turn this around?
Zemin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zemin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Zemin misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin thows a body kick. Phuthong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A lazy left from Zemin finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
Zemin throws a sloppy head kick and Phuthong moves out of range easily.
Zemin misses with a hook.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zemin connects with a solid leg kick.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Zemin moved out of range.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Zemin moved out of range.
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zemin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zemin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phuthong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Zemin.
Phuthong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zemin on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phuthong lands a right hook to the body.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Phuthong finds it's way through Zemin's defenses.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Zemin.
A head kick misses from Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with a hook. Zemin ducked under it nicely.
Zemin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phuthong slips a jab from Zemin.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong looks to throw the jab but Zemin is out of range.
A head kick misses from Zemin.
Phuthong scores with a shot to the body.
Phuthong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zemin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zemin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Phuthong circles away.
Zemin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Zemin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
Zemin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Zemin avoids the punch easily.
Phuthong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zemin.
Phuthong lands a jab to the head.
Zemin moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Phuthong misses.
A big right from Zemin misses.
Phuthong looks to throw the jab but Zemin is out of range.
Phuthong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zemin unleashes a big counter combination but Phuthong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Zemin defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phuthong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zemin misses with a straight right.
Phuthong catches Zemin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zemin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zemin.
Phuthong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zemin's hands.
Phuthong misses with a hook. Zemin ducked under it nicely.
Zemin looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong throws a looping overhand right but Zemin ducks down to avoid it.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Zemin avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
Zemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zemin lands with a nice body punch.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Phuthong scores with the left hand. Zemin knows he should have avoided that one.
Phuthong blocks a head kick by Zemin.
Phuthong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Phuthong defending well as Zemin loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eh Phuthong dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zemin throws a hook but Phuthong blocks it.
Zemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zemin misses the jab.
Zemin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zemin throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut there from Phuthong.
Zemin throws a poor cross that misses
and Phuthong counters with a nice uppercut.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Zemin's shoulder, as Zemin tries to avoid the shot.
Zemin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phuthong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zemin.
Zemin throws a lazy right hand but Phuthong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong stuns Zemin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zemin misses with an uppercut. Phuthong saw that one coming.
Phuthong misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zemin 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 Phuthong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phuthong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Zemin's head.

Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Zemin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zemin trying to control the position but instead, Phuthong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zemin into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin keeps control of Phuthong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phuthong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Phuthong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuthong.
Eh Phuthong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy right hand. Zemin should have avoided that one.
Phuthong lands a nice hook to Zemin's body. Zemin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phuthong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Phuthong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phuthong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zemin tests Phuthong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Zemin's shoulder, as Zemin tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong scores with a shot to the body.
Zemin misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong blocks a head kick by Zemin.
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zemin drops his hands momentarily and Phuthong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zemin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuthong.
Zemin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Zemin's shoulder, as Zemin tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phuthong lands a slapping body shot.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Zemin tries to clinch but Phuthong is having none of it.
Phuthong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zemin defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Zemin is looking to clinch.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zemin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phuthong stuns Zemin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zemin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zemin misses with a hook
enabling Phuthong to counter with a crisp jab.
Zemin slips a straight right by Phuthong.
Zemin looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Zemin moved out of range.
Zemin lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Zemin throws the left hand but Phuthong avoids the punch easily.
Zemin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong.
Zemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zemin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phuthong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Zemin.
Phuthong lands a right hook to the body.
Phuthong throws a big shot that misses.
Phuthong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Zemin throws out a counter right but Phuthong avoids it with no problem.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Unang Zemin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phuthong throws a jab but it's blocked by Zemin.
Zemin misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eh Phuthong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phuthong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
Eh Phuthong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.