PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Phaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phaber has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Phaber has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Masters
vs
Phaber

185 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Phaber!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phaber looks gassed!
Phaber misses with a straight right.

Masters moves into range and clinches up with Phaber.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters landing knees to the head.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Phaber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masters is defending well for now.

Phaber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masters swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phaber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Phaber.
Masters misses with a straight right.
Masters checks a leg kick.
Masters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phaber.
Masters throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Phaber.
Phaber misses with a series of wild punches.
Masters scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phaber sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Masters lands with a nice combination. Phaber backs away looking to recover.

Masters gets a clinch.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters scores with a knee to the head.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Phaber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phaber misses with a knee to the head.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Masters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phaber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masters blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masters has him pressed against the cage.

Phaber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters lands a high kick!

Masters moves into the clinch successfully.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Phaber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters landing knees to the head.
Phaber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masters has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Phaber fails to land.
Phaber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phaber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phaber working aggressively here.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phaber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaber is looking to break free of the clinch but Masters has double underhooks.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters with a knee to the head.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Masters dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Masters throws a nice head kick!
Phaber moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Phaber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Masters lands a head kick!
Phaber tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phaber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Phaber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Phaber circles away from the clinch attempt.

Masters forces Phaber back against the cage and clinches.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masters scores with a knee to the head.
Masters scores with a knee to the head.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phaber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phaber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters with a knee to the head.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masters connects with a knee to the head.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Phaber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phaber wants to break free but Masters has control.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masters lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Phaber tries a knee to the head but Masters blocks it.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters connects with a knee to the head.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phaber looking to throw knees to the head but Masters is blocking nicely.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Phaber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Masters.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Phaber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Phaber tries to land a knee to the head but Masters blocks with his arms.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Masters dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masters landing knees to the head.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Masters landing knees to the head.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Phaber looking to throw knees to the head but Masters is blocking nicely.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masters blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Phaber tries to circle away but Masters has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaber looking to throw knees to the head but Masters is blocking nicely.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Phaber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters with a knee to the head.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaber tries to land a knee to the head but Masters blocks with his arms.
Phaber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masters blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters landing knees to the head.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Phaber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phaber blocks it with crossed arms.
Phaber misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Masters lands a knee to the head.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Masters connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phaber's face.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phaber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masters blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Phaber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters scores with a knee to the head.
Phaber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Phaber blocks with his arms.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters lands a knee to the head.
Phaber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masters scores with a knee to the head.
Masters scores with a knee to the head.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Masters misses with a knee strike.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phaber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phaber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phaber looking to throw knees to the head but Masters is blocking nicely.
Phaber trying to land knees to the body.
Masters connects with a knee to the head.
Masters lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Phaber is blocking nicely.
Phaber looking to throw knees to the head but Masters is blocking nicely.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phaber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masters lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phaber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urijah Phaber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Masters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masters scores with a knee to the head.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Phaber blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Masters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masters 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Masters!