PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phife comes to the cage accompanied by Fernandinho - Mais Alto. This should be a great matchup!

Phife
vs
Savage

189 cm
27
215 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
211 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Phife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Savage!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phife. Phife circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savage at a distance.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Phife moved out of range nicely.
Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Phife finds it's way through Savage's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savage checks a leg kick.
Phife looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phife.
Good exchange - Phife coming out on top.
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!
The fighters circling - Phife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phife.
Savage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phife throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phife takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Phife closes the distance and clinches up with Savage, looking for a takedown. Phife pushes Savage against the cage but Savage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phife lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Phife.
Phife throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Phife scores with a nice right hand.
Savage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Phife.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phife.
Savage swings for the body but Phife moves out of range.
Phife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phife scores with a nice right hand.
Phife throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Jab by Phife.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phife scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife slips a straight right by Savage.
Savage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Phife ducks down to avoid it.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savage takes one to the chin there.
Phife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phife scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phife swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phife misses with a low kick.
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Savage tries to move into range but Phife moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Savage lands a jab to Phife's midsection.
Phife lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife misses with a head kick.
Phife is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Savage works Phife's body with a nice hook.
Phife misses with a low kick as Savage jumps back.
A nice combination there by Savage.

It looks like Barney Phife has been cut.
Savage throws a jab when Phife was well out of range.
Phife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Savage scores with a jab to the head.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Phife is just out of range.
Phife throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Phife misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Savage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phife misses with a hook.
Phife loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
Savage thuds a left hand into Phife's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phife misses the jab.
Phife scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phife moves out of range of the strikes.
Phife ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Phife.
Phife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phife lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Phife shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savage pinned against the cage. Savage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Phife misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Phife.
Phife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Phife dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
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.

Phife throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savage blocks a jab.
Savage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phife at a distance.
Barney Phife is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phife counters with a two punch combo.
Savage moves out of range of the leg kick from Phife.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage with a hook.
Phife 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.
Barney Phife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage sizes up Phife with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phife misses with a left hand
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Phife misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Savage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Savage's corner calls for a 1-2. Savage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Phife.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Phife. That snapped Savage's head back.
Phife falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Phife throws a head kick that misses.
Phife misses with a series of wild punches.
Phife lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Phife tries a head kick but it misses.
Savage lands with a cross.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phife.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Phife's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phife misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Savage finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife shoots in but no luck this time.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage tries for a takedown but Phife sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savage misses with a right hand
and Phife counters with a nice body shot.
Phife slips under a jab from Savage.
Savage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phife scores with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Phife. No joy for Savage on that attempt.
Phife misses with a jab to the body
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phife.
Phife throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage throws a shot to the body.
Savage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phife takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phife swings widly with a right hand
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Phife misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phife. That's going to slow Savage down.
A jab from Phife finds it's way through Savage's defenses.
Savage lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Phife misses.
Phife moves away from the strike by Savage.
A nice combination there by Savage.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phife just misses with a punch to the body.
Phife moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phife thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phifes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Phife shows good takedown defense.
Barney Phife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Savage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phife throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phife throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Savage's head.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phife drops his hands momentarily and Savage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Phife saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Phife misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Savage blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phife swings widly with a right hand
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Phife misses.
Phife throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jethro Savage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Phife walks into a straight right hand from Savage.
Phife throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Phife throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phife.
Phife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phife manages to avoid it.
Savage lands the left hand.
Savage blocks a head kick by Phife.
Savage scores with a jab. Phife acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savage scores with a jab. Phife acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phife takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Phife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phife. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phife misses with a wild body shot.
Phife misses with a low kick.
Phife misses with a hook.
Phife thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phife thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savage checks a leg kick.
Phife throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Phife shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phife thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Phife.
Phife takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown but Phife manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Savage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savage jabs Phife right on the nose. Phife blinks but takes it well.
Phife drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Phife takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Savage lands with a hook. Phife tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phife throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phife walks into a stiff left hand from Savage.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Phife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage with a nice cross.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Phife's belly button to the back.
Savage with a jab.
Savage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Phife is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Phife gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Phife is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phife on the side of the head.
Phife looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phife misses with a double jab.
Phife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Savage clobbers Phife with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Savage! Phife is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jethro Savage!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jethro Savage thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).