PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phife has chosen Fernandinho - Mais Alto as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Savage
vs
Phife

185 cm
25
211 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

189 cm
28
215 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Phife!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Phife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phife staying out of range there.
Phife throws out a leg kick but Savage moves out of range and Phife only half commits.
Phife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Phife misses.
Savage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Barney Phife has been cut.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phife.
Jab by Phife.
A big left from Phife misses.
Phife slips a jab from Savage.
Phife looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Phife saw that one coming.
Phife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savage.
Savage scores with a nice head shot.
Savage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Phife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Phife throws a jab when Savage was well out of range.
Savage jabs Phife right on the nose. Phife blinks but takes it well.
Savage misses with a looping left.
A big right from Savage misses.
Barney Phife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Savage misses the jab.
Savage throws a hook but Phife avoids it easily.
Phife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Savage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phife.
Phife throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phife throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phife.
Savage moves out of range as Phife strikes.
Phife slips a jab from Savage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Phife's head but Phife sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage misses with a right hand
and Phife counters with a stiff right hand.

Phife tries to sprawl but Savage drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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 controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Savage is working for a kimura but Phife is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phife tries to get to full guard but Savage has control of the leg.
Phife slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Phife is trying to keep Savage in close.
Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Phife.
Savage wants to get up but he can't break Phife's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a big elbow that misses.
Savage distracts Phife with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Phife tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phife preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savage passes into half guard.
Savage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Savage working the head and body with strikes.
Phife wants to control but Savage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phife is trying to get back to full guard.
Phife holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Savage working over Phife with some ground and pound. Phife looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Phife has hold of Savage's hands but Savage slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 looks like he's trying to stand up.
Savage working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Phife's thigh. Phife counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phife wants to sweep but no luck.
Savage throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phife trying to control the position here.
Savage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phife swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Phife looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Phife lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Savage!
Phife cracks Savage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jethro Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Phife looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Phife stuffs the takedown attempt from Savage. Savage gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Phife.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savage checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Phife.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage slips under a jab.
Phife throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phife is fending him off so far but Savage persists. Nope, Phife circles away and we're back to standing.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phife throws a shot from downtown. Savage moves away and avoids it.
Phife misses with a few strikes there.
Savage slips under a jab.
Savage cracks Phife with an open hand slap.
Phife works the jab nicely.
Jethro Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Phife.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage scores with a jab to the head.
Phife misses with a left hand
and Savage counters with a one-two to the body.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phife scoring well with a low kick there.
Phife throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phife throws a low kick but Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phife.
Savage checks a low kick from Phife.
Phife connects with a jab.
A cross from Phife lands.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Barney Phife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phife takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife throws a leg kick that misses.
Savage slips a straight right by Phife.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage moves out of range as Phife strikes.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Phife is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Phife tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savage is able to avoid easily.
Nice jab there from Savage.
Phife scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Savage finds it's target.
Phife throws a leg kick

and Savage counters with a shoot takedown. Phife fights it but they end up in guard.
Phife is trying to control the position but Savage postures up.
Savage throwing strikes from guard but Phife blocks nicely.
Savage sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Phife's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife wants to control but Savage is keeping busy.
Savage takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Phife is rocked!
Phife is in trouble now - Savage has advanced to mount!
Phife is still in real trouble! Can Savage finish him?
Savage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Phife?
Savage lands a big elbow - Phife is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Phife is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jethro Savage!
Jethro Savage retains his light heavyweight title!
Jethro Savage very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.