PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slimyy Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jimmy
vs
Phelps

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slimyy Jimmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimmy scores with a punch to the head.
Jimmy throws a right and a left that Phelps avoids nicely.
Phelps fails to land with a series of punches.
Phelps uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimmy.
Jimmy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Jimmy. Those never looked like landing.
Phelps just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Jimmy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phelps lands a really nice looking cross but Jimmy seems unphased.
Phelps throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Jimmy.
Phelps avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Phelps.
Jimmy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phelps fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phelps throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phelps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimmy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Phelps. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phelps.
Phelps swinging wildly here.
Phelps throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phelps slips a jab and a cross from Jimmy.
Jimmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phelps.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Jimmy avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Jimmy misses.
Phelps lands a jab.
Jimmy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phelps misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phelps lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps catches Jimmy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michael Phelps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phelps scores with a jab. Jimmy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Jimmy moves out of range.
Phelps looks gassed!
Phelps slips a straight right by Jimmy.
Jimmy looks to land a combination but Phelps avoids it well.
Phelps throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phelps 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.
Phelps jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phelps.
Phelps jabs at Jimmy's body.
Jimmy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Phelps eats them both and turns towards Jimmy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jimmy throws a right and a left that Phelps avoids nicely.
Phelps smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jimmy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jimmy throws a series of punches but Phelps avoids them all with ease.
Phelps swings for the body but Jimmy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps with a nice cross.
Phelps ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phelps throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jimmy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jimmy throws a jab but it's blocked by Phelps.
Jimmy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jimmy slips a jab and a cross from Phelps.
Phelps dodges the punch combination from Jimmy.
Phelps throws a nice looking combination but Jimmy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Jimmy avoids them all with ease.
Jimmy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jimmy misses with a wild combination.
Phelps fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmy misses with a few strikes there.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Jimmy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phelps works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phelps is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jimmy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phelps.
Jimmy ducks under a wild hook from Phelps.
Jimmy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phelps lands a jab-cross combination.
Jimmy throws a right and a left that Phelps avoids nicely.
Phelps fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phelps jabs Jimmy right on the nose. Jimmy blinks but takes it well.
Jimmy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phelps circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phelps's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jimmy under the eye.
Phelps is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jimmy.
Phelps avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phelps looks to land a combination but Jimmy avoids it well.
Jimmy throws a nice looking combination but Phelps bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phelps takes a swing at Jimmy's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Phelps dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from Jimmy misses.
Donk. Phelps catches Jimmy right on the button with a cross.
Phelps showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimmy.
Jimmy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phelps slips a jab and a cross from Jimmy.
Phelps connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jimmy walks into a left hand.
Phelps fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Phelps.

Jimmy is rocked!
Phelps throws a series of punches but Jimmy avoids them all with ease.
Oh Jimmy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phelps swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phelps dodges the punch combination from Jimmy.
Phelps misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phelps misses with a two punch combination.
Phelps avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phelps drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jimmy right on the button. Jimmy goes down! Phelps follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Phelps gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Phelps!