PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Pharion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Larson
vs
Pharion

183 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Pharion!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larson clinches.
Larson is working for takedown but Pharion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Larson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pharion wants a takedown.
Pharion looking for a takedown.

Pharion is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Larson can't fight it off and eventually Pharion manages to take the fight to the floor. Larson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pharion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larson is trying to keep Pharion in close.
Pharion is looking to work some ground and pound but Larson has wrist control.
Pharion throwing strikes but missing.
Pharion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Larson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pharion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Pharion from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pharion is in close to Larson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Larson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pharion stands up over Larson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Pharion from controlling successfully.
Pharion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pharion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pharion chips away with some ground and pound.
Pharion scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pharion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pharion with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pharion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pharion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Pharion from controlling successfully.
Pharion works over Larson with some ground and pound from guard.
Pharion working some strikes from top position.
Pharion's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Larson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Larson is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pharion trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom.
Pharion throwing strikes from guard but Larson blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharion working some strikes from top position.
Pharion lands a couple of digs.
Larson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larson tries to get out of the position.
Pharion is working Larson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pharion landing some decent shots from guard.
Pharion stands up over Larson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pharion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pharion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pharion trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pharion working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Larson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pharion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pharion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pharion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pharion connects with a couple of short punches.
Pharion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pharion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pharion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pharion scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pharion works over Larson with some ground and pound from guard.
Pharion wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pharion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Pharion 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.

Larson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Pharion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Larson to the ground. Pharion is now in Larson's guard.
Pharion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pharion working some strikes from top position.
Larson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pharion is one step ahead there.
Pharion trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pharion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bill Pharion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pharion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Larson is looking for a triangle but Pharion pushes his legs off easily.
Pharion trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pharion chips away with some ground and pound.
Pharion wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.
Pharion lands a couple of digs.
Larson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pharion trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pharion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pharion postures up in Larson's guard and throws a big left but Larson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pharion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Larson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pharion throws a big right hand that misses.
Pharion trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom.
Pharion is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pharion cracks Larson with a solid left hand.
Pharion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pharion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pharion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pharion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson looking to control.
Pharion postures up and lands a big shot to Larson's brow.
Pharion working some strikes from top position.
Pharion trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pharion scoring with some ground and pound.

Larson is rocked!
Pharion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pharion with a nice head shot there.
Pharion working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larson's head.
Oh Larson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pharion is working Larson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pharion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pharion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pharion lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pharion lands a couple of digs.
Pharion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pharion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pharion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pharion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pharion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pharion gets to his feet and stands over Larson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Larson felt that one! Pharion unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Larson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Pharion!