PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Boozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Pharion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bill Pharion enters the cage!

Boozer
vs
Pharion

195 cm
18
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlo Boozer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Pharion!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boozer staying out of range there.
Pharion misses with a lunging right hand
and Boozer counters with a left to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boozer.

Boozer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pharion is looking to regain half guard here but Boozer keeps moving and retains side control.

Boozer stands up and beckons Pharion to his feet.
Boozer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Carlo Boozer has been cut.

Boozer pushes Pharion up against the cage in a clinch.

Boozer breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boozer shoots in and drives through. Pharion sprawls well.

Pharion gets caught napping as Boozer dives in and scores a takedown. Pharion manages to retain guard.
Boozer won't allow Pharion to get back to his feet.
Boozer wants to stand but Pharion is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boozer looking to sit in guard and control but Pharion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pharion throws an elbow that misses. Boozer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pharion's guard. Nice move by Boozer!
Boozer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pharion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Boozer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boozer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pharion defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Boozer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boozer lands with a hook. Pharion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boozer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pharion tries to avoid it but Boozer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pharion to the ground. Pharion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pharion connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boozer blocks a jab.

Boozer feints and as Pharion raises his hands in defense, Boozer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pharion trying to control the position.
Boozer tries to free his leg and advance position but Pharion is retaining full guard.
Pharion trying to control the position.
Pharion has Boozer pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boozer tries to stand but Pharion is controlling from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bill Pharion wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pharion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boozer manages to avoid it.

Boozer drives through with a takedown into Pharion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pharion can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boozer trying to control but Pharion is working from the bottom.
Boozer won't allow Pharion to sweep him here.
Boozer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pharion is keeping the position for now.
Boozer trying to control but Pharion is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Carlo Boozer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boozer misses with a takedown attempt

so Pharion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Boozer pushes Pharion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Boozer with a poor takedown

so Pharion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boozer is breathing heavily.
Pharion wants to control from the top but Boozer keeps moving.
Pharion postures up and lands a big shot to Boozer's brow.
Boozer trying to keep a closed guard but Pharion is proving a slippery customer.
Pharion postures up and lands a big shot to Boozer's brow.
Pharion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pharion is working Boozer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pharion preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pharion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pharion cracks Boozer with a solid left hand.
Boozer controls Pharion momentarily but Pharion frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bill Pharion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlo Boozer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pharion misses with a wild body shot.
Pharion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pharion takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Pharion shoots in and bounces Boozer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boozer working a defensive guard here.
Boozer wants to stand but Pharion is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boozer keeping moving, preventing Pharion from controlling successfully.
Pharion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boozer wants to stand but Pharion is controlling the position.
Pharion lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Boozer has his foot on Pharion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pharion works his way back into a safe position though.
Pharion lands a couple of digs.
Boozer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pharion.
Boozer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pharion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pharion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boozer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pharion postures up and lands a big shot to Boozer's brow.
Pharion postures up.
Boozer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pharion is working Boozer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pharion wants to control from the top but Boozer keeps moving.
Pharion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pharion postures up and lands a big shot to Boozer's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharion scoring with some ground and pound.

Boozer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Boozer looking for a guillotine here but Pharion defends easily.
Boozer is trying to keep Pharion in close.
Pharion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boozer's head.
Boozer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boozer keeping moving, preventing Pharion from controlling successfully.
Boozer being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pharion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boozer controls Pharion momentarily but Pharion frees himself.
Pharion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Boozer gets the takedown into side control.
Pharion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boozer's best efforts.
Pharion is trying to stand up here but Boozer is controlling him well.
Pharion tries to get to full guard but Boozer has control of the leg.
Boozer is looking to take a break and control but Pharion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pharion trying to control from the bottom.
Boozer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Boozer stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pharion is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pharion throws a series of punches but Boozer avoids them all with ease.
Boozer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pharion missing with a left hand there. Boozer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pharion slaps away a takedown attempt from Boozer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pharion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Pharion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlo Boozer's cut.
That's time! Boozer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boozer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pharion is fending him off so far but Boozer persists. Nope, Pharion circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Pharion.
Boozer defending well as Pharion loads up on a big left hand.
Boozer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pharion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horrible takedown by Boozer or perhaps it was just good defense by Pharion which made him look bad.

Boozer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boozer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Boozer is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pharion is trying to escape and Boozer transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pharion is forced to tap! Nice work there by Boozer! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlo Boozer!
A less than humble Carlo Boozer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.