PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime comes to the cage accompanied by Bring It. Thioon Phitch has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Downtime
vs
Phitch

176 cm
35
159 lbs
30 - 26 - 2

174 cm
27
163 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thioon Phitch!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Phitch lands a left and a right that send Downtime crashing to the mat, dazed. Phitch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Downtime is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phitch throws an off balance right hand
and Downtime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Downtime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phitch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Downtime seems to have got his legs back now.
Downtime on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phitch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phitch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Downtime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Downtime defending well as Phitch loads up on a big left hand.
Phitch cracks a nice hook into Downtime's ribs.
Phitch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Downtime takes one on the button.
Jab by Downtime.
Thioon Phitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Phitch drives through and clinches with Downtime against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phitch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime misses with an elbow strike.
Phitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phitch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Phitch breaks the clinch.
Downtime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Phitch clinches.
Downtime trying to land knees to the body.
Downtime has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Phitch is trying to break free.
Phitch has Downtime pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Downtime.
Phitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phitch lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Phitch.
Downtime pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phitch avoiding damage as Downtime throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime missing with knees to the body.
Downtime's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phitch scores with a nice hook to the head.

Phitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phitch misses with a hook. Downtime ducked under it nicely.
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!
Phitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phitch throws a hook but Downtime avoids it easily.
Downtime throws a shot from downtown. Phitch moves away and avoids it.
Phitch tries to clinch up.
Phitch misses with a hook.
Phitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phitch scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Downtime changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Downtime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phitch.
Phitch scores with a hook to the body. Downtime takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Downtime moves out of range of the strikes.
Phitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Downtime stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by Phitch.
Downtime tried to score with a low kick but Phitch checks it.
Phitch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thioon Phitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phitch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phitch throws an off balance right hand
and Downtime counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Downtime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phitch.
Downtime walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime takes one on the button.
Phitch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Downtime throws a series of punches but Phitch avoids them all with ease.
Phitch throws a hook but Downtime avoids it easily.
Downtime has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Downtime there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phitch swings widly with a right hand

and Downtime holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Downtime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phitch has him pressed against the cage.
Phitch avoiding damage as Downtime throws knees to the body.
Downtime trying to land knees to the body.
Downtime misses with an elbow over the top.

Phitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phitch misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Downtime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phitch throws out a powerful jab.
Downtime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thioon Phitch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Downtime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Downtime misses.

Phitch moves into the clinch successfully.

Downtime breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Downtime takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Phitch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thioon Phitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Downtime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Downtime circles away.
Phitch scores with a body shot.
Phitch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Downtime counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phitch.
Phitch managing to block the knees to the body from Downtime.
Downtime takes an elbow to the temple.
Phitch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Downtimes head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime misses with a knee to the head.
Downtime is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Phitch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phitch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Phitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Phitch slips a jab and a cross from Downtime.
Phitch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phitch misses with a hook.
Phitch connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Phitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Downtime moves away.
Phitch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Downtime closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phitch.
Donk. Phitch catches Downtime right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Downtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phitch gets in close and tags Downtime with a short punch that almost sends Downtime to the mat! Oh Downtime is in big trouble! He turns his back on Phitch, trying to create some distance but Phitch rushes him, striking wildly and Downtime goes down! The referee tackles Phitch into the cage to end the fight! Phitch is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thioon Phitch!