PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Career Over (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine - Bombtrack. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Over
vs
Phoenix

187 cm
37
194 lbs
37 - 13 - 0

191 cm
29
186 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Career Over !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix slips a jab from Over .
Phoenix digs a good body shot into Over 's ribs.
Phoenix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Over counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phoenix throws a lazy uppercut
and Over counters with a straight right hand.
Over throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Over fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix avoids it really well and circles away.
Over finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Phoenix throws a lazy uppercut
and Over connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Over .
Phoenix clobbers Over with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Over takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Over throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Over does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Over looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Parker Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phoenix lands with a right hand.
Over throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Over stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phoenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Over throws out the jab.
Phoenix lunges at Over with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Over 's hand.
Phoenix lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Over throws a big shot that misses.
Over goes for a double leg but Phoenix avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Phoenix continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Over throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Over finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Phoenix steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Over .
Phoenix misses with a body punch
and Over counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Over fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Career Over . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Over tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Over .
Over throws a right and a left that both miss.
Over dives in for a single leg takedown but Phoenix sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Phoenix is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Parker Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phoenix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Over throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix slips a jab from Over .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Over on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Over misses with a body shot
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Over cracks Phoenix with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Phoenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Over shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phoenix sprawls well. Phoenix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Over gets slowly back to his feet.
Phoenix wants to counter the offense by Over and move into the clinch position.
Phoenix digs a good body shot into Over 's ribs.
Phoenix misses with a jab to the body
enabling Over to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phoenix has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Over defending well as Phoenix loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Over is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Over misses with a straight right.
Over lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Over avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Phoenix.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Over loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
Phoenix wants to counter the offense by Over and move into the clinch position.
Over fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Over moves out of range.
Over works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Over misses the target.
Over uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Phoenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Over throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Career Over will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Phoenix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phoenix moves out of range as Over strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Over .
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Over paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Over counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Over scores with a one two! Phoenix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Phoenix is rocked!
Phoenix slips under a jab from Over .
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Over misses the target.
Over throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Over throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Over misses.
Over sets himself, and Phoenix steps forward looking for the clinch! Over avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Over throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Over sets himself, and Phoenix steps forward looking for the clinch! Over avoids it this time.
Over shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phoenix pinned against the cage. Phoenix gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Over .
Career Over is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Over does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Phoenix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Over has got the better of the exchanges.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Over manages to avoid it.
Phoenix lands a jab to the nose.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Over .
Phoenix blocks a low kick nicely.
Over scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Over does a little dance to reset his feet.
Over avoids the head kick by Phoenix.
Over was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Over misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix 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.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Over .
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Over counters with a stiff right hand.
Over looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Over .
Over sets himself, and Phoenix steps forward looking for the clinch! Over avoids it this time.
Over tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phoenix swivels and escapes.
Phoenix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Over rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hook but Over blocks it.
Over pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Over throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Over attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Phoenix gets caught napping as Over dives in and scores a takedown. Phoenix manages to retain guard.
Over controlling from the top position.
Over trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Over is fighting to break Phoenix's control of his arms but Phoenix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Over tries to free his leg and advance position but Phoenix is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phoenix holds on and takes a little breather.
Over seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Over trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phoenix wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Over controlling from the top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix slips under a jab.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Over throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Career Over dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Over throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phoenix punishes Over 's body with a nice straight punch.
Over looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
A slow jab from Over misses its intended target.
Phoenix wants to counter the offense by Over and move into the clinch position.
Over connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Over .
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Over ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Phoenix. Beautiful body shot.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and Over counters with a straight right hand.
Over bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phoenix's head.
Over shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Phoenix.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Over does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Over .
Over connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phoenix momentarily.
Over shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phoenix as he jumps to the side.
Phoenix moves out of range as Over strikes.
Over misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix lands a head kick!
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Over .
Phoenix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Over ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Phoenix.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Over lands a nice hook to Phoenix's body. Phoenix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phoenix swings for the body but Over moves out of range.
Over throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix tries to counter by closing the distance.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Over counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phoenix slips a straight right by Over .
Over shoots in but Phoenix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phoenix wants to counter with a clinch but Over pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Career Over . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Over works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the body
and Over counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Over lands a lovely overhand right.
Over scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phoenix scores with a decent looking hook.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Over sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Over wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Over misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice defenses there by Over .
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Over moved out of range nicely.
Over uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix darts in trying to clinch
and Over cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Over .
Phoenix with a jab.
Phoenix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Over moves out of range of the strikes.
Over throwing a counter right hand but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Phoenix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Over .
Phoenix misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Over is defended easily by Phoenix.
Parker Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix throws a jab when Over was well out of range.
Over throws a big counter combination but Phoenix scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Over slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Career Over .
Well Over has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Career Over !
Career Over managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.