PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Phaneuf (ranked 1696 p4p, 242 weight class) and Boris Tadic (ranked 2780 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luc Phaneuf
vs
Tadic

191 cm
26
219 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Phaneuf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Tadic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phaneuf misses with a looping right.
Tadic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tadic swings away with a body shot that misses

and Phaneuf counters by clinching up.
Tadic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tadic prevents a body shot from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf lands a nice uppercut.
Tadic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tadic has a couple of punches blocked by Phaneuf.
Tadic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phaneuf up against the cage.
Phaneuf lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phaneuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Tadic controls his hands.
Tadic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Phaneuf.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tadic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tadic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phaneuf misses with a body punch.
Phaneuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phaneuf blocks a body shot from Tadic.
Phaneuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phaneuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phaneuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tadic tries to work over Phaneuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tadic tries to work over Phaneuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tadic stalling in the clinch but Phaneuf improves position.
Tadic tries to work over Phaneuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phaneuf blocks an uppercut.
Tadic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tadic has Phaneuf pushed against the cage.
Tadic prevents a body shot from Phaneuf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadic struggles to land a body shot inside as Phaneuf controls his hands.
Tadic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tadic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phaneuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Phaneuf lands with a short shot to the head.
Tadic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tadic misses with some punches.
Phaneuf misses with a punch to the body.
Phaneuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tadic struggles to land a body shot inside as Phaneuf controls his hands.
Phaneuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Phaneuf throws a head punch that misses.
Phaneuf lands a left hand.
Tadic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf tries to throw a body punch but Tadic avoids it by throwing Phaneuf back against the cage.
Phaneuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phaneuf misses with a punch to the body.
Phaneuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Tadic.
Phaneuf tries to work over Tadic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tadic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tadic throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Phaneuf's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Phaneuf tries a body shot but Tadic blocks it.
Tadic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tadic tries to throw a body punch but Phaneuf avoids it by throwing Tadic back against the cage.
Phaneuf prevents a body shot from Tadic.
Tadic trying to control the position but instead, Phaneuf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tadic into the cage.
Tadic has a couple of punches blocked by Phaneuf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phaneuf tries a body shot but Tadic blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phaneuf as Tadic tries to tie him up.
Phaneuf scores with a shot to the side of Tadic's head.
Phaneuf blocks a body shot from Tadic.
Phaneuf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Boris Tadic has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Phaneuf.
Phaneuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Phaneuf.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tadic is trying to maintain a safe position but Phaneuf gets an underhook and turns Tadic into the cage.
Tadic scores with a hook to the body.
Phaneuf lands a shoulder strike.
Phaneuf tries a body shot but Tadic blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Luc Phaneuf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Tadic's cut.
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.

Phaneuf lands a jab to the nose.

Tadic is rocked!
Phaneuf lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Tadic - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Phaneuf!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Luc Phaneuf!
Jean Luc Phaneuf took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.