PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Commando Wrecker (ranked 3514 p4p, 5550 weight class) and Psion Phyrrus (ranked 430 p4p, 568 weight class). Commando Wrecker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Psion Phyrrus's chin.

Wrecker
vs
Phyrrus

196 cm
19
203
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
195
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Distinct Label

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Commando Wrecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psion Phyrrus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wrecker does no damage.
Wrecker throws an overhand right that lands on Phyrrus's shoulder, as Phyrrus tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Phyrrus 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Psion Phyrrus has been cut.
Wrecker misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Phyrrus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wrecker cracks a nice hook into Phyrrus's ribs.
Wrecker throws a hook but Phyrrus blocks it.
Phyrrus lands with a right hand.
Wrecker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrecker takes a swing at Phyrrus's ribcage but misses.
Wrecker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phyrrus takes a swing at Wrecker's ribcage but misses.
Phyrrus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Phyrrus slips a jab from Wrecker.

Phyrrus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wrecker misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecker blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Wrecker.
Wrecker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrecker misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Phyrrus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrecker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Phyrrus fails to land.
Phyrrus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phyrrus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phyrrus misses with the head strike.
Phyrrus tries to throw a body punch but Wrecker avoids it by throwing Phyrrus back against the cage.
Wrecker misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Wrecker.
Wrecker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phyrrus can't find room to land a body shot as Wrecker controls the action.
Phyrrus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wrecker working aggressively here.
Wrecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrecker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phyrrus jumps guard but Wrecker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wrecker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phyrrus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrecker misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phyrrus misses with a punch to the body.
Wrecker lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrecker throws a head punch that misses.
Phyrrus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Phyrrus.
Wrecker works on Phyrrus's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrecker lands with a short shot to the head.
Phyrrus looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phyrrus.
Wrecker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wrecker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wrecker.
A short left from Wrecker.
Wrecker swings wildly with an uppercut but Phyrrus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrecker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrecker.
Phyrrus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrecker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrecker swings wildly with an uppercut but Phyrrus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phyrrus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wrecker lands a nice uppercut.
Phyrrus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrecker.
Phyrrus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phyrrus has Wrecker pressed against the cage.
Phyrrus blocking some punches.
Wrecker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phyrrus throws a head punch that misses.
Wrecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phyrrus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrecker has a couple of punches blocked by Phyrrus.
Phyrrus blocks a body shot from Wrecker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phyrrus.
Phyrrus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phyrrus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phyrrus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phyrrus misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Phyrrus.
Phyrrus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wrecker backwards.
Wrecker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phyrrus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrecker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phyrrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrecker lands a left hand.
Wrecker scores with a shot to the side of Phyrrus's head.
Phyrrus blocks an uppercut.
Phyrrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phyrrus tries a body shot but Wrecker blocks it.
Wrecker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phyrrus backwards.
Phyrrus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phyrrus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrecker is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Commando Wrecker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Psion Phyrrus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wrecker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phyrrus throws a body punch but Wrecker moves out of range.
We've been told by Wrecker's head coaches at The Jedi Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wrecker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phyrrus can do to turn this around?
Wrecker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wrecker scores with a nice head shot.
Wrecker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wrecker looks to score with a jab to the body but Phyrrus is just out of range.
Commando Wrecker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Wrecker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wrecker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Wrecker. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrecker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wrecker takes a swing at Phyrrus's ribcage but misses.
Wrecker connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phyrrus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phyrrus throws a hook to the side of Wrecker's head but Wrecker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrecker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wrecker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phyrrus's head backwards.
Phyrrus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wrecker throws an off balance right hand
and Phyrrus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wrecker throws a jab when Phyrrus was well out of range.
Wrecker looks to land a left hand but Phyrrus moved out of range nicely.
Wrecker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phyrrus takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Phyrrus.
Wrecker misses with a hook
and Phyrrus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrecker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phyrrus to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phyrrus throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrecker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phyrrus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrecker works Phyrrus's body with a nice hook.
Wrecker swats away the attempt to clinch by Phyrrus.
Phyrrus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wrecker scores with a punch to the head.
Wrecker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phyrrus works Wrecker's body with a nice hook.
Wrecker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wrecker misses with a straight right.
Wrecker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker throws a series of strikes that have Phyrrus backpedaling.

Phyrrus is rocked!
A punch combination from Wrecker misses.
Phyrrus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phyrrus is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrecker finish him?
Wrecker missing with a left hand there. Phyrrus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phyrrus seems to have recovered his senses.
Wrecker cracks Phyrrus with an open hand slap.
Phyrrus scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrecker misses the target.
Phyrrus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wrecker loads up on a big right hand but Phyrrus slips the punch.
Wrecker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phyrrus throws a shot to the body.
Phyrrus throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Wrecker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phyrrus moves away from the strike by Wrecker.
A little jabbing left from Phyrrus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wrecker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrecker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phyrrus throws out a counter right but Wrecker avoids it with no problem.
Wrecker throws out a loose jab but Phyrrus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrecker misses with a hook
and Phyrrus counters with a stiff right hand.
Phyrrus scores with a decent looking hook.
Wrecker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wrecker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phyrrus.
Phyrrus moves out of range as Wrecker strikes.
A nice side step and Phyrrus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice straight punches there by Phyrrus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phyrrus.
Wrecker throws an off balance right hand
and Phyrrus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrecker throws a body punch but Phyrrus moves out of range.
Phyrrus moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phyrrus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Psion Phyrrus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Psion Phyrrus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wrecker misses with an uppercut.
Phyrrus lands a nice looking body shot.
Psion Phyrrus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phyrrus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrecker.
Phyrrus slips under a jab from Wrecker.
Phyrrus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Wrecker is rocked!
Phyrrus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Wrecker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phyrrus staying out of range there.
Phyrrus throws a shot from downtown. Wrecker moves away and avoids it.
Wrecker seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrecker loads up on a big right hand but Phyrrus slips the punch.
Wrecker takes a swing at Phyrrus's ribcage but misses.
Wrecker throws a hook to the side of Phyrrus's head but Phyrrus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrecker walks into a left hand.
Wrecker misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Phyrrus.
Wrecker misses with a straight left.
Phyrrus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phyrrus misses with a few strikes there.
Phyrrus misses with a body punch
and Wrecker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phyrrus staying out of range there.
Phyrrus digs a good body shot into Wrecker's ribs.
Wrecker misses with an uppercut
and Phyrrus counters with a nice uppercut.
Phyrrus scores with a sloppy right hand. Wrecker should have avoided that one.
Wrecker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wrecker tests Phyrrus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phyrrus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Wrecker does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrecker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wrecker misses the jab.
It seemed like Phyrrus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wrecker throws a hook to the side of Phyrrus's head but Phyrrus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phyrrus misses with a hook. Wrecker ducked under it nicely.
Wrecker throwing a counter right hand but Phyrrus manages to avoid it.
Phyrrus moves out of range as Wrecker strikes.
Wrecker lands a jab.
Phyrrus misses the shot to the body.
Wrecker is looking to counter punch.
Wrecker throws a lazy right hand but Phyrrus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wrecker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phyrrus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phyrrus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Phyrrus finds it's way through Wrecker's defenses.
Wrecker swings widly with a right hand
and Wrecker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phyrrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wrecker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phyrrus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Phyrrus.
Wrecker throws a right and a left that Phyrrus avoids nicely.
Phyrrus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phyrrus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phyrrus lands a nice shot that snaps Wrecker's head back.
Phyrrus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Phyrrus. Those never looked like landing.
Wrecker is looking to counter punch.
Wrecker just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrecker throws out a loose jab but Phyrrus uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrecker misses with a straight right.
Wrecker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wrecker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phyrrus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wrecker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phyrrus slips under a jab from Wrecker.
Wrecker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrecker misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Phyrrus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wrecker looks to land a left hand but Phyrrus moved out of range nicely.
Phyrrus lands a nice shot that snaps Wrecker's head back.
Wrecker misses with a looping left.
Phyrrus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Psion Phyrrus.
I think Phyrrus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Psion Phyrrus!
After the fight, Psion Phyrrus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.