PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1834 p4p, 1164 weight class) and Jack Phillips (ranked 275 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barbosa
vs
Phillips

181 cm
25
185
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
185
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Phillips has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phillips counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Phillips's head.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phillips ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Phillips off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phillips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phillips is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Phillips drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left and a right from Barbosa both land. Nice combination.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Phillips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Phillips doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phillips slips under a jab from Barbosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Phillips walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Junior Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Phillips counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phillips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Phillips might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barbosa has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phillips.
Phillips slips a jab from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Phillips's head back.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa cracks Phillips with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Junior Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.