PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Del Phonics (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Familia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Phonics
vs
Familia

188 cm
21
200 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

225 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Del Phonics!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Familia!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Familia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phonics. Phonics obviously looking to wear him down.
Phonics avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Familia lands a jab to the head.
Familia misses with a wild combination.
Familia misses with an uppercut. Phonics saw that one coming.
Familia throws a jab but it's blocked by Phonics.
Familia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Familia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left lands for Familia.
Familia throws a lazy right hand but Phonics sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Familia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chris Familia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phonics is looking to clinch.
Familia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Phonics moves into range and clinches up with Familia.
Familia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Familia fails to land.
Familia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Familia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Familia misses with the head strike.
Familia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phonics lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Phonics breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Familia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Familia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Phonics rushes Familia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Familia looking to stall.
Familia misses with the head strike.
Familia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phonics's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phonics tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Familia avoids it.
Familia has a couple of punches blocked by Phonics.
Familia misses with the head strike.
Phonics throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Familia throws an elbow but misses.
Familia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phonics blocking some punches.
Phonics lands an elbow inside that Familia shrugs off.
Familia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phonics lands a knee to the body.
Phonics with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phonics with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phonics.
Phonics putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Familia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Familia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phonics lands a shot to the body.
Phonics tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Familia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phonics connects with a knee to the head.
Familia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Familia looks gassed!

Phonics breaks from the clinch.
Familia cracks Phonics with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Phonics pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Phonics misses.
Familia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phonics.
Familia throws a nice looking combination but Phonics bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Familia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phonics sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Familia misses its intended target.
Familia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phonics backs up against the cage.
Phonics moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Familia scores with a shot to the body.
Familia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Familia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phonics looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phonics looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Familia throws and low kick but Phonics moves out of range easily.
Familia cracks Phonics with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Familia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Familia showed some decent athleticism there.

Familia is working for a kimura but Phonics is defending it quite comfortably.

Familia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phonics tries to kick Familia off but Familia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Phonics tries to kick Familia off in order to stand up. Familia Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Familia tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Familia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Phonics, who protects the arm well.

Familia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phonics is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Familia will probably get the nod.
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.

Familia throws the left hand but Phonics avoids the punch easily.
Familia fails to land with a series of punches.
Phonics wants to clinch up but Familia keeps it at a distance.
Familia misses with a wild combination.
Phonics takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Familia lands a jab to the nose.
Phonics is looking to clinch.
Familia tried to score with a low kick but Phonics checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phonics looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Familia misses with a few strikes there.

Phonics moves into the clinch.
Phonics misses with a knee to the head.
Familia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phonics misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phonics lands an elbow inside that Familia shrugs off.
Familia lands with a right to the head.
Phonics misses with a knee to the head.
Familia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Familia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Familia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Phonics breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Familia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Familia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phonics pinned against the cage. Phonics gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Del Phonics is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Familia. That snapped Phonics's head back.
Familia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phonics moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phonics finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Familia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phonics's hands.
Familia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Familia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phonics counters with a nice low kick that buckles Familia's knee momentarily.
Familia misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Familia. Beautiful body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Familia scores with a four punch combination!
Familia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phonics.
Decent striking displayed by Familia there.
Familia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Familia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phonics.
A jab from Familia misses.
Familia throws out a powerful jab.

Phonics forces Familia back against the cage and clinches.
Phonics unloads a knee to the mid-section. Familia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Familia is breathing heavily.
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!
Phonics pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Familia.
Phonics takes a shot to the head.
Phonics connects with a nasty looking knee right to Familia's face.
Familia tries to throw a body punch but Phonics avoids it by throwing Familia back against the cage.
Familia swings wildly with an uppercut but Phonics uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Familia fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Familia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phonics unloads a knee to the mid-section. Familia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Familia misses with some punches.
Familia can't find room to land a body shot as Phonics controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Phonics obliges.
Phonics tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phonics blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Familia looking to stall.
Familia has a couple of punches blocked by Phonics.
Familia throws a punch but it's blocked by Phonics.
Familia is looking to control Phonics's arms but Phonics gets an underhook and turns him. Now Familia has his back to the cage.
Phonics lands a knee to the head.
Phonics putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Familia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Familia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phonics lands a nice elbow.
Phonics lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phonics stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Familia swings wildly with an uppercut but Phonics uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phonics.
Phonics tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phonics lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Familia misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phonics comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Familia misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phonics.
Phonics utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phonics throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Familia blocks it with crossed arms.
Familia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Familia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Familia.
Familia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Familia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phonics misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Familia.
Familia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Familia.
Phonics looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phonics lands a knee to the body.
Familia scores with a shot to the side of Phonics's head.
Familia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Phonics.
A head punch on the inside from Familia fails to land.
Phonics scores with a knee to the head.
Phonics blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Familia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phonics creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phonics misses with a knee to the head.
Familia tries to stall but Phonics uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Del Phonics will probably get the nod.
That's time! Phonics's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Familia lands a two punch combo.
Familia scores with a jab.
Familia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phonics.
Familia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Familia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Familia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Phonics looks to land a body kick but Familia moved away.
Phonics throws a combination that misses
and Familia counters with a straight right hand.
Familia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phonics tries to clinch there but Familia circles away.
Phonics closes the distance looking to clinch
and Familia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Familia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phonics walks into a straight right hand from Familia.
Familia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chris Familia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Familia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Familia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phonics shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Familia misses with a double jab.
Familia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Familia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phonics takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Familia scores with the left hand. Phonics knows he should have avoided that one.
Familia tests Phonics's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phonics has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Familia finds it's way round the side to connect with Phonics's head.
Familia misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Familia scores with a one two! Phonics had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Familia moves out of range of the body kick.
Familia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Familia counters with a straight right hand.
Familia misses with a wild combination.
Phonics has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Familia finds it's way round the side to connect with Phonics's head.
Familia shoots in and drives through. Phonics sprawls well.
Phonics takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Familia misses with a low kick as Phonics jumps back.
Familia misses with a looping right.
Familia swats away the attempt to clinch by Phonics.
Familia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Familia misses with a leg kick

and Phonics moves into the clinch.
Familia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phonics lands an elbow just above Familia 's eye.
Familia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Familia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phonics backwards.
Phonics blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Familia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phonics.
Phonics will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Familia up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Familia fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Familia.
A short body shot lands from Phonics as the two fighters clinch.
Familia misses with a body punch.
Familia takes an elbow to the temple.
Phonics lands a nice knee to the body.
Familia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Familia is looking to control Phonics's arms but Phonics gets an underhook and turns him. Now Familia has his back to the cage.
Phonics lands a nice elbow.
Phonics landing knees to the head.
Phonics lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phonics landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phonics is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phonics lands a good knee to the midsection. Familia won't want to take too many of those.
Phonics lands an elbow just above Familia 's eye.
Phonics lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phonics is stalling here.
Phonics with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phonics using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Familia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Familia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phonics blocking some punches.
Familia throws a head punch that misses.
Familia swings wildly with an uppercut but Phonics uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phonics blocks an elbow strike from Familia.
Familia swings wildly with an uppercut but Phonics uses good head movement to avoid it.
Familia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phonics lands an elbow just above Familia 's eye.
Phonics tries to land a knee to the head but Familia blocks with his arms.
Familia misses with a punch on the inside.
Phonics lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Familia misses with the head strike.
Phonics blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Familia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Familia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Phonics obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Familia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Familia 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Familia!