PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy General (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Watcharaphong Phantalee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy General looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

General
vs
Phantalee

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy General!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watcharaphong Phantalee!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phantalee defending well as General loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phantalee.
Phantalee dives in and grabs General's left leg, looking for a takedown. General pushes down on Phantalee's head and hops out.
Jeremy General seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phantalee slips a jab from General.
Phantalee shoots in for a double leg but General sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
General throws a head kick that misses.
General is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phantalee.
Jeremy General has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watcharaphong Phantalee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phantalee is defended easily by General.
General misses with a body kick.
Phantalee lands a head kick. General smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
General displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phantalee.
Phantalee fails with a takedown attempt.
Phantalee moves in looking to clinch but General pushes him off.
General throws the kick towards the body but Phantalee avoids it.
Phantalee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from General. No joy for Phantalee on that attempt.
Phantalee staying out of range there.
Phantalee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
General defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phantalee.
Phantalee shoots in for a takedown but General shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. General really felt that one!
General looks to throw a body kick
and Phantalee counters with a left and a right that stings General.
Phantalee is trying hard to land a takedown here. General sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy body kick from General
and Phantalee counters with a one-two to the body.
Phantalee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
General throws a sloppy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a three punch combo that has General backing up. General nods at Phantalee to acknowledge the strikes.
Phantalee looks for a takedown but General sprawls well.
Phantalee ducks under a wild hook from General.
Phantalee works General's body with a nice hook.
General throws a head kick that misses
and Phantalee counters with a left to the body.
General displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phantalee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phantalee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from General.
General swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phantalee counters with an outside leg kick.
General throws a sloppy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from General misses
and Phantalee counters with a nice low kick that buckles General's knee momentarily.
Phantalee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
General tries to land a body kick
and Phantalee counters with a three punch combo that has General backing up. General nods at Phantalee to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee counters with a solid body kick.
Phantalee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phantalee dives in and grabs General's left leg, looking for a takedown. General pushes down on Phantalee's head and hops out.
Phantalee is looking to clinch.
General throws a head kick that misses
and Phantalee counters with a head kick. That will keep General thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Phantalee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
General throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phantalee counters with a low kick, right behind General 's knee.
Phantalee tries for a takedown but General sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
General throws a lazy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Phantalee is looking to clinch but General is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
General throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phantalee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
General stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and General wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick from General misses
and Phantalee counters with a big head kick but General shrugs it off.
Phantalee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. General defends it nicely.
Phantalee moves in looking to clinch but General pushes him off.
General throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phantalee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
General avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phantalee scores with a three punch combo!
General throws a head kick that misses
and General takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
General swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phantalee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
General misses with a hook to the body
and Phantalee counters with a body kick.
General throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phantalee counters with a one-two to the body.
General throws a lazy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a big head kick but General shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phantalee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has General pinned against the cage. General gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Phantalee misses with a takedown attempt - General sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phantalee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as General sprawls well. General wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phantalee gets slowly back to his feet.
Phantalee keeps General at a distance using the push kick.
General throws a big shot that misses.
Phantalee shoots in for a double leg but General sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
General falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phantalee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phantalee closes the distance and clinches up with General, looking for a takedown. Phantalee pushes General against the cage but General circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phantalee fails with the takedown.
General swats away the attempt to clinch by Phantalee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Watcharaphong Phantalee will probably get the nod.
That's time! General's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

General throws a leg kick
and Phantalee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. General is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Phantalee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on General if he has to take too many more of those.
Phantalee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phantalee shoots in looking for a takedown. General tries to sprawl out of it but Phantalee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. General manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
General leaves Phantalee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
General throws a big shot that misses.
Phantalee cracks General with a good jab.
Phantalee shoots in looking for a takedown. General tries to sprawl out of it but Phantalee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. General manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeremy General has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watcharaphong Phantalee.
Phantalee lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
General circles away from the clinch attempt.
General throws a head kick that misses
and Phantalee counters with a three punch combo that has General backing up. General nods at Phantalee to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phantalee tries to close the distance and clinch up but General swats him away and circles back towards the center.
General falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phantalee counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee counters with a low kick, right behind General 's knee.
Jeremy General is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
General throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
General throws a head kick that misses
and Phantalee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. General is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phantalee.
General throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phantalee counters with an inside leg kick.
General has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Phantalee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Phantalee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jeremy General is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
General throws a sloppy body shot
and Phantalee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
General is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phantalee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
General swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phantalee counters with a thumping low kick.
Phantalee tries to close the distance and clinch but General swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
General misses with a combination
and Phantalee counters with a nice low kick that buckles General's knee momentarily.
General takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
General misses the jab.
Phantalee shoots in for a double leg but General sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phantalee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phantalee is looking to clinch but General is avoiding it.
General misses with a leg kick
and Phantalee counters with a left and a right that stings General.
General jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phantalee shoots for a double leg takedown but General sprawls well. He's pushed Phantalee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
General throws a sloppy head kick
and Phantalee counters with an inside leg kick.
General misses with a combination
and Phantalee counters with a straight right hand.
Phantalee is working the combinations to good effect here.
Phantalee connects with a high kick.
General misses with the body kick
and Phantalee counters with a three punch combo that has General backing up. General nods at Phantalee to acknowledge the strikes.
Phantalee tries to score a power double leg takedown but General sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phantalee somewhat.
Phantalee shoots in but General avoids the takedown attempt easily.
General throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Phantalee to counter with a crisp jab.
General misses with a double jab
and Phantalee counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee counters with a left and a right that stings General.
General throws a lazy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
General cracks a nice hook into Phantalee's ribs.
General thows a leg kick but Phantalee checks it
and Phantalee counters with a left to the body.
General throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phantalee counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from General misses
and Phantalee counters with a head kick.
Phantalee shoots in for a takedown but General shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Phantalee scores with a head kick.
Phantalee looks for a takedown but General sprawls well.
No luck for Phantalee with that takedown attempt.
General takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck for Phantalee with that takedown attempt.
General throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phantalee counters with an inside leg kick.
Watcharaphong Phantalee seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
General swings away with a body shot that misses

and Phantalee counters by clinching up.
Phantalee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
General tries to score a body lock takedown but Phantalee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Phantalee tries to score a body lock takedown but General shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
General drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phantalee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Phantalee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phantalee is working for takedown but General is calmly controlling the position for now.
General has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Phantalee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Phantalee wants to get back to striking at distance but General won't allow it.
General looking for a takedown.
General looking for a takedown.
General has Phantalee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Phantalee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
General wants a takedown.
General is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Phantalee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Phantalee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
General is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Phantalee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watcharaphong Phantalee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

General is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phantalee.
General takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phantalee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Phantalee ducks under a wild hook from General.
General falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Phantalee to counter with a crisp jab.
Phantalee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phantalee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phantalee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phantalee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around General's waist but General gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phantalee off to one side.
Jeremy General has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watcharaphong Phantalee.
Phantalee tries to score a power double leg takedown but General sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phantalee somewhat.
General throws a head kick that misses
and Phantalee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Phantalee has closed the distance and engaged General in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phantalee tries to stall but General uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
General will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Phantalee is pressed up against the cage. General has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Phantalee down to the mat. Phantalee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
General leaves Phantalee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
General throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phantalee counters with a good low kick that General was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
General throws a lazy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a nice body shot.
General throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Phantalee counter with a right hand.
General misses with a kick to the body
and Phantalee counters with a straight right hand.
General is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee counters with a left and a right that stings General.
General throws a lazy body kick
and Phantalee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
General throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phantalee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phantalee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid body kick from Phantalee.
General throws a head kick that misses
and Phantalee counters with a stiff right hand.
General defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phantalee.
General looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
General throws a head kick that misses
and Phantalee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from General is predictable there
and Phantalee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phantalee tries to clinch up.
General misses with a double jab
and Phantalee counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
General falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phantalee counters with a nice leg kick.
Phantalee fails with a takedown attempt.
Phantalee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but General avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phantalee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phantalee shoots for a takedown but General saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A low kick from General misses
and Phantalee counters with a one-two to the body.
General tries to land a body kick

and Phantalee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phantalee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
General is trying to drag Phantalee to the mat but Phantalee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
General drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phantalee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phantalee shoots in but General avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phantalee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says General as he avoids it easily.
General throws a lazy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a left and a right that stings General.
General throws a lazy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee counters with a big head kick but General shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phantalee.
General tries to land a body kick
and Phantalee counters with a leg kick.
General misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
General throws a sloppy head kick
and Phantalee counters with a one-two to the body.
Phantalee shoots for a takedown but General saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
General misses with a leg kick
and Phantalee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Phantalee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but General paws at him with a jab and circles away.
General throws a lazy right hand but Phantalee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phantalee fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
General defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phantalee.
Phantalee fails to land the takedown.
General misses with a leg kick
and Phantalee counters with a left and a right that stings General.
General throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phantalee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phantalee shoots in for a takedown but General shows good takedown defense.
A head kick by General misses
and Phantalee counters with a one-two to the body.
Phantalee lands with a kick to the temple. General shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
General throws a head kick that misses
and Phantalee counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from General misses
and Phantalee counters with a good, hard body kick but General shrugs it off.
General keeps the fight on the outside.
Phantalee fails in his attempt to clinch.
General misses with a shot to the body
and Phantalee counters with a low kick, right behind General 's knee.
Phantalee wants to clinch up but General keeps it at a distance.
Phantalee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeremy General has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watcharaphong Phantalee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phantalee tries to close the distance and clinch up but General swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Watcharaphong Phantalee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phantalee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watcharaphong Phantalee!