PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 390 p4p, 58 weight class) and Sleight Of Hand (ranked 695 p4p, 103 weight class). Blake Phoenix is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Phoenix
vs
Of Hand

194 cm
28
205 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

200 cm
28
211 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
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FF Gear

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 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sleight Of Hand!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Hand.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Phoenix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Of Hand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Hand swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Of Hand.
Of Hand is trying to force a seperation but Phoenix has the dominant position.
Of Hand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Hand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Of Hand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Hand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Phoenix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Of Hand misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Phoenix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Of Hand tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
Of Hand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Hand is looking to slow Phoenix down with leg kicks.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Hand ducks right into an uppercut from Phoenix.
Of Hand 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.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Hand throws a right hand that misses
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Of Hand momentarily.
Of Hand needs to keep his hands up - Phoenix had a free shot at his head there.
Of Hand misses with a looping left.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Of Hand and move into the clinch.
Of Hand dips to his left and cracks Phoenix with an uppercut!
Of Hand misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix blocks a head kick by Of Hand.
Of Hand takes one to the chin there.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Phoenix scores with a nice strike.
Phoenix misses with a body shot
and Of Hand counters with a series of strikes. Phoenix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters circling a little - Of Hand finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Of Hand throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Phoenix misses the target.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Of Hand counters with a solid body kick.
Of Hand scores with a jab to the head.
Of Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Of Hand.
Of Hand slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Of Hand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Hand.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Of Hand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Phoenix does no damage.
Of Hand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phoenix lands with an overhand left.
Phoenix tests Of Hand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Hand moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Of Hand steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a jab when Of Hand was well out of range.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Hand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Of Hand's head but Of Hand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Of Hand avoids the punch easily.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Of Hand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Of Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Hand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Of Hand loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
Of Hand uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Of Hand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix lunges at Of Hand with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Of Hand's hand.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Of Hand misses with a hook
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Of Hand moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix moves forwards but Of Hand connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Hand moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Phoenix connects with a right hand. Of Hand shakes it off.
Of Hand misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Phoenix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Of Hand throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Of Hand moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Of Hand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Of Hand ducked under it nicely.
Of Hand looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Phoenix throws a combination that misses
and Of Hand counters with a right hand to the body.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Hand.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Of Hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Of Hand lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Phoenix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phoenix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Hand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Hand staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Hand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Hand lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phoenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Of Hand at a distance.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Of Hand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix misses with a right hand
and Of Hand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Phoenix - just one landing.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Of Hand avoids the punch easily.
Of Hand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phoenix.
A jab from Phoenix does it's job there.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Hand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Hand throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Hand.
Of Hand misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Of Hand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Of Hand and move into the clinch.
Of Hand digs a good body shot into Phoenix's ribs.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Hand.
Phoenix with a jab.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Of Hand moves forwards but Phoenix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Of Hand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix throws a jab when Of Hand was well out of range.
Phoenix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Of Hand.
Phoenix scores with a jab. Of Hand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phoenix defending well as Of Hand loads up on a big left hand.
Phoenix scores with a jab.
Of Hand digs a good hook to Phoenix's body.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Of Hand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix catches Of Hand with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Of Hand moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the body
enabling Of Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Hand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Hand misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Of Hand.
Phoenix sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Of Hand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Of Hand delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Of Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Of Hand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
Of Hand misses with a wild combination.
Of Hand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Of Hand throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.

Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Of Hand lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Of Hand.
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 Blake Phoenix 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. This is the final round!

Phoenix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Phoenix walks into a stiff left hand from Of Hand.
Of Hand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.
A big right from Of Hand misses.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Of Hand catches Phoenix right on the button with a cross.
Of Hand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Of Hand saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Of Hand darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Of Hand counters with a low kick, right behind Phoenix 's knee.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Hand throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Of Hand moves out of range.
Of Hand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Hand.
Of Hand lands a head shot.
Of Hand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.
Of Hand ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Of Hand throws a fast counter high kick but Phoenix manages to duck under it in time.
Decent striking displayed by Phoenix there.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Of Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Of Hand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phoenix walks into a left hand.
Of Hand connects with a single shot there.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Hand.
Phoenix cracks Of Hand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sleight Of Hand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
Of Hand takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phoenix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phoenix looks to land a combination but Of Hand avoids it well.
Of Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Hand swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix swings widly with a right hand
and Of Hand counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Of Hand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phoenix blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand throws a shot to the body.
Of Hand throws a nice head kick!
Phoenix misses with a lunging right hand

and Of Hand counters with a nice right hand that sends Phoenix toppling to the canvas! Phoenix scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Of Hand finish him?!

Phoenix is rocked!
Phoenix throws a jab when Of Hand was well out of range.
Oh Phoenix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Of Hand throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phoenix takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Hand lets loose with a powerful body kick. Phoenix will feel that in the morning.
Phoenix seems to have got his legs back now.
Of Hand circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Phoenix drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Of Hand follows Phoenix to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sleight Of Hand!
Sleight Of Hand was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.