PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 892 p4p, 1202 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 126 p4p, 168 weight class). Wieczorek's entrance music is Kryzesimir Debski - Husaria Ginie. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wieczorek
vs
Phoenix

184 cm
21
215
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
210
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Wieczorek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix catches Wieczorek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phoenix lands a right hook to the body.
Phoenix swings for the body but Wieczorek moves out of range.
Wieczorek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wieczorek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wieczorek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Wieczorek misses with a hook.
Phoenix has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wieczorek is looking for a counter combo.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieczorek ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a hook but Wieczorek avoids it easily.
Wieczorek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wieczorek drops his hands momentarily and Phoenix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wieczorek misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phoenix closes the distance and clinches.
Wieczorek misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Wieczorek on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phoenix is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wieczorek is defending well.
Wieczorek tries to circle away but Phoenix has him pinned against the cage.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phoenix taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix lands with a light punch inside.
Wieczorek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Wieczorek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix wants to take the fight to the mat but Wieczorek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phoenix can't get the takedown.
Lukasz Wieczorek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Phoenix.
Wieczorek is pushing Phoenix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wieczorek misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Wieczorek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Wieczorek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wieczorek has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Wieczorek struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Wieczorek wants to break free but Phoenix has control.
A short right from Phoenix.
Wieczorek blocking some punches.
Phoenix is working Wieczorek over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Wieczorek working aggressively here.
Wieczorek pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands a body punch.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix tries to work over Wieczorek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix lands a body punch.
Phoenix lands a left hand.

It looks like Lukasz Wieczorek has been cut.
A short left from Phoenix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wieczorek taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phoenix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Wieczorek manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phoenix swings widly with a right hand
and Wieczorek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wieczorek slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
Wieczorek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Wieczorek moves out of range of the strikes.
Wieczorek throws a good cross that connects.
Wieczorek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix wants to clinch
and Wieczorek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wieczorek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Wieczorek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wieczorek throws an off balance right hand
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wieczorek misses with a body shot
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix works Wieczorek's body with a nice hook.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Wieczorek takes one to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Phoenix dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Phoenix lands with a right hand.
Phoenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phoenix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wieczorek under the eye.
Blake Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wieczorek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Wieczorek does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Wieczorek tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wieczorek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body. Wieczorek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wieczorek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieczorek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wieczorek.
Phoenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phoenix lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix scores with a hook.
Phoenix takes a swing at Wieczorek's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wieczorek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.

Phoenix instigates a clinch.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Wieczorek's head.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix looking for a takedown.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Wieczorek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake Phoenix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phoenix tries to work over Wieczorek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Wieczorek.
A frustrated look appears on Wieczorek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
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!
Wieczorek lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wieczorek fails to land.
Phoenix cracks Wieczorek with a nice body shot.
Wieczorek blocks an uppercut.
Wieczorek has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Wieczorek scores with a shoulder strike.
Wieczorek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wieczorek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wieczorek pushes Phoenix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wieczorek.
Wieczorek lands with a short shot to the head.
Wieczorek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Phoenix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wieczorek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wieczorek throws a lazy right hand but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wieczorek throws a leg kick

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Phoenix counters by moving into the clinch.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wieczorek tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wieczorek backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Wieczorek.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Phoenix is stalling here.
Wieczorek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wieczorek misses with some punches.
Wieczorek tries to circle away but Phoenix has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Wieczorek lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Wieczorek.
Wieczorek is trying to break free.
Wieczorek working aggressively here.

Wieczorek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wieczorek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wieczorek misses the target.
A jab from Phoenix finds it's way through Wieczorek's defenses.
Blake Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy right hand. Wieczorek should have avoided that one.
Wieczorek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phoenix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Phoenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wieczorek throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix scores with a punch to the head.
Wieczorek misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phoenix! But no joy.
Phoenix lands the left hand.
Wieczorek slips a jab from Phoenix.
Wieczorek throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phoenix! But no joy.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wieczorek was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wieczorek misses with a hook.
Phoenix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wieczorek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phoenix pushes Wieczorek up against the cage in a clinch.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phoenix pushes Wieczorek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wieczorek controlling the action here for a moment.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wieczorek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Wieczorek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Wieczorek controls the action.
Wieczorek stalling in the clinch but Phoenix improves position.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wieczorek backwards.

Wieczorek breaks the clinch.

Phoenix drives through and clinches with Wieczorek against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wieczorek fails to land.
Wieczorek trying to stall but Phoenix improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Wieczorek avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
A short left from Phoenix.

Wieczorek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Wieczorek.
Wieczorek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. Wieczorek moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Wieczorek misses its target.
Phoenix scores with a nice right hand.
Phoenix misses with a right hand
and Wieczorek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Wieczorek looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Wieczorek throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek lands a body shot.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
and Wieczorek counters with a nice uppercut.
Wieczorek tried to score with a low kick but Phoenix checks it.
A little jabbing left from Phoenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wieczorek.
Phoenix let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Wieczorek drops his hands momentarily and Phoenix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Phoenix pushes Wieczorek up against the cage in a clinch.
Wieczorek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wieczorek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wieczorek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
Wieczorek throws a head punch that misses.
Wieczorek throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wieczorek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wieczorek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Wieczorek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Wieczorek controls his hands.
Wieczorek is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Wieczorek into the cage.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wieczorek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Phoenix gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Phoenix really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Phoenix lands with an uppercut that bounces Wieczorek off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Phoenix misses the target.
Wieczorek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wieczorek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Wieczorek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wieczorek swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Wieczorek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wieczorek manages to avoid it.
Wieczorek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Phoenix.
Wieczorek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wieczorek with a nice calf kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wieczorek 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.
Wieczorek throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
A little feinted left hand from Wieczorek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Phoenix. Beautiful body shot.
Wieczorek misses with a wild body shot.
Wieczorek connects with a body shot that sends Phoenix's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wieczorek punishes Phoenix's body with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Phoenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Wieczorek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wieczorek avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Wieczorek misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Phoenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Phoenix backs away, Wieczorek returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Wieczorek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wieczorek is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Wieczorek swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wieczorek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wieczorek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wieczorek backwards.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Wieczorek is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Wieczorek controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Phoenix.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Wieczorek backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix gets through Wieczorek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Wieczorek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Wieczorek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Wieczorek breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wieczorek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Wieczorek misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Phoenix dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wieczorek throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Wieczorek moves away
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wieczorek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Wieczorek.
Wieczorek lands a jab to the head.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wieczorek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieczorek keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wieczorek.
Wieczorek jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wieczorek's head backwards.
Wieczorek ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wieczorek.
Wieczorek misses with a right hand
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
Phoenix tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wieczorek counters with a nice uppercut.
Wieczorek throws a shot to the body.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Wieczorek saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Wieczorek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wieczorek ducks right into an uppercut from Phoenix.
Wieczorek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wieczorek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wieczorek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch but Wieczorek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wieczorek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wieczorek lunges at Phoenix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phoenix's hand.
Wieczorek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Lukasz Wieczorek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix defending well as Wieczorek loads up on a big left hand.
Wieczorek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Phoenix lands with a straight right. Wieczorek didn't see that one coming.
Wieczorek throws a right hand that misses
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Phoenix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phoenix lands a jab.

Phoenix pushes Wieczorek up against the cage in a clinch.

Wieczorek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wieczorek throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Wieczorek's head but Wieczorek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wieczorek looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Wieczorek swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Wieczorek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wieczorek throws an off balance right hand
and Wieczorek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phoenix scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wieczorek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wieczorek throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Wieczorek moved out of range.
It looked like Wieczorek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phoenix 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Phoenix!
Blake Phoenix is the new light heavyweight champion!
Blake Phoenix spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.