PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentino Phoenix (ranked 4234 p4p, 23361 weight class) and Robinson David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Space Cowboy. This should be fireworks!

Phoenix
vs
David

185 cm
25
207
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
200
0 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentino Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robinson David!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick by David misses
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
David slips a jab from Phoenix.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from David! But no joy.
Phoenix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
David throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
David shoots in for a double leg but Phoenix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
David getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
David closes the distance but Phoenix moves to the side
and Phoenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phoenix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of David's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix moves into range and connects with a jab.
David closes the distance looking to clinch
and David takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phoenix cracks David with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
David slips a straight right by Phoenix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David shoots in and drives through. Phoenix sprawls well.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
David misses with a hook.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
David scores with the left hand. Phoenix knows he should have avoided that one.
Phoenix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, jab by David - just one landing.
David is trying hard to land a takedown here. Phoenix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valentino Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson David.
David tries to clinch but Phoenix moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phoenix avoids a kick to the body.
David swings widly with a right hand
and David takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phoenix gets cracked with a nice right hand there by David.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick from David, right into the meat of the thigh.
David darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
David is looking to clinch but Phoenix is avoiding it.
Phoenix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phoenix moves out of range as David strikes.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from David.
Phoenix digs a good body shot into David's ribs.
David fails with a takedown attempt.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
David wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.
David misses the jab.
A lazy left from Phoenix finds it's target.
David misses with a straight right.
Robinson David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix scores with a nice head shot.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that both miss.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phoenix lands a right hook to the body.
Phoenix throws a jab when David was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix slips a jab from David.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix shows good takedown defense.
David defending well as Phoenix loads up on a big left hand.
David looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by David as he connects with a hook.
David scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
David takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Valentino Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from David does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Phoenix misses the target.
David throws a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Valentino Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Phoenix throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Phoenix. Beautiful body shot.
David slips under a jab.

David looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Phoenix pushes David off and scrambles back to his feet.
David fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phoenix throwing a counter right hand but David manages to avoid it.
Phoenix falls off balance throwing a combination
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David misses with a head kick.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by David.
David throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
David has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David takes one to the side of the head.
David lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Donk. Phoenix catches David right on the button with a cross.
Phoenix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phoenix wants it to stay on the feet.
Valentino Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson David.
Phoenix tests David's chin there with a solid looking shot.
David avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
David lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix walks into a jab.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
David fakes the leg kick and cracks Phoenix in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Phoenix misses the target.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phoenix on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Phoenix finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
David tries for a takedown but Phoenix circles away easily
and David takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David slips a straight right by Phoenix.
David shoots in looking for a takedown but Phoenix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing David's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by David.
David looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for David.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a takedown attempt
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
David on the wrong end of a nice hook.
David tries to score a power double leg takedown but Phoenix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten David somewhat.
David gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Nice shot lands for Phoenix.
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
David takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phoenix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David goes for a double leg but Phoenix avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Phoenix continues to drive forward.
Valentino Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
David is looking to clinch.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
David shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phoenix as he jumps to the side.
Phoenix takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
David shoots for a double leg takedown but Phoenix sprawls well. He's pushed David's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Phoenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phoenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valentino Phoenix dominated that second round.
That's time! Phoenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

David tries to clinch up.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
and David counters with a straight right hand.
David keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
David avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
David throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
David throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix cracks David with an open hand slap.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from David.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David slips under a jab from Phoenix.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
David throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix connects with a right hand. David shakes it off.
David shoots for a takedown but Phoenix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David tries to clinch up.
David slips under a jab.
Crunch! David slams his shin into Phoenix's torso.
David misses with a looping left.
Phoenix walks into a left hand.
David shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phoenix but Phoenix pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a right hand
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Phoenix misses
letting David counter with a right hand.
David tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
David tries for a takedown but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valentino Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson David.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
Phoenix scores with a crisp jab that stopped David in his tracks.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
David avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phoenix is fending him off so far but David persists. Nope, Phoenix circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice straight punches there by Phoenix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phoenix.
David has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
David throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phoenix's waist but Phoenix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing David off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David on the wrong end of a nice jab.
David takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
David tries to clinch but Phoenix moves away
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix connects with the punch.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
David misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
David throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix swinging wildly here.
David looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of David's head but David sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
David shoots in but no luck this time.
David is looking to clinch.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
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!
Phoenix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from David.
Phoenix scores with a decent looking hook.
David moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Robinson David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phoenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentino Phoenix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phoenix 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentino Phoenix!
Robinson David spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey, man, wait for me, we'll meet again. I have to rush back to a new training session.'.