PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 598 p4p, 578 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 86 p4p, 82 weight class). Weismuller has chosen The Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Phoenix
vs
Weismuller

189 cm
29
210
17 - 9 - 0

184 cm
31
217
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

HELLBENT
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weismuller misses with an uppercut.
Weismuller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Phoenix as he connects with a hook.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
A slow jab from Weismuller misses its intended target.
Weismuller misses with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a right hand to the body.
Weismuller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phoenix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weismuller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weismuller 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 an uppercut from half a mile away. Weismuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Weismuller misses.
Weismuller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phoenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Weismuller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weismuller scores with a sloppy right hand. Phoenix should have avoided that one.

It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
Weismuller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weismuller throws a right hand that Phoenix ducks under and follows up with a left that Phoenix also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Weismuller misses.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix defending well as Weismuller loads up on a big left hand.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix connects with a looping right hand.
Weismuller swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Weismuller moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Weismuller misses.
Weismuller cracks Phoenix with a good jab.
Phoenix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weismuller. Weismuller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phoenix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Weismuller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phoenix scrambles back to his feet.
Weismuller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phoenixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Blake Phoenix's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Weismuller.
Weismuller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weismuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Weismuller takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.
Phoenix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weismuller is looking to chop away at Phoenix's legs.
Weismuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weismuller.
Weismuller lands a really nice looking cross but Phoenix seems unphased.
Weismuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phoenix throws a lazy uppercut
letting Weismuller counter with a right hand.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weismuller.
Phoenix moves out of range as Weismuller strikes.
Phoenix cracks Weismuller with a good jab.
Jab by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. Weismuller moves away and avoids it.
Weismuller throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phoenix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weismuller throws out the jab.
Phoenix walks into a straight right hand from Weismuller.

Blake Phoenix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Phoenix misses the target.
Weismuller walks into a stiff left hand from Phoenix.
Weismuller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Phoenix was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Weismuller saw that one coming.
It seemed like Weismuller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Weismuller moved out of range nicely.
Weismuller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weismuller.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that Weismuller avoids nicely.
Weismuller throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Weismuller scores with a nice strike.
Weismuller tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weismuller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weismuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Weismuller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Weismuller misses.
Weismuller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Jeez, Blake Phoenix's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Weismuller misses with a straight right.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donk. Weismuller catches Phoenix right on the button with a cross.

Phoenix is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blake Phoenix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Weismuller!
Tommy Weismuller tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Blake Phoenix had this to say: 'WTF? You've got to be kidding me!'.