PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 2940 p4p, 4432 weight class) and Cristiano Messi (ranked 245 p4p, 315 weight class). Cristiano Messi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Phoenix
vs
Messi

167 cm
19
152
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
148
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristiano Messi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Messi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Messi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Messi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Messi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Messi throws a right and a left that Phoenix avoids nicely.
Messi throws a leg kick
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Phoenix catches Messi right on the button with a cross.
Messi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Messi takes one to the side of the head.

Messi is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Phoenix and Messi falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Phoenix!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gerald Phoenix!
Our winner, Gerald Phoenix, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.