PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil DeBlunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zjues xhombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeBlunt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Westside Connection - Bow Down. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

DeBlunt
vs
xhombre

195 cm
24
280 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

198 cm
29
258 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil DeBlunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zjues xhombre!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBlunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DeBlunt tries to bum rush xhombre with a series of wild strikes but xhombre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
xhombre stuns DeBlunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeBlunt misses with a body shot.
xhombre scores with a head kick.

It looks like Phil DeBlunt has been cut.
xhombre throws the kick towards the body but DeBlunt avoids it.
xhombre moves out of range of the strikes.
DeBlunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but xhombre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeBlunt throws a predictable looking body shot

and xhombre counters by moving into the clinch.
xhombre working DeBlunt over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
xhombre tries a knee to the head but DeBlunt blocks it.
xhombre landing knees to the body.
DeBlunt is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from xhombre.
DeBlunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
xhombre trying to land knees to the body.
xhombre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
xhombre trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from xhombre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
xhombre is leaning against DeBlunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from xhombre.
DeBlunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
xhombre with a knee to the head.
DeBlunt avoiding damage as xhombre throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for xhombre.
xhombre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
xhombre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeBlunt.
xhombre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
xhombre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
xhombre lands a nice elbow.
xhombre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
xhombre landing knees to the body.
xhombre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
xhombre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
xhombre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeBlunt avoids it.
xhombre unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
xhombre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
xhombre lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from xhombre.
xhombre working DeBlunt over with knees to the body.
xhombre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
xhombre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeBlunt is defending well for now.
DeBlunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
xhombre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeBlunt avoids it.
xhombre works on DeBlunt's body with a couple of short punches.
xhombre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
xhombre is leaning against DeBlunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
xhombre landing knees to the body.
xhombre crunches a lovely knee into DeBlunt's ribcage.
xhombre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. xhombre obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBlunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeBlunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
xhombre lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from xhombre.
DeBlunt tries to stall but xhombre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
xhombre is struggling to control the position.
xhombre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeBlunt is defending well for now.
DeBlunt letting xhombre take a breather here.
xhombre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
xhombre has DeBlunt pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
xhombre landing some nice looking knees to the body.

DeBlunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
xhombre works DeBlunt's body with a nice hook.
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!

xhombre moves into the clinch.
xhombre lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from xhombre.
xhombre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
xhombre connects with a knee to the head.
xhombre slowing the pace effectively.
DeBlunt tries to break the clinch but xhombre is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeBlunt pushes xhombre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
xhombre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeBlunt.
xhombre missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zjues xhombre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil DeBlunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

xhombre throws a front kick that sends DeBlunt stumbling back into the cage.
xhombre thows a body kick. DeBlunt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for xhombre. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

xhombre clinches.
xhombre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeBlunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
xhombre stalling against the cage.
DeBlunt wants to get back to striking at distance but xhombre won't allow it.
DeBlunt managing to block the knees to the body from xhombre.
xhombre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DeBlunt managing to block the knees to the body from xhombre.
xhombre leaning against his opponent.
xhombre trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
xhombre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
xhombre lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBlunt taking a breather.
xhombre stalling the fight.
xhombre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeBlunt is defending well for now.
xhombre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeBlunt avoids it.
xhombre misses with a knee strike.
xhombre tries a knee to the head but DeBlunt blocks it.
DeBlunt avoiding damage as xhombre throws knees to the body.
xhombre avoiding damage.
xhombre lands a knee to the body.
DeBlunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
xhombre lands a good knee to the midsection. DeBlunt won't want to take too many of those.
xhombre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DeBlunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but xhombre is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
xhombre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for xhombre.
xhombre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeBlunt avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for xhombre.
DeBlunt swings wildly with an uppercut but xhombre uses good head movement to avoid it.
xhombre lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeBlunt tries a body shot but xhombre blocks it.
DeBlunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
xhombre lands a body shot.
xhombre lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
xhombre misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from xhombre.
xhombre unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeBlunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from xhombre.
xhombre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for xhombre.
A right hook to the body lands for xhombre.
xhombre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by xhombre.
xhombre slows down the pace here.
Zjues xhombre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
xhombre tries to land knees in the clinch but DeBlunt avoids the damage to the body.
xhombre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeBlunt taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
xhombre scores with a knee to the head.
xhombre missing with knees to the body.
xhombre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
xhombre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeBlunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DeBlunt is looking to control xhombre's arms but xhombre gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeBlunt has his back to the cage.
xhombre lands a hook that snaps the head of DeBlunt backwards.
xhombre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeBlunt is defending well for now.
DeBlunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning xhombre up against the cage.
xhombre misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
xhombre lands a good knee to the midsection. DeBlunt won't want to take too many of those.
DeBlunt stalling in the clinch but xhombre improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zjues xhombre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil DeBlunt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

xhombre looks for the body kick but DeBlunt saw that one coming.
xhombre lands with a nice combination. DeBlunt backs away looking to recover.
A head kick from xhombre lands but DeBlunt takes it in his stride.
xhombre scores with a kick to the body.
DeBlunt tries to bum rush xhombre with a series of wild strikes but xhombre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
xhombre throws an overhand right that lands on DeBlunt's shoulder, as DeBlunt tries to avoid the shot.

xhombre instigates a clinch.
xhombre presses DeBlunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
xhombre unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeBlunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
xhombre unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeBlunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
xhombre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeBlunt.
A knee to the head by xhombre.
xhombre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeBlunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
xhombre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeBlunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DeBlunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
xhombre stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on xhombre's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
DeBlunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
xhombre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
xhombre lands a nice uppercut.
xhombre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by xhombre.
xhombre is pushing DeBlunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
xhombre crunches a lovely knee into DeBlunt's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBlunt stalls.
Nice elbow from xhombre.
A hook to the body from xhombre.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
xhombre working DeBlunt over with knees to the body.
xhombre taking a breather.
xhombre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
xhombre lands an elbow that stopped DeBlunt in his tracks for a moment.

Phil DeBlunt's cut is getting worse.
xhombre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeBlunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
xhombre misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
xhombre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
xhombre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
xhombre connects with a knee to the head.
xhombre trying to land knees to the body.
xhombre just leaning against DeBlunt, taking a breather.
Good body shot from xhombre.
xhombre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeBlunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
xhombre lands an elbow that stopped DeBlunt in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls for xhombre to work.
xhombre lands a shoulder strike.
xhombre lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
xhombre unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeBlunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from xhombre.
xhombre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
xhombre is stalling here.
DeBlunt avoiding damage as xhombre throws knees to the body.
xhombre tries a knee to the head but DeBlunt blocks it.
xhombre lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
xhombre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeBlunt avoids it.
xhombre landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeBlunt trying to control the position but instead, xhombre has worked for underhooks and has pushed DeBlunt into the cage.
xhombre lands an elbow just above DeBlunt 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zjues xhombre really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil DeBlunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

xhombre takes the fight into the clinch.
DeBlunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
xhombre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeBlunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from xhombre.
xhombre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
xhombre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeBlunt or not.
xhombre landing knees to the head.
xhombre has DeBlunt pushed against the cage.
xhombre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
xhombre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
xhombre tries to land a knee to the head but DeBlunt blocks with his arms.
xhombre missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBlunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
xhombre taking a breather.
xhombre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeBlunt avoids it.
xhombre trying to land knees to the body.
xhombre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
xhombre is stalling here.
xhombre tries to throw a body punch but DeBlunt avoids it by throwing xhombre back against the cage.
DeBlunt blocks an elbow strike from xhombre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
DeBlunt is trying to break the clinch but xhombre is controlling him.
xhombre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeBlunt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by xhombre.
xhombre misses with a knee to the head.
DeBlunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
DeBlunt avoiding damage as xhombre throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for xhombre.
DeBlunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
xhombre crunches a lovely knee into DeBlunt's ribcage.
xhombre lands a nice knee to the body.
xhombre can't find room to land a body shot as DeBlunt controls the action.
xhombre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeBlunt.
xhombre tries to land knees in the clinch but DeBlunt avoids the damage to the body.
DeBlunt dodges an elbow strike from xhombre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
xhombre lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeBlunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by xhombre.
xhombre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeBlunt is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by xhombre as DeBlunt tries to tie him up.

DeBlunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
xhombre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeBlunt throws a shot from downtown. xhombre moves away and avoids it.
DeBlunt throws a big shot that misses.
xhombre looks to throw the jab but DeBlunt is out of range.
Zjues xhombre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeBlunt takes a swing at xhombre's ribcage but misses.
xhombre is looking to clinch.
DeBlunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but xhombre moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
DeBlunt just misses with a punch to the body.
xhombre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeBlunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and xhombre counters with a body kick.
DeBlunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
xhombre throws out a loose jab but DeBlunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
xhombre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits DeBlunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
DeBlunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from xhombre.
DeBlunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeBlunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. xhombre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
DeBlunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and xhombre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
xhombre misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zjues xhombre dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Phil DeBlunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

xhombre scores with a leg kick.
Phil DeBlunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
xhombre connects with a solid leg kick.
xhombre lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by xhombre.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from xhombre, right into the meat.
DeBlunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
xhombre slips a straight right by DeBlunt.
A cross from xhombre lands.
xhombre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
xhombre throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! DeBlunt crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zjues xhombre! Zjues xhombre retains his heavyweight title!