PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Stallworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jon Phenomenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaz Stallworth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Jon Phenomenon's chin.

Stallworth
vs
Jon Phenomenon

189 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chaz Stallworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jon Phenomenon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallworth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phenomenon is fending him off so far but Stallworth persists. Nope, Phenomenon circles away and we're back to standing.
Jon Jon Phenomenon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stallworth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Phenomenon tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Stallworth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Phenomenon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Stallworth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Phenomenon's face.
Stallworth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Phenomenon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stallworth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phenomenon is looking to escape.
Stallworth avoids the attempt from Phenomenon to control.
Stallworth controlling the position easily from mount.
Stallworth prevents Phenomenon from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallworth landing punches.
Stallworth tries to control but Phenomenon wriggling away.
Phenomenon is bucking up trying to escape but Stallworth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stallworth lands with some strikes.
Stallworth avoids the attempt from Phenomenon to control.
Stallworth looking to control but Phenomenon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Phenomenon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Phenomenon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stallworth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Phenomenon can't escape the position.
Stallworth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Phenomenon?
Stallworth won't let Phenomenon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stallworth working for a guillotine from mount but Phenomenon is in no mood to give up.
Stallworth lands a heavy elbow.
Stallworth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Stallworth.
Phenomenon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stallworth won't let Phenomenon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Phenomenon looks gassed!
Stallworth lands a nice shot to the head.
Phenomenon tries to hold on but Stallworth postures up.
Stallworth lands a big shot there that rocks Phenomenon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stallworth controlling from the full mount.
Phenomenon is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon taking shots to the head.

Stallworth working for a guillotine from mount but Phenomenon is in no mood to give up.
Phenomenon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Phenomenon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stallworth lands a big shot there that rocks Phenomenon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Phenomenon tries to reverse the position but Stallworth maintains control.
Stallworth controlling the pace for now.
Stallworth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stallworth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phenomenon is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phenomenon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stallworth wants to control the pace but Phenomenon is squirming around nicely.
Phenomenon is working to get back to half guard.
Stallworth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Phenomenon?
Stallworth landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stallworth tries to control but Phenomenon wriggling away.
Phenomenon swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Phenomenon is desperately trying to improve his position but Stallworth has a good base and remains in mount.
Phenomenon is squirming around, avoiding Stallworth's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Stallworth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stallworth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stallworth misses with a head kick.

Phenomenon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Phenomenon showed some decent athleticism there.
Stallworth is looking to improve his position.

Phenomenon is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Stallworth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Phenomenon tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stallworth regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phenomenon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stallworth trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stallworth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phenomenon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Stallworth looking for a guillotine here but Phenomenon defends easily.

Phenomenon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phenomenon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stallworth trying to control the position.
Stallworth is pulling down on Phenomenon's head. It's preventing any offense from Phenomenon, at least for the moment.

Phenomenon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stallworth is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Phenomenon, into his guard.
Stallworth pushes down on Phenomenon's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stallworth lands a nice short elbow.

Stallworth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phenomenon defends it well.

Phenomenon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stallworth prevents Phenomenon from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stallworth in particular looking to stall.
Phenomenon is trying to stand up here but Stallworth is controlling him well.
Stallworth stalling.

Phenomenon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallworth lands strikes from half guard.

Phenomenon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chaz Stallworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phenomenon throws a jab when Stallworth was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Phenomenon.
Stallworth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stallworth fails with the takedown
and Phenomenon counters with a straight right hand.
Stallworth misses with a hook to the body
and Phenomenon counters with a series of strikes. Stallworth will be more careful next time no doubt.

Stallworth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Phenomenon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stallworth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stallworth shoots for a takedown but Phenomenon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chaz Stallworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stallworth shoots and misses

and Phenomenon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stallworth won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Phenomenon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Phenomenon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stallworth gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stallworth tries to get to full guard but Phenomenon has control of the leg.

Phenomenon is trying to work for a kimura but Stallworth is defending well.
Stallworth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Phenomenon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stallworth manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Stallworth looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phenomenon has momentary wrist control but Stallworth slips an elbow through the middle.
Stallworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Phenomenon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jon Phenomenon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stallworth misses with a takedown

and Phenomenon counters with a takedown into side control.
Stallworth is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Stallworth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chaz Stallworth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stallworth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stallworth is trying to control Phenomenon's posture but Phenomenon avoids it.

Phenomenon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stallworth manages to get back to half guard.
Stallworth is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stallworth is pressing down on Phenomenon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phenomenon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stallworth is proving hard to escape from.
Stallworth looking for a sweep. Not yet Stallworth, not yet.
Stallworth is working hard here to advance position.
Phenomenon wants to get up but he can't break Stallworth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stallworth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phenomenon's guard.
Stallworth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Phenomenon wants to sweep here but Stallworth controlling him for the moment.
Stallworth advances to half guard.
Phenomenon is looking for a sweep. Stallworth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stallworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Phenomenon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stallworth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon is trying to control but can't.
Phenomenon wants to improve his position but Stallworth is controlling well.
Phenomenon is refusing to be controlled, as Stallworth sits in half guard.
Phenomenon is looking to escape.
Phenomenon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stallworth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phenomenon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stallworth dodges the punch combination from Phenomenon.

Stallworth scores a takedown into full mount!

Phenomenon tries to improve his position but Stallworth has taken his back! Stallworth has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Phenomenon tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Stallworth pushes Phenomenon away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chaz Stallworth!