PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerzy Killer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thioon Phitch's chin.

Killer
vs
Phitch

177 cm
23
168 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

174 cm
23
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thioon Phitch!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Phitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killer wants to slow Phitch down by chopping away at his legs.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Phitch circles away.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.

Phitch closes the distance and clinches.
Phitch is leaning against Killer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Killer jumps into guard, dragging Phitch to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phitch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Killer pulls Phitch in close to prevent any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Jerzy Killer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Killer thows a body kick. Phitch tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a nice looking combination but Phitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Killer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Killer clinches.
Killer is trying to force a seperation but Phitch has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phitch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Phitch blocks an elbow strike.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
Killer working hard to break the clinch.
Killer throws an elbow that misses.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Phitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Killer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phitch's brow.
Killer fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Phitch lands a body punch.

Phitch breaks the clinch.
Killer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phitch is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phitch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phitch circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch blocks a head kick by Killer.
Killer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Phitch tries to clinch up but Killer circles away and keeps his distance.
Phitch moves out of range of the body kick.
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Killer connects with an inside leg kick.
Phitch lands with a nice body punch.

Phitch rushes Killer and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phitch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Phitch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killer throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phitch.
A body shot lands from Phitch.

Killer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killer moves out of range as Phitch strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch but Phitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Killer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phitch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Phitch working hard to break the clinch.

Killer breaks the clinch.
Phitch looks to throw the jab but Killer is out of range.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.

Killer instigates a clinch.

Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Killer misses.
Killer wants to clinch.
Phitch checks the leg kick.
Killer connects with the punch.
Phitch misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Killer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Phitch circles away.

Phitch drives through and clinches with Killer against the cage.
Phitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phitch has Killer pressed against the cage, preventing Killer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Killer can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Phitch backwards.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Phitch avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Killer.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
Killer lands an elbow just above Phitch 's eye.
Killer stalling.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phitch avoids it.
Killer pushes off an throws an elbow but Phitch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phitch.
Phitch missing with knees to the body.
Phitch lands a right hand.
Phitch misses with some punches.
Phitch is leaning against Killer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phitch's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Killer lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Phitch.
Killer has Phitch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Phitch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerzy Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer avoiding damage as Phitch throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jerzy Killer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Phitch avoids the head kick by Killer.
Phitch throws a looping overhand right but Killer ducks down to avoid it.

Killer gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
Killer dodges an elbow strike from Phitch.
Thioon Phitch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Killer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Phitch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phitch missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Killer.
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Phitch.
Killer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Killer tries to break the clinch but Phitch is controlling the position.
Phitch has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Killer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phitch up against the cage.
Killer is trying to pull guard but Phitch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Killer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phitch effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Phitch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Killer successfully pulls guard.
Killer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Killer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Killer wants to stand up but Phitch is controlling him.
Phitch wants to control from the top but Killer keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phitch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Killer has time to react.
Phitch fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Phitch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Killer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jerzy Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Phitch drives through and clinches with Killer against the cage.
Killer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phitch to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerzy Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phitch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phitch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.

Phitch manages to break the clinch.
Phitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phitch scores with a nice right hand.

Phitch forces Killer back against the cage and clinches.
Killer lands a shot to the body.
Phitch managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Killer avoiding damage as Phitch throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Phitch.
Killer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No joy there for Killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Phitch.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phitch avoids it.

Phitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phitch jabs Killer right on the nose. Killer blinks but takes it well.
Killer tries to clinch
and Phitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killer slips a jab from Phitch.
Phitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Killer clinches up with Phitch and pushes him back against the cage.

Phitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phitch misses with a straight right.
Killer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Killer.
Phitch misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Killer gets tackled into the cage by Phitch. Phitch maintains the clinch.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phitch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Killer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phitch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Phitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phitch lands a nice elbow.
Phitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Killer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Killer lands an elbow that stopped Phitch in his tracks for a moment.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.

Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Killer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Killer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phitch misses with a body shot.
Killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jerzy Killer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Phitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phitch. That did some damage!
Killer misses with a double jab
and Phitch counters with a stiff right hand.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Killer.
Phitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phitch tests Killer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Killer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Killer.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Phitch circles away.
Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phitch blocks a head kick by Killer.
Phitch tries to clinch but Killer moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Phitch. Beautiful body shot.
Killer tries to clinch but Phitch moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
Phitch avoids the head kick by Killer.
Phitch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Killer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phitch's knee momentarily.

Phitch clinches up with Killer and pushes him back against the cage.
Killer blocking some punches.
Killer blocks an elbow strike.
Killer throws an elbow but it misses.
Phitch lands a damaging elbow.
Phitch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Killer is trying to stall.
Killer has had enough of the clinch but Phitch keeps him there for the moment.
Phitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phitch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killer avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phitch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Phitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phitch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Killer's head backwards.
Phitch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Killer. Killer obviously looking to wear him down.
Phitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phitch lands with a good body shot.
Killer walks into a jab.

Phitch tries to keep at a distance but Killer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Killer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phitch's defenses.
Phitch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Killer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Killer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phitch tries to clinch up.
Killer keeps the fight on the outside.
Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phitch dodges the punch combination from Killer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phitch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phitch thuds a left hand into Killer's body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Phitch trying to land knees to the body.
Killer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jerzy Killer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
Phitch working aggressively here.
Phitch has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Phitch misses with a body punch.
Killer blocks a body shot from Phitch.
Phitch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phitch tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killer's elbow.
Killer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phitch smiles and moves away.
Killer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phitch.
Killer misses the shot to the body.
Killer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phitch's calf.
Killer dodges the punch combination from Phitch.
A head kick misses from Killer.
Killer tries to clinch but Phitch moves out of range.
A combination from Killer does no damage.
Killer wants to land a leg kick but Phitch is out of range.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killer slips under a jab.
Killer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Jerzy Killer is winning the standup battle so far.
Phitch scores with a shot to the body.
Thioon Phitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Phitch clinches up with Killer and pushes him back against the cage.
Phitch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phitch misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thioon Phitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Killer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thioon Phitch!