PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikki De Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Tchami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Fenix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing Inside. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

De Fenix
vs
Tchami

180 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ikki De Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alphonse Tchami!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fenix throws the left hand but Tchami avoids the punch easily.
De Fenix misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Fenix tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Fenix misses with a hook. Tchami ducked under it nicely.
Tchami lands a head kick. De Fenix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Fenix steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tchami. That one must have hurt.

Tchami pushes De Fenix up against the cage in a clinch.
De Fenix working aggressively here.
De Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Tchami controls the action.
De Fenix tries to work over Tchami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchami misses with a punch to the body.
De Fenix lands a nice uppercut.
De Fenix is trying to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling him.
Tchami tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Fenix takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ikki De Fenix has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

De Fenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tchami doesn't manage to clinch there - De Fenix circles away.
Tchami throws a head kick that half lands.
De Fenix wants to slow Tchami down by chopping away at his legs.
De Fenix misses with a two punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Tchami.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tchami avoids the head kick by De Fenix.
De Fenix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tchami checks a low kick from De Fenix.
De Fenix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tchami tries a head kick but it misses.
Tchami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tchami.
De Fenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchami.
Tchami tries to clinch there but De Fenix circles away.
De Fenix misses with a series of wild punches.
Tchami scores with a leg kick.
Ikki De Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchami pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fenix checks a low kick from Tchami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchami pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Tchami.
De Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchami moves away.
De Fenix throws a series of punches but Tchami avoids them all with ease.
Tchami buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Fenix lands with a nice body punch.
De Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchami is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Tchami.
De Fenix misses the shot to the body.
De Fenix swings for the body but Tchami moves out of range.
De Fenix feints a jab promting Tchami to slip. De Fenix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tchami slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Fenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Tchami.
De Fenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchami lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Tchami does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
De Fenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tchami is looking to clinch.
Tchami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Fenix circles away quickly and effectively.
De Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tchami avoids the body shot from De Fenix.
De Fenix throws a body punch but Tchami moves out of range.
Tchami lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tchami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tchami checks a leg kick.
Tchami fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Fenix.
De Fenix throws out a loose jab but Tchami uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fenix avoids the head kick by Tchami.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix tests Tchami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fenix throws a lazy uppercut
and Tchami counters with a nice leg kick.
Tchami lands a nice hook to De Fenix's body. De Fenix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchami checks a leg kick.
De Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchami moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Tchami does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tchami has closed the distance and engaged De Fenix in a clinch.

De Fenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tchami misses with a head kick.
De Fenix looks to land a left hand but Tchami moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from De Fenix.
Tchami fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tchami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tchami scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Fenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Tchami blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphonse Tchami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ikki De Fenix's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tchami moves into the clinch.
Tchami trying to land knees to the body.
De Fenix blocks an elbow strike.
Tchami misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on De Fenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tchami throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tchami swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fenix avoids the elbow strike from Tchami, against the cage.
De Fenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Fenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Fenix working aggressively here.
De Fenix avoids the elbow strike from Tchami, against the cage.
De Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchami scores a nice knee to the body.
De Fenix working aggressively here.
Tchami tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchami.
De Fenix lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fenix.
Tchami misses with the head strike.
Tchami tries a body shot but De Fenix blocks it.
Tchami throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Fenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Tchami trying to control the position but instead, De Fenix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tchami into the cage.
Tchami misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Fenix managing to block the knees to the body from Tchami.
Tchami misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Fenix.
Tchami lands an elbow inside.
De Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchami can't find room to land a body shot as De Fenix controls the action.
Tchami throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Fenix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tchami creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tchami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchami is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Fenix is defending well for now.
De Fenix is looking to break free of the clinch but Tchami has double underhooks.
Tchami with a knee to the head.
De Fenix has a couple of punches blocked by Tchami.
Tchami fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchami throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Fenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tchami takes a shot to the head.
Tchami misses with a hook from the clinch.

De Fenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Fenix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fenix is looking to wear down Tchami with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchami moves away.
Tchami throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Fenix.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fenix.
De Fenix throws a head kick that misses.
De Fenix throws a sloppy head kick and Tchami moves out of range easily.
Tchami avoids the head kick by De Fenix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix throws a head kick but Tchami moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Fenix throws a head kick but Tchami moves out of range.
Tchami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tchami tries to clinch but De Fenix is having none of it.
Tchami throws a sloppy head kick and De Fenix moves out of range easily.
Tchami wants to clinch.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tchami throws a head kick but De Fenix moves out of range.
De Fenix looks to land a combination. Tchami sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tchami tries to clinch but De Fenix moves out of range.
De Fenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tchami at a distance.
De Fenix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tchami checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Fenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tchami looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Tchami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchami avoids the head kick by De Fenix.
De Fenix throws a jab when Tchami was well out of range.
Tchami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tchami has De Fenix up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on De Fenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tchami crunches a lovely knee into De Fenix's ribcage.
Tchami misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Fenix.
Tchami lands a damaging elbow.
De Fenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tchami tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tchami with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by De Fenix.
Tchami tries to land knees in the clinch but De Fenix avoids the damage to the body.
Alphonse Tchami seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fenix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alphonse Tchami will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ikki De Fenix's cut.
That's time! De Fenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

De Fenix throws a nice looking combination but Tchami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
De Fenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fenix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Fenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tchami. De Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchami tries to clinch but De Fenix is having none of it.
De Fenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tchami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alphonse Tchami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tchami throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tchami wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Tchami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchami is looking to clinch.
Tchami wants to clinch up but De Fenix keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fenix connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Fenix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tchami finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Fenix misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by De Fenix.
Tchami wants to clinch but De Fenix slips to the side
and De Fenix counters with a nice body shot.
Tchami avoids the head kick by De Fenix.
Tchami misses with a head kick.
De Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchami is just out of range.
De Fenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fenix misses with an uppercut. Tchami saw that one coming.
Tchami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tchami lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tchami throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Tchami rushes De Fenix and presses him up against the cage.
Tchami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fenix's elbow.
Ikki De Fenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchami creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Fenix's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Tchami throws an elbow but misses.
Tchami throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fenix.
De Fenix lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from De Fenix.
Tchami takes a shot to the head.
Tchami pressing his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Fenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tchami looking to throw knees to the head but De Fenix is blocking nicely.
Tchami prevents De Fenix from breaking the clinch.
De Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tchami has De Fenix pushed against the cage.
Tchami misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix lands an uppercut.
De Fenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tchami throws an elbow but it misses.
Tchami misses with a knee strike.
De Fenix scores with a shot to the side of Tchami's head.
De Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Tchami controls the action.
Tchami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Tchami controls the action.
De Fenix lands with a short shot to the head.
De Fenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fenix misses with a punch to the body.
Tchami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchami keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Fenix's efforts to push away.
Tchami throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fenix.
De Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fenix avoids a wild elbow strike from Tchami.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix lands a body punch.
Tchami lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De Fenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tchami fails to land.
Tchami missing with knees to the body.
De Fenix pushes Tchami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alphonse Tchami is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tchami misses with a knee strike.
Tchami with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fenix tries to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling the position.
De Fenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fenix lands a nice uppercut.
Tchami lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Tchami controls the action.
De Fenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tchami is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Fenix is keeping busy.
Tchami struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fenix controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ikki De Fenix.
Well Tchami has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonse Tchami!
Alphonse Tchami seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.