PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston has chosen Sean Kingston- Fire Burning as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Phoenix
vs
Kingston

200 cm
28
288 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

189 cm
41
295 lbs
26 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Phoenix !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix misses with a wild combination.
Kingston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Phoenix is landing a low percentage of strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kingston.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kingston throws a half hearted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Phoenix misses its target.
Phoenix connects with a crisp jab.
Kingston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phoenix defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix scores with the left hand. Kingston knows he should have avoided that one.
Phoenix seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phoenix displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Sean Kingston has been cut.
Phoenix lands a nice hook to Kingston's body. Kingston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix works over Kingston's head and body with a nice combination.
Phoenix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kingston's sensitive parts.
Phoenix lunges at Kingston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kingston's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix , as that shot connected.
Kingston tries to clinch up but Phoenix circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston shoots in for a double leg but Phoenix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Kingston.
A punch combination from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy right hand. Kingston should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phoenix was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
A punch combination from Phoenix misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Phoenix pushes Kingston up against the cage in a clinch.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch but Phoenix keeps him there for the moment.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston prevents a body shot from Phoenix .

Phoenix manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kingston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Phoenix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phoenix has his hands on Kingston's head, controlling the position.
Phoenix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Kingston stands up and waves to Phoenix to follow him.
Simon Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kingston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Phoenix !
Phoenix is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Phoenix 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Phoenix is looking for a sweep.
Phoenix struggling a bit here.
Kingston throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kingston working the ground and pound but Phoenix is defending the strikes.
Phoenix is trying to get back to half guard.
Kingston prevents Phoenix from escaping the position.
Kingston is trying to ground and pound but Phoenix uses the momentary lack of control by Kingston to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phoenix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phoenix wants to get back to his feet.
Kingston scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Phoenix wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phoenix with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phoenix is trying to stand up here but Kingston is controlling him well.
Phoenix wants to control but Kingston is keeping busy.
Kingston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kingston slips a nice elbow through Phoenix 's hands, connecting with Phoenix 's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Kingston's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Phoenix lands with a straight right. Kingston didn't see that one coming.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingston is just out of range.
Phoenix connects with a body shot that sends Kingston's belly button to the back.
Phoenix scores with a nice right hand.
Phoenix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phoenix tests Kingston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phoenix throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Phoenix lunges at Kingston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kingston's hand.
Phoenix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phoenix scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Phoenix defends well and Kingston ends up having to push Phoenix into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phoenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Phoenix catches Kingston right on the button with a cross.
Simon Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phoenix .
Phoenix scores with a spinning back kick!
Kingston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
Kingston throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.

Phoenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kingston, pushing him back against the cage.

Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Phoenix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simon Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix misses with a wild combination.
As Phoenix backs off Kingston throws a huge counter combo but Phoenix manages to avoid it all.

Kingston shoots in and gets a takedown into Phoenix 's guard.
Kingston looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kingston is standing up over Phoenix . Phoenix looks to escape but Kingston dives into side control.
Kingston working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kingston in side control, throwing shots but Phoenix defends.
Phoenix tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kingston misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kingston trying to control the action but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
Phoenix avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kingston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Phoenix throws Kingston to one side and escapes!
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kingston counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Phoenix down! Kingston is looking to finish but Phoenix is intelligently defending himself.
Kingston wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
Kingston seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kingston throwing strikes from guard but Phoenix blocks nicely.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix pulls Kingston in close to prevent any damage.
Kingston throwing strikes from guard but Phoenix blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Phoenix is looking to stand up but Kingston isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Phoenix digs a good body shot into Kingston's ribs.
Kingston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston shoots in but Phoenix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Phoenix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Kingston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kingston ducks right into an uppercut from Phoenix .
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around?
Kingston slips under a jab.
Phoenix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phoenix with a hook.
Kingston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phoenix .
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
Phoenix lands a glancing blow to the side of Kingston's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phoenix throws a hook but Kingston blocks it.

Phoenix pushes Kingston up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingston drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix .
Phoenix prevents the takedown attempt.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Kingston.

Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston is looking to clinch but Phoenix is avoiding it.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phoenix fakes the leg kick and cracks Kingston in the body.
Phoenix slips a jab from Kingston.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Kingston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
Kingston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix thuds his right hand into Kingston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phoenix cracks Kingston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phoenix with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kingston throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Kingston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kingston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kingston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Phoenix .
Phoenix lands with a shot to the body.
Phoenix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kingston's hands.
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
Phoenix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Kingston throws a counter combo.
Phoenix connects with a leg kick. Kingston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Phoenix lands a leg kick that knocks Kingston off balance momentarily.
Phoenix darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kingston wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Phoenix .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phoenix feints a jab promting Kingston to slip. Phoenix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kingston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phoenix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kingston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Phoenix throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
Phoenix is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Phoenix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sean Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Phoenix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phoenix , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Phoenix !
Our winner, Simon 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.