PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski comes to the cage accompanied by War is My Destiny. Nataniel Byczynski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byczynski
vs
Phoenix

200 cm
44
260 lbs
43 - 39 - 0

189 cm
43
222 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 43 - 39 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Byczynski scores with a sloppy right hand. Phoenix should have avoided that one.

Byczynski tries to keep at a distance but Phoenix has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Byczynski prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Byczynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.

Byczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Phoenix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Byczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byczynski's elbow.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but Byczynski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Byczynski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byczynski blocks the elbow strike.
Byczynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix cracks Byczynski with a nice body shot.
Byczynski is breathing heavily.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phoenix as Byczynski tries to tie him up.
Phoenix lands a damaging elbow.
Byczynski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byczynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phoenix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byczynski or not.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phoenix is working Byczynski over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Nataniel Byczynski's cut is getting worse.
Phoenix lands with a right to the head.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but Byczynski blocks it.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phoenix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phoenix is looking to take this one to the mat.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byczynski.
Byczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix is looking for a takedown.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski controlling the action here for a moment.
Phoenix lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byczynskis head.
A short left from Phoenix.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.

Byczynski is rocked!
Byczynski blocks an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to work over Byczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phoenix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byczynski's brow.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Phoenix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been told by Byczynski's head coaches at Bobby B's Gem that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Phoenix.

Byczynski throws Phoenix to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nataniel Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Phoenix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski throws the kick towards the body but Phoenix avoids it.
Byczynski darts in looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets double underhooks and turns Byczynski into the cage.
Phoenix lands with a straight right. Byczynski didn't see that one coming.
Byczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phoenix connects with a high kick.

Nataniel Byczynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byczynski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phoenix counters with a leg kick.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.

Phoenix shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Byczynski's guard.
Phoenix is working Byczynski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phoenix with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Phoenix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nataniel Byczynski'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.

Phoenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byczynski moves out of range of the strikes.

Phoenix looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Byczynski is looking to stand up but Phoenix isn't so interested in that idea.
Byczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Byczynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phoenix.
Byczynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phoenix tries to free his leg and advance position but Byczynski is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phoenix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phoenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Byczynski has momentary wrist control but Phoenix slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phoenix with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phoenix postures up and lands a big shot to Byczynski's brow.
Phoenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phoenix throwing strikes from guard but Byczynski blocks nicely.
Phoenix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byczynski is keeping the position for now.
Phoenix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phoenix is looking to work some ground and pound but Byczynski has wrist control.
Phoenix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Phoenix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Byczynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phoenix.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Byczynski is working an open guard so Phoenix takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byczynski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phoenix lands a nice hook to Byczynski's body. Byczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Phoenix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phoenix.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phoenix lands the left hand.
Oh Byczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phoenix is looking to slow Byczynski down with leg kicks.
Byczynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Phoenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix tests Byczynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Jeez, Nataniel Byczynski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Byczynski gets caught napping as Phoenix dives in and scores a takedown. Byczynski manages to retain guard.
Phoenix works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Phoenix lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Byczynski quite badly. Byczynski pulls Phoenix in close trying to recover. Phoenix postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Byczynski on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Byczynski doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Phoenix!
Our winner, Paul 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.