PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dio
vs
Phoenix

225 cm
42
289 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

195 cm
27
275 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Dio is just out of range.
Dio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Dio scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Phoenix has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zack Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Phoenix misses
and Dio counters with a good low kick that Phoenix was not able to check.
Phoenix slips a jab from Dio.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range.
Dio throws a body kick that misses.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Dio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio wants to clinch.
Phoenix lands a nice hook to Dio's body. Dio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Dio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phoenix.
An inside leg kick lands from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Dio's head but Dio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dio cracks Phoenix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Dio moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Nice body kick there by Phoenix.
Dio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Phoenix's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dio looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Dio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Phoenix backs away, Dio returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dio moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Dio lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dio cracks Phoenix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Dio wants to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dio thinking.
Phoenix cracks a nice hook into Dio's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix jabs at Dio's body.
Dio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phoenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phoenix doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Phoenix tried to score with a low kick but Dio checks it.
Phoenix misses with a jab to the body
and Dio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix slips a jab from Dio.
Dio misses with a left hand
and Phoenix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dio thinking.
Phoenix takes a swing at Dio's ribcage but misses.

Dio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dio tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
A short left from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dio managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dio manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Phoenix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dio connects with the punch.
Dio checks a leg kick.
It looked like Dio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phoenix appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Dio.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dio. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the body.
Dio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phoenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dio moves away.
Phoenix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phoenix fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Dio throws a sloppy head kick
and Phoenix counters with a right hand to the body.
Dio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Dio is out of range.
Phoenix misses with a few strikes there.
Dio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Phoenix looks to land a body kick but Dio moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dio slips under a jab from Phoenix.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phoenix lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phoenix connects with the punch.
Simon Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dio manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Dio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dio clobbers Phoenix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dio connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dio.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range.
Phoenix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Dio's head but Dio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Dio.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Dio jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dio tries to work over Phoenix's front leg with a kick but Phoenix checks it.
Dio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phoenix.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Phoenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A shot to the body from Phoenix misses
and Dio counters with a body kick that stops Phoenix in his tracks momentarily.
Zack Dio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Phoenix is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range.
Dio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Good work by Phoenix as he checks the leg kick.
Phoenix misses with a double jab.
Phoenix is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Dio.
A nice side step and Phoenix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio slips a jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dio closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dio walks into a stiff left hand from Phoenix.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dio catches Phoenix napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Phoenix goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zack Dio!
Our winner, Zack Dio, 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.