PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Wilsob (ranked 5078 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunkka Phoenix (ranked 5270 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilsob
vs
Phoenix

168 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Wilsob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kunkka Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilsob clinches up against the cage.
Wilsob changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Phoenix fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilsob throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phoenix's waist but Phoenix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilsob off to one side.
Wilsob slips under a jab from Phoenix.
Wilsob throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phoenix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Phoenix with that takedown attempt.
Wilsob seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wilsob looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Phoenix is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilsob throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Wilsob moves out of range.

Phoenix darts in and clinches Wilsob up against the cage.

Wilsob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Wilsob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix misses with a takedown attempt

and Wilsob counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilsob trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix has had enough of the clinch but Wilsob keeps him there for the moment.
Wilsob keeps control of Phoenix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilsob tries to pull guard but Phoenix holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilsob drops back down to his feet.
Phoenix avoiding damage.
Phoenix is trying to break the clinch but Wilsob is controlling him.

Wilsob jumps guard and drags Phoenix to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilsob managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilsob wants to stand and escape but Phoenix is having none of it.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Wilsob keeps moving.
Wilsob on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilsob tries to get out of the position.

Wilsob has an active guard here but Phoenix has managed to pass into half guard.
Wilsob misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wilsob tries to get to full guard but Phoenix has control of the leg.
Phoenix is thwarting Wilsob's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilsob is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilsob 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.

Wilsob has taken the fight to the clinch.

Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilsob stuffs the takedown attempt from Phoenix. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilsob fails with a takedown attempt.
Phoenix throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilsob moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilsob tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
Wilsob effectively controlling the action here.
Phoenix working hard to break the clinch.
Wilsob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilsob won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wilsob manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Wilsob is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilsob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Wilsob dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wilsob tries to clinch up.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Wilsob moves out of range.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Wilsob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Wilsob.
Wilsob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilsob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phoenix swivels and escapes.
Wilsob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Wilsob. No joy for Phoenix on that attempt.
Wilsob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phoenix can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilsob pinned against the cage. Wilsob gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilsob tries to clinch but Phoenix moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilsob tries to score a power double leg takedown but Phoenix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilsob somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Wilsob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilsob attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix wants to counter with a clinch but Wilsob pushes him away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilsob is defended easily by Phoenix.
Wilsob shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Phoenix counters with a two punch combo.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Wilsob is avoiding it.

Phoenix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phoenix wants to break free but Wilsob has control.
Wilsob wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilsob is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phoenix to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phoenix prevents a takedown attempt there.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilsob stops a takedown attempt from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to break free but Wilsob pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Phoenix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilsob's elbow.

Wilsob manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilsob tries to counter with a takedown but Phoenix is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a leg kick
and Wilsob counters with a left and a right that stings Phoenix.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilsob.
Wilsob darts in looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets double underhooks and turns Wilsob into the cage.
Wilsob moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Phoenix closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Harry Wilsob has been cut.
Wilsob misses with a takedown
and Phoenix counters with a three punch combo that has Wilsob backing up. Wilsob nods at Phoenix to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilsob shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Phoenix. Those never looked like landing.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilsob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilsob feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Phoenix throws a nice looking combination but Wilsob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Phoenix or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilsob, which made it look bad.
Wilsob leaves Phoenix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilsob throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Phoenix has a takedown stuffed.
Wilsob drops down looking for a counter takedown but Phoenix sprawls and moves away.

Wilsob instigates a clinch.
Phoenix can't break the clinch.
Wilsob is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunkka Phoenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Wilsob's cut.
That's time! Wilsob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wilsob misses with a takedown attempt
and Phoenix counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phoenix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kunkka Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Wilsob keeps it at a distance.
Wilsob shoots in but Phoenix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wilsob is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Wilsob keeps it at a distance.

Wilsob fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Phoenix to the ground. Wilsob is now in Phoenix's guard.

Wilsob stands and steps away. Phoenix gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wilsob swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilsob shoots in looking for a takedown. Phoenix tries to sprawl out of it but Wilsob keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phoenix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Wilsob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilsob tries for a takedown but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phoenix throws a counter combo.
Wilsob shoots in but Phoenix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phoenix tries a quick counter leg kick but Wilsob is wise to it.

Wilsob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wilsob breaks from the clinch.
Wilsob fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a nice hook to Wilsob's body. Wilsob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phoenix leaves Wilsob with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilsob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Wilsob moves out of range easily.
Wilsob shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phoenix but Phoenix pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phoenix shoots in but no luck this time.

Phoenix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilsob is looking to get back to his feet here but Phoenix is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wilsob's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilsob tries to break free.
Phoenix slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Phoenix looking for the choke but no joy.
Phoenix somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Phoenix struggling to land strikes to the head as Wilsob covers up.
Harry Wilsob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilsob looking very determined here, making life difficult for Phoenix.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phoenix is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kunkka Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phoenix has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kunkka Phoenix!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Kunkka Phoenix!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Kunkka Phoenix!

Kunkka Phoenix wins by unanimous decision!