PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Buzz (ranked 5173 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunkka Phoenix (ranked 5280 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Buzz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buzz
vs
Phoenix

191 cm
18
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Buzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kunkka Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Buzz. No joy for Phoenix on that attempt.
Buzz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Phoenix moves into range and clinches up with Buzz.
Phoenix leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Buzz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buzz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buzz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phoenix holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Phoenix is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Buzz to keep the fight standing.
Buzz gets underhooks to prevent Phoenix's takedown attempt.
Tyson Buzz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunkka Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Buzz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix is looking to land body kicks.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buzz.
Tyson Buzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzz lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buzz was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Buzz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Buzz 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 has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Buzz tries to bum rush Phoenix with a series of wild strikes but Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buzz just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix misses with a takedown attempt
and Buzz counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Buzz misses its intended target.
Phoenix misses with a double jab.
Buzz throws a right hand that misses

and Phoenix counters by clinching up.
Phoenix has Buzz pressed against the cage, preventing Buzz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Buzz.
Buzz is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling him.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Buzz wants to break free but Phoenix has control.
Buzz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix prevents Buzz from breaking the clinch.
Come on Phoenix - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Phoenix wants to take the fight to the mat but Buzz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Buzz wants to get back to striking at distance but Phoenix won't allow it.
Buzz working hard to break the clinch.
Buzz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buzz is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buzz's elbow.
Buzz has had enough of the clinch but Phoenix keeps him there for the moment.
Phoenix prevents Buzz from breaking the clinch.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buzz working hard to break the clinch.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but Buzz won't allow it.
Buzz working hard to break the clinch.

Phoenix breaks the clinch.

Phoenix rushes Buzz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buzz wants to get back to striking at distance but Phoenix won't allow it.

Phoenix works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Buzz is wriggling around but Phoenix manages to pass to half guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Phoenix connects with a nice short shot to Buzz's temple.
Buzz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phoenix is working away from the top position though.
Phoenix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buzz is looking for a sweep. Phoenix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzz is trying to stand up here but Phoenix is controlling him well.
Buzz tries to get to full guard but Phoenix has control of the leg.
Phoenix is thwarting Buzz's attempts to control the position.
Buzz wants to get back to full guard.
Buzz trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buzz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Buzz is breathing heavily.
Phoenix is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Buzz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phoenix's guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buzz preventing the sweep.
Phoenix trying to control the position here.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Buzz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyson Buzz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Phoenix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buzz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phoenix.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson Buzz is winning the standup battle so far.
Buzz misses with the combination.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buzz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phoenix tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Phoenix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buzz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buzz sprawls well. Buzz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Buzz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyson Buzz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunkka Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Buzz misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzz lands a nice hook to Phoenix's body. Phoenix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Buzz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Phoenix needs to keep his hands up - Buzz had a free shot at his head there.
Buzz with a nice cross.
Buzz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phoenix slips a jab and a cross from Buzz.
Buzz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buzz slaps away a takedown attempt from Phoenix, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Buzz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phoenix.
Buzz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buzz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buzz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phoenix can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buzz misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzz lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Buzz does it's job there.
Buzz swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Buzz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Buzz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phoenixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phoenix slips a jab from Buzz.
Phoenix feints the counter takedown.
Phoenix goes for a double leg but Buzz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Buzz continues to drive forward.
Phoenix darts in looking for a takedown but Buzz gets double underhooks and turns Phoenix into the cage.
Buzz misses with a combination
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Buzz. That snapped Phoenix's head back.
Buzz lands with a hook. Phoenix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phoenix has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzz misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Buzz.
Buzz misses with an uppercut

and Phoenix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phoenix fails to pull guard.
Phoenix has Buzz pressed against the cage, preventing Buzz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buzz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Buzz.
Buzz tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Buzz coming out on top.
A combination from Buzz does no damage.
Phoenix takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Phoenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buzz, pushing him back against the cage.
Phoenix pushes Buzz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buzz misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buzz.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix tries to score a body lock takedown but Buzz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Phoenix fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Buzz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phoenix fails to pull guard.
Phoenix is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Buzz to keep the fight standing.
Buzz tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Buzz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Buzz misses with a wild combination.
Phoenix wants to counter with a clinch but Buzz pushes him away.
Buzz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buzz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Buzz scores with a shoulder strike.
Buzz is trying to break free.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Buzz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buzz after a bit of a struggle.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but Buzz won't allow it.
Buzz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tyson Buzz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunkka Phoenix.
Phoenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buzz tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzz tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
A short right from Buzz on the inside.
Buzz wants to break the clinch but can't.

Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buzz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phoenix backs up against the cage.
Buzz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buzz wants it to stay on the feet.
Buzz cracks Phoenix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyson Buzz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buzz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buzz lands a body shot.
Buzz misses with a two punch combination.
Phoenix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buzz scores with a one two! Phoenix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Phoenix is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzz drops Phoenix with a straight right hand, right on the button! Buzz follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Buzz!