PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Antoski (ranked 161 p4p, 583 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 30 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Antoski
vs
Phoenix

191 cm
31
220
17 - 9 - 0

194 cm
31
205
29 - 13 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix blocks a leg kick.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the body
and Antoski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Antoski swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Antoski is out of range.
Phoenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Phoenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Antoski slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Antoski connects with a looping right hand.
Phoenix lands a nice looking body shot.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Antoski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antoski throwing a counter right hand but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Antoski misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix throws a jab when Antoski was well out of range.
Antoski ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and Antoski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Antoski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix throws a hook but Antoski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski misses with a hook to the body
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Antoski saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Antoski.
Antoski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antoski with the inside leg kick.
Antoski lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Antoski. Antoski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phoenix throws a jab when Antoski was well out of range.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phoenix lands with a straight right. Antoski didn't see that one coming.
Blake Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Antoski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Phoenix misses with a right hand
and Antoski counters with a stiff right hand.
Antoski swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Antoski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Phoenix stuns Antoski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Antoski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antoski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Antoski misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Antoski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antoski just misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Antoski slips under a jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a hook but Antoski avoids it easily.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antoski doesn't seem bothered though.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. Antoski moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Phoenix crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Antoski - the referee stops the clock and Phoenix gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Antoski. Phoenix manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Phoenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phoenix connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Antoski moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Phoenix.
Antoski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Antoski blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Antoski misses its target.
Phoenix misses with a leg kick.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
enabling Antoski to counter with a crisp jab.
Antoski throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
The crowd cheers as Phoenix lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antoski doesn't seem phased though.
Phoenix ducks right into an uppercut from Antoski.
Antoski scores with the left hand. Phoenix knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antoski throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Phoenix defending well as Antoski loads up on a big left hand.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Antoski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antoski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix jabs Antoski right on the nose. Antoski blinks but takes it well.
Antoski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phoenix.
Antoski throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Phoenix moves out of range as Antoski throws a body kick.
Phoenix connects with a body shot that sends Antoski's belly button to the back.
Antoski tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antoski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antoski throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Antoski.
Phoenix unleashes a big counter combination but Antoski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antoski lunges at Phoenix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phoenix's hand.
Antoski throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antoski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Antoski throws a front kick aimed at Phoenix's knee but Phoenix avoids it well.
Antoski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Antoski is looking to counter punch.
Phoenix lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix scores with a nice head shot.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix connects with a looping right hand.
Antoski connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phoenix is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Antoski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Antoski.
Antoski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Phoenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antoski loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Phoenix in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
As Phoenix backs away, Antoski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Phoenix swinging wildly here.
Antoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Antoski avoids the punch easily.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antoski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antoski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that Antoski avoids nicely.
Phoenix lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Phoenix finds it's target.
Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phoenix.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antoski throws a leg kick
and Phoenix counters with a right hand to the body.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antoski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antoski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Antoski misses with a body kick.
Antoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Antoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antoski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Phoenix misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a jab.
Antoski blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Antoski misses its target.
Antoski scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix thuds a left hand into Antoski's body.
A low kick from Phoenix is predictable there
enabling Antoski to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Antoski avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Phoenix misses the target.
Phoenix moves out of range as Antoski strikes.
Antoski cracks Phoenix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Antoski misses
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antoski manages to avoid it.
Antoski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Antoski counters with a body kick that stops Phoenix in his tracks momentarily.
Good shot there by Antoski.
Antoski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antoski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Antoski misses.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antoski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antoski looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Antoski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Phoenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Phoenix.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Antoski backing away here, and Phoenix unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Antoski throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Phoenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Phoenix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Antoski.
Antoski looks for the body kick but Phoenix saw that one coming.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Antoski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Phoenix lands a really nice looking cross but Antoski seems unphased.
Antoski moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Antoski throws a body shot but no joy.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Antoski moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoski moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Antoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix throws out a counter right but Antoski avoids it with no problem.
Phoenix connects with a crisp jab.
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Antoski missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antoski slips a straight right by Phoenix.
A little feinted left hand from Antoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antoski blocks a jab.
Antoski slips under a jab.
Phoenix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Antoski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phoenix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Antoski throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Antoski misses
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antoski. That's going to slow Phoenix down.
Phoenix throws a hook but Antoski avoids it easily.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antoski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Antoski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix cracks Antoski with a good jab.
Antoski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Antoski counters with an outside leg kick.
Antoski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Phoenix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phoenix.
Antoski throws an off balance right hand
and Phoenix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phoenix scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Antoski.

Antoski moves into the clinch.
Antoski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Phoenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Antoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antoski works on Phoenix's body with a couple of short punches.
Antoski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antoski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Antoski misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antoski.
Antoski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phoenix.
Antoski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Nice body punch from Antoski - that landed with a thud.
Antoski is working Phoenix over against the cage.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Antoski misses with a knee strike.
Antoski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phoenix or not.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Antoski tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Knees to the body from Antoski.
Antoski 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.
A nice left hand lands by Antoski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Antoski.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blake Phoenix.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Blake Phoenix!
Blake Phoenix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.