PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Krylov (ranked 478 p4p, 1204 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 76 p4p, 182 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krylov
vs
Phoenix

203 cm
34
212
32 - 17 - 0

189 cm
33
210
20 - 13 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phoenix.
A nice side step and Phoenix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krylov. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Krylov.

It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix scores with a jab.

It looks like Boris Krylov has been cut.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Krylov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Krylov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krylov.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krylov was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Krylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krylov looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krylov was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Krylov thuds a left hand into Phoenix's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov throws an off balance right hand
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Phoenix 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krylov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix with a nice cross.

Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
Krylov lands with a left to the head.
Krylov throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Krylov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Phoenix clinches up with Krylov and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krylov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Krylov lands an uppercut.
Krylov misses with a punch to the body.
Krylov is stalling here.
Krylov scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Phoenix gets control of Krylov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Phoenix will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Phoenix is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Phoenix is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krylov defends well.
Krylov tries to stand but Phoenix is controlling from the bottom.
Phoenix is trying to keep Krylov in close.
Phoenix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krylov is one step ahead there.
Phoenix trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krylov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Krylov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Phoenix is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Krylov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krylov counters with a good low kick that Phoenix was not able to check.
Krylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boris Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krylov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Krylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krylov thuds his right hand into Phoenix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That has opened up Blake Phoenix's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
Krylov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phoenix.
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Krylov sizes up Phoenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krylov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Phoenix forces Krylov back against the cage and clinches.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krylov backwards.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krylov tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krylov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krylov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Krylov tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Krylov back against the cage.
Phoenix fails to pull guard.
Krylov misses with the head strike.
Krylov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Krylov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Phoenix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krylov finds it's way round the side to connect with Phoenix's head.
Krylov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krylov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phoenix momentarily.
Krylov misses with a body shot.
Krylov looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Krylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phoenix can do to turn this around?
Phoenix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krylov cracks Phoenix with a right hand to the side of the head.

The cut above Blake Phoenix's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Krylov misses.
Krylov jabs Phoenix right on the nose. Phoenix blinks but takes it well.
Krylov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phoenix digs a good body shot into Krylov's ribs.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Krylov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phoenix doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov throws an off balance right hand
and Phoenix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krylov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krylov jabs Phoenix right on the nose. Phoenix blinks but takes it well.
Krylov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krylov misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix wants to counter the offense by Krylov and move into the clinch position.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krylov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krylov. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix takes a swing at Krylov's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krylov.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Krylov looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Phoenix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krylov throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Krylov misses.
Phoenix misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krylov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phoenix's head backwards.

Blake Phoenix's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krylov moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Krylov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phoenix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krylov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krylov's corner calls for a 1-2. Krylov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Phoenix defending well as Krylov loads up on a big left hand.
Krylov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix throws out a counter right but Krylov avoids it with no problem.
Phoenix moves away from the strike by Krylov.
Phoenix connects with a nice looking jab.
Krylov looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krylov lands with a straight right. Phoenix didn't see that one coming.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blake Phoenix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boris Krylov!
A very excited looking Boris Krylov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Blake Phoenix was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF? You've got to be kidding me!'.