PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Orndorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix's entrance music is Bath Salt- ASVP Rocky, A$ap ANT, flatbush zombies. A fine choice. Orndorf has chosen Bodies - Drowning Pool as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Phoenix
vs
Orndorf

194 cm
21
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
206 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition
Brute

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Orndorf!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orndorf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.

Orndorf gets tackled into the cage by Phoenix. Phoenix maintains the clinch.

Orndorf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orndorf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phoenix.
Orndorf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Orndorf moves out of range.

Orndorf tries to keep at a distance but Phoenix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orndorf blocking some punches.

Orndorf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orndorf misses with a low kick.
Orndorf looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
Phoenix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix tries a low kick but Orndorf avoids it.

Orndorf rushes Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Orndorf manages to break the clinch.

Phoenix has closed the distance and engaged Orndorf in a clinch.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix prevents Orndorf from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Orndorf.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Orndorf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Orndorf.
Orndorf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orndorf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Orndorf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hook but Orndorf blocks it.
Phoenix slips a jab from Orndorf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Orndorf slams his shin into Phoenix's torso.
Orndorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orndorf connects with a body shot.
Orndorf takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Orndorf.

It looks like Matthew Phoenix has been cut.
A low kick from Phoenix is predictable there

and Orndorf counters by clinching up.
Orndorf wants to break the clinch but can't.

Orndorf manages to break the clinch.
Orndorf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Orndorf ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phoenix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phoenix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orndorf under the eye.

Phoenix rushes Orndorf and presses him up against the cage.

Orndorf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orndorf lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Matthew Phoenix's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orndorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Phoenix. Beautiful body shot.
Orndorf fails to land with a series of punches.
Orndorf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Phoenix moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orndorf breaks the clinch.
Phoenix lands an overhand right.
Orndorf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phoenix rather than just go for the knockout.

Phoenix rushes Orndorf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orndorf misses with a punch to the body.
Orndorf blocks an uppercut.
Orndorf is trying to push Phoenix away but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orndorf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orndorf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orndorf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orndorf can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orndorf is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Orndorf blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
A hook to the body from Orndorf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Orndorf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Phoenix's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Phoenix misses with a lunging right hand
and Orndorf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Phoenix.

Oooooh!!! Orndorf has knocked Phoenix down with a huge combo! Orndorf steps away and waves a wobbly Phoenix back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Phoenix instigates a clinch.

Orndorf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix tries to land a leg kick but Orndorf saw it coming and moves away.

Orndorf takes the fight into the clinch.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Orndorf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orndorf is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Orndorf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix throws a nice looking combination but Orndorf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Phoenix misses.

Phoenix instigates a clinch.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orndorf misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix lands a right hand.

Orndorf breaks from the clinch.
Orndorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Orndorf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Matthew Phoenix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Phoenix drives through and clinches with Orndorf against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf blocking some punches.
Phoenix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Orndorf misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Orndorf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orndorf tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Orndorf.
Orndorf is trying to break free.

Orndorf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paul Orndorf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orndorf scoring well with a low kick there.
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf throws a push kick but Phoenix slaps the foot to one side.
Orndorf lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Orndorf clinches up with Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage.
Orndorf has had enough of the clinch but Phoenix keeps him there for the moment.
Orndorf lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.

Jeez, Matthew Phoenix's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Orndorf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orndorf throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Phoenix stumbling backwards into the cage! Phoenix bounces back off the cage towards Orndorf, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Orndorf lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Orndorf celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Orndorf!
After the fight, Paul Orndorf was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.