PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wunderkind comes to the cage accompanied by Cudi The Kid. Phoenix has chosen Bath Salt- ASVP Rocky, A$ap ANT, flatbush zombies as his entrance music. Matthew Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wunderkind
vs
Phoenix

201 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
221 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serj Wunderkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wunderkind checks a leg kick.

Wunderkind drives through and clinches with Phoenix against the cage.
Wunderkind displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
Wunderkind is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wunderkind with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix stalling in the clinch but Wunderkind improves position.
Wunderkind is stalling here.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wunderkind tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Wunderkind 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.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wunderkind blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Wunderkind to work.
Phoenix working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind takes a shot to the head.
Wunderkind landing knees to the head.

It looks like Matthew Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix stalling in the clinch but Wunderkind improves position.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix stalls.
Wunderkind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phoenix is looking to control Wunderkind's arms but Wunderkind gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phoenix has his back to the cage.
Wunderkind gets through Phoenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
Phoenix looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
Wunderkind utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wunderkind stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Phoenix letting Wunderkind take a breather here.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Phoenix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wunderkind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wunderkind working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Wunderkind misses with a knee strike.
Wunderkind is leaning against Phoenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wunderkind stalling the fight.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wunderkind takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body.
Wunderkind connects with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Wunderkind scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wunderkind landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
Wunderkind working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Wunderkind misses with a knee strike.
Wunderkind working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wunderkind avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind just leaning against Phoenix, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Matthew Phoenix's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Wunderkind.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wunderkind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serj Wunderkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Phoenix's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wunderkind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phoenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wunderkind lands a nice looking body kick.
Wunderkind scores with a jab to the head.
Phoenix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wunderkind fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wunderkind throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wunderkind lands a high kick!
Wunderkind scores with a spinning back kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wunderkind.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wunderkind.
Wunderkind lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wunderkind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phoenix takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Wunderkind moves into the clinch successfully.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
Wunderkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Wunderkind.
Nice body punch from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phoenix can do to turn this around?
Wunderkind stalling.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
Wunderkind just leaning against Phoenix, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Wunderkind scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Wunderkind pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind looking to slow down the pace here.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Wunderkind.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Wunderkind's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Wunderkind.
Nice body punch from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind is struggling to control the position.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wunderkind lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wunderkind lands a shot to the body.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.

The cut above Matthew Phoenix's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Come on Wunderkind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wunderkind wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Wunderkind to work.
Wunderkind prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wunderkind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wunderkind 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.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but Wunderkind is blocking nicely.
Wunderkind scores with a knee to the head.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Wunderkind.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wunderkind lands a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serj Wunderkind dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Phoenix's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wunderkind connects with a leg kick. Phoenix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wunderkind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wunderkind throws a front kick that sends Phoenix stumbling back into the cage.
Phoenix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wunderkind.
A solid body kick from Wunderkind.

Wunderkind pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Wunderkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Serj Wunderkind has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wunderkind landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wunderkind landing knees to the head.
Phoenix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wunderkind.
Phoenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind lands a good knee to the midsection. Phoenix won't want to take too many of those.
Wunderkind scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Wunderkind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wunderkind working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Wunderkind taking a breather.
Wunderkind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Come on Wunderkind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Matthew Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Wunderkind wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wunderkind lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wunderkind.
A short right from Phoenix.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wunderkind connects with a knee to the head.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wunderkind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix is pushing Wunderkind up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wunderkind stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wunderkind trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Wunderkind 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.
Wunderkind throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Phoenix misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Phoenix.
Wunderkind blocking some punches.
Wunderkind 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.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Wunderkind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wunderkind landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Matthew Phoenix's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix tries to work over Wunderkind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind looking to slow down the pace here.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind stalling in the clinch but Phoenix improves position.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
Wunderkind blocks an uppercut.
Wunderkind is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Wunderkind into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Serj Wunderkind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wunderkind has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serj Wunderkind!
Our winner, Serj Wunderkind, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.