PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the cage accompanied by Bath Salt- ASVP Rocky, A$ap ANT, flatbush zombies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phoenix
vs
Renninger

194 cm
23
221 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

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 4 - 4 - 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Renninger pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Renninger misses with a knee strike.
Renninger misses with a knee to the head.
Renninger stalling.
Phoenix slowing the pace effectively.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Renninger prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Renninger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Renninger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Renninger missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renninger.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Renninger throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renninger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Renninger backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but Renninger is blocking nicely.
Phoenix being controlled against the cage.
Renninger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phoenix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Renninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Renninger slowing the pace effectively.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Renninger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Renninger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renninger.
A left hand lands to the body for Renninger.
Renninger just leaning against Phoenix, taking a breather.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix cracks Renninger with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger lands a knee to the body.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renninger prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Renninger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Renninger blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Renninger up against the cage.
Renninger lands a good knee to the midsection. Phoenix won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger slows down the pace here.
Renninger blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Renninger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Renninger obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Phoenix misses with a knee to the head.
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, Renninger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Renninger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, Renninger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Renninger trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Renninger avoids the damage to the body.
Renninger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Matthew Phoenix has been cut.
Renninger missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Renninger missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Renninger.
Renninger misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Renninger 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!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renninger, right into the meat.
Phoenix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Renninger counters with a leg kick.
Phoenix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Renninger throws out a leg kick but Phoenix moves out of range and Renninger only half commits.
Phoenix moves out of range of the body kick from Renninger.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Renninger is avoiding it.
Renninger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Renninger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renninger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Renninger 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.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renninger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Renninger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renninger is looking to land body kicks.
Renninger misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Renninger.
Renninger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phoenix.
Renninger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phoenix. That did some damage!
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Renninger moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger lands a leg kick that knocks Phoenix off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renninger lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from Renninger misses
and Phoenix counters with a two punch combo.
Phoenix lands with a shot to the body.
Matthew Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renninger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Renninger throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Renninger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Renninger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Renninger lands a leg kick that knocks Phoenix off balance momentarily.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renninger.
Phoenix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger fakes the leg kick and cracks Phoenix in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Renninger misses with a head kick.
Renninger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renninger moves away.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Renninger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renninger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Phoenix if he has to take too many more of those.
Phoenix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renninger. Renninger obviously looking to wear him down.
Renninger thuds his shin into the meat of Phoenix's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phoenix looks to clinch
and Renninger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Phoenix really felt that one!
A nice inside leg kick there by Renninger. That's going to slow Phoenix down.
Phoenix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Renninger.
Renninger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Phoenix takes a step back to recover.
Phoenix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Renninger thumps Phoenix with a low kick.
Phoenix tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phoenix will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Renninger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Renninger 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Renninger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renninger cracks Phoenix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Renninger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Phoenix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Phoenix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Renninger counters with a body kick.
Renninger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Renninger's head but Renninger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Renninger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Renninger is looking to slow Phoenix down with leg kicks.

Phoenix tries to keep at a distance but Renninger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Renninger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Renninger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Renninger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Renninger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Renninger lands a good knee to the midsection. Phoenix won't want to take too many of those.
Renninger landing knees to the body.
Renninger missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Renninger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Renninger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renninger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Renninger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Renninger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Renninger landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renninger scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Renninger.
Renninger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Renninger landing knees to the body.
Renninger lands a knee to the body.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Renninger controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Renninger.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Matthew Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Renninger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Renninger missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Renninger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Renninger.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Renninger.
Renninger lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Renninger obliges.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Renninger slows down the pace here.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renninger is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Renninger.
A left hand lands to the body for Renninger.
Knees to the body from Renninger.
Renninger working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Renninger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Renninger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Renninger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richard Renninger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phoenix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix takes a knee right on the jaw!

Matthew Phoenix's cut is getting worse.
Renninger with a knee to the head.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Renninger lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix just leaning against Renninger, taking a breather.
Renninger landing knees to the body.
Renninger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renninger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Renninger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Renninger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Renninger!