PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes into the arena with Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grunge
vs
Phoenix

184 cm
31
196 lbs
26 - 0 - 1

191 cm
25
196 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
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Slaughterhouse Fight Gear
Flying Knee Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge is looking to slow Phoenix down with leg kicks.
Grunge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phoenix on the side of the head.
Phoenix is looking to land body kicks.
Grunge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grunge.
Grunge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grunge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grunge throws a leg kick which misses Phoenix's front leg but catches the back leg as Phoenix tries to avoid it.
Grunge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grunge throws a sloppy body shot
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
Grunge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Grunge scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Phoenix misses the target.
Grunge fires out a quick counter leg kick but Phoenix just manages to avoid it.
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunge misses with a hook.
Grunge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Good exchange - Grunge coming out on top.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and Grunge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phoenix cracks Grunge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Phoenix throws a hook but Grunge blocks it.
Phoenix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grunge counters with a stiff right hand.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grunge scores with a jab.
Grunge throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
Grunge tries to land a leg kick but Phoenix saw it coming and moves away.
Grunge takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grunge slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Grunge takes one on the button.
Grunge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phoenix defending well as Grunge loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
It looked like Grunge was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phoenix.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge throws a solid leg kick but Phoenix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grunge.
Grunge moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix throws a hook but Grunge avoids it easily.
Grunge tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grunge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grunge connects with a jab.
Grunge lands a jab to the head.
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Phoenix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phoenix throws a leg kick but Grunge checks it.
Grunge throwing a counter right hand but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grunge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Grunge half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grunge walks into a straight right hand from Phoenix.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grunge.
Grunge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunge manages to avoid it.
Grunge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
Grunge throws a low kick, looking for Phoenix's leg but Phoenix calmly moves out of range.
Grunge lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grunge will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Grunge counters with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grunge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Grunge.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grunge is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Phoenix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phoenix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grunge.
Grunge thuds his shin into the meat of Phoenix's side.
Phoenix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grunge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Grunge catches Phoenix right on the button with a cross.
Phoenix throws a leg kick but Grunge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Grunge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix misses with a hook
and Grunge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phoenix's knee momentarily.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix tries to score with a low kick but Grunge moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Grunge dominated that round.
That's time! Grunge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grunge throws a push kick but Phoenix slaps the foot to one side.
Grunge lands a leg kick that knocks Phoenix off balance momentarily.
Grunge throws a good cross that connects.
Phoenix shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phoenix scores with a jab. Grunge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grunge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grunge throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Tommy Grunge is winning the standup battle so far.
Grunge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix tests Grunge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grunge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Grunge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grunge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge misses with a straight left.
Grunge lands a nice shot that snaps Phoenix's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Grunge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Phoenix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grunge has got the better of the exchanges.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Phoenix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grunge misses with a low kick.
Grunge paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Grunge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grunge digs a good hook to Phoenix's body.
Grunge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grunge throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix thuds a left hand into Grunge's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Grunge scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grunge.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grunge misses with a double jab.
Phoenix checks a leg kick.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Grunge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phoenix can do to turn this around?
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Grunge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grunge dips to his left and cracks Phoenix with an uppercut!
Phoenix misses with a right hand
and Grunge counters with a right hand to the body.

Grunge gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Grunge is leaning against Phoenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grunge blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.

Grunge manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grunge.
Phoenix swings for the body but Grunge moves out of range.
Grunge digs a good body shot into Phoenix's ribs.
Grunge getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grunge misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grunge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Phoenix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grunge circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge looks to land a body kick but Phoenix moved away.
Phoenix flicks out a counter leg kick but Grunge steps away.
Phoenix swings for the body but Grunge moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Phoenix misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Grunge misses the target.
Grunge ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Grunge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phoenix on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix throws a hook but Grunge blocks it.
Jab from Phoenix.
Grunge tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix misses with a looping left.
Phoenix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grunge looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Grunge counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grunge staying out of range there.
Grunge throws out a powerful jab.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Phoenix throws the left hand but Grunge avoids the punch easily.
Grunge lands a leg kick that knocks Phoenix off balance momentarily.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
And Grunge counters with a quick kick to the body but Phoenix blocks it.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grunge lands with a nice body kick.
Grunge throws a head kick that half lands.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Grunge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grunge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Grunge ducked under it nicely.
Grunge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grunge.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Grunge moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge scores with a jab.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Grunge. That snapped Phoenix's head back.
Grunge swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phoenix does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grunge blocks a jab.
Phoenix throws a jab when Grunge was well out of range.
Grunge slips under a jab.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
enabling Grunge to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunge misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Grunge does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge throws a push kick but Phoenix slaps the foot to one side.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Grunge ducked under it nicely.
Grunge slips a jab from Phoenix.
Grunge tried to counter with a leg kick but Phoenix avoided it.
Grunge throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Phoenix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grunge lands with a nice body punch.
Grunge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Phoenix is able to avoid easily.
Tommy Grunge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grunge connects with a high kick.
Grunge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phoenix finds it's way round the side to connect with Grunge's head.
Grunge lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunge scores with a push kick.
Phoenix steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grunge. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Grunge misses with the combination.
Grunge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Phoenix misses the target.
Phoenix throws a lazy uppercut
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Grunge.
Grunge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grunge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grunge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grunge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grunge goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grunge. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunge blocks a jab.
Grunge connects with an inside leg kick.
Phoenix is looking to chop away at Grunge's legs.
Phoenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grunge throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Grunge lands a nice shot to the body.
Grunge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phoenix throws a hook but Grunge blocks it.
Parker Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grunge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Phoenix is able to avoid easily.
Phoenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left lands for Phoenix.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grunge.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Grunge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grunge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Tommy Grunge!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Tommy Grunge!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Tommy Grunge!

Tommy Grunge wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Tommy Grunge 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.