PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Abdulkhalikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Phoenix
vs
Abdulkhalikov

198 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slade Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shamil Abdulkhalikov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdulkhalikov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Abdulkhalikov misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Abdulkhalikov connects with a jab.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Phoenix's head coaches at KING OF PAIN that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phoenix cracks the inside of Abdulkhalikov's front leg.
Abdulkhalikov misses the jab.
Phoenix connects with a leg kick. Abdulkhalikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdulkhalikov's sensitive parts.
Abdulkhalikov throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
Phoenix moves out of range as Abdulkhalikov strikes.
Abdulkhalikov misses with a looping left.
Abdulkhalikov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Phoenix lands a leg kick that knocks Abdulkhalikov off balance momentarily.
Abdulkhalikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phoenix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abdulkhalikov misses with a looping left.
Abdulkhalikov misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Abdulkhalikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Abdulkhalikov misses.
Phoenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdulkhalikov.
Abdulkhalikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phoenix counters with a good low kick that Abdulkhalikov was not able to check.
Phoenix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid body kick from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a lazy head kick
and Abdulkhalikov counters with a straight right hand.
Abdulkhalikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Phoenix thumps Abdulkhalikov with a low kick.
Phoenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdulkhalikov throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdulkhalikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abdulkhalikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdulkhalikov lands with a hook. Phoenix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phoenix takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulkhalikov throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
As Abdulkhalikov backs away, Phoenix returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Phoenix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abdulkhalikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abdulkhalikov scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdulkhalikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phoenix can pounce on him.
Abdulkhalikov misses with a two punch combination.
Phoenix appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abdulkhalikov misses with a looping left.
Abdulkhalikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abdulkhalikov looks winded!
Abdulkhalikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdulkhalikov throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Abdulkhalikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phoenix.
Abdulkhalikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phoenix moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abdulkhalikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phoenix throws a head kick that Abdulkhalikov semi-blocks.

It looks like Shamil Abdulkhalikov has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a nice body kick.
Phoenix lands with a kick to the ribs.

Phoenix has Abdulkhalikov up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a nice uppercut.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdulkhalikov blocking some punches.
Phoenix pushes Abdulkhalikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phoenix gets through Abdulkhalikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix cracks Abdulkhalikov with a nice body shot.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Abdulkhalikov's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phoenix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Phoenix.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdulkhalikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phoenix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shamil Abdulkhalikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Abdulkhalikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phoenix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phoenix lands a head kick. Abdulkhalikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Abdulkhalikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a good low kick that Abdulkhalikov was not able to check.
Abdulkhalikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
We've been informed that Abdulkhalikov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Phoenix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abdulkhalikov swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abdulkhalikov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Phoenix scoring well with a low kick there.
Abdulkhalikov throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Abdulkhalikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phoenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdulkhalikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdulkhalikov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abdulkhalikov throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdulkhalikov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abdulkhalikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Phoenix throws a nice head kick!
Phoenix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phoenix is looking to slow Abdulkhalikov down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Abdulkhalikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdulkhalikov throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phoenix.
Abdulkhalikov throws an overhand right that lands on Phoenix's shoulder, as Phoenix tries to avoid the shot.
Phoenix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Abdulkhalikov keeps it at a distance.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdulkhalikov can do to turn this around?
Phoenix lands a leg kick that knocks Abdulkhalikov off balance momentarily.
Phoenix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdulkhalikov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdulkhalikov throws a right hand that misses
and Phoenix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abdulkhalikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phoenix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdulkhalikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phoenix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdulkhalikov's sensitive parts.
Phoenix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phoenix throws a head kick but Abdulkhalikov moves out of range.
Slade Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Phoenix lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Abdulkhalikov misses.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdulkhalikov.
Phoenix scores with a leg kick.
Abdulkhalikov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Phoenix as he connects with a hook.
Phoenix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phoenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phoenix connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a front kick.
Abdulkhalikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phoenix cracks the inside of Abdulkhalikov's front leg.
Abdulkhalikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Phoenix rushes Abdulkhalikov and presses him up against the cage.
Phoenix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Abdulkhalikov is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Abdulkhalikov is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix avoiding damage.

Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdulkhalikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with the left hand. Abdulkhalikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Phoenix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdulkhalikov swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phoenix scores with a leg kick.
Abdulkhalikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamil Abdulkhalikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix leaning against his opponent.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Phoenix to work.
Phoenix avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Phoenix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shamil Abdulkhalikov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Phoenix throws a head kick that half lands.
Abdulkhalikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abdulkhalikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdulkhalikov.
Jab, jab by Abdulkhalikov - just one landing.
Phoenix connects with a leg kick. Abdulkhalikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abdulkhalikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Phoenix.

Abdulkhalikov lands a big shot that drops Phoenix! Can he finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdulkhalikov wants to get up but he can't break Phoenix's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Abdulkhalikov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Phoenix has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Abdulkhalikov is looking to defend but Phoenix has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Abdulkhalikov! Phoenix pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Abdulkhalikov taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Slade Phoenix!