PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brian Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santos
vs
Phillips

180 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
191 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaleb Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips lands a body shot.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phillips circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Brian Santos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries to clinch up but Phillips circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Santos slips a jab from Phillips.
Phillips lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Santos sprawling to the canvas. Phillips follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Santos hang on?
Phillips tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos pushes Phillips off but Phillips dives into side control.
The referee asks Phillips politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Phillips prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Phillips tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Phillips moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Santos tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Phillips looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phillips won't let Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Phillips controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kaleb Phillips just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phillips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos avoids the head kick by Phillips.
Brian Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos misses with a combination
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos tries for a takedown but Phillips circles away easily
and Phillips makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
A cross from Phillips lands.
Phillips connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Brian Santos's cut is getting worse.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Phillips counters with a series of strikes that sends Santos to the canvas! Phillips follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Phillips gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Phillips duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaleb Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Phillips thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Phillips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phillips throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos throws out a leg kick but Phillips moves out of range and Santos only half commits.
Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.

Brian Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Phillips misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Phillips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos tries to clinch
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Phillips looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santos closes the distance but Phillips moves to the side
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance but Phillips moves to the side
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Santos clinches but Phillips breaks the clinch
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phillips.
Santos tries to clinch
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Phillips throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phillips counters with a nice leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Phillips moves away
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Phillips lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos tries to clinch but Phillips moves away
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phillips counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos tries to clinch
and Phillips counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos wants to clinch
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a head kick. Phillips smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santos clinches but Phillips breaks the clinch
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos tries to clinch but Phillips moves away
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Phillips lands a body shot.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Phillips sprawls well.
Santos clinches but Phillips breaks the clinch
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos wants to clinch
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaleb Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Phillips lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos wants to clinch but Phillips slips to the side
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos wants to clinch
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Santos wants to clinch
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phillips finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Phillips as Santos shoots in.
Phillips misses with a hook to the body
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Phillips scores with a punch to the head.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Santos slips a straight right by Phillips.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Phillips backs away looking to recover.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Santos tries to clinch but Phillips moves away
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Phillips scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phillips digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Phillips tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos wants to clinch
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Santos looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
Brian Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Brian Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos tries to clinch but Phillips moves away
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaleb Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Santos throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Phillips misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos wants to clinch but Phillips slips to the side
and Phillips counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos clinches but Phillips breaks the clinch
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Santos.
Kaleb Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phillips.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaleb Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phillips 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaleb Phillips!