PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 636 p4p, 85 weight class) and Daniel Brand (ranked 2000 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Philips
vs
Brand

202 cm
24
260 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

198 cm
26
270 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand fails to land with a series of punches.
Brand misses with a lunging right hand
and Philips counters with a thumping low kick.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Brand gets tackled into the cage by Philips. Philips maintains the clinch.
Brand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Philips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Philips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brand tries to break the clinch but Philips is controlling the position.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Philips digs a right hand into Brand's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brand's gas tank.
Philips throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Philips misses with a knee to the head.
Brand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Philips lands a left hand.
Philips is stalling here.
Philips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Our sources have told us that Philips has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philips scores a nice knee to the body.
Brand tries to break free but Philips pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Philips prevents Brand from breaking the clinch.
Philips effectively controlling the action here.
Philips lands a good knee to the midsection. Brand won't want to take too many of those.
Brand looks winded!
Philips working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brand is trying to break the clinch but Philips is controlling him.
Brand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Philips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Philips connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brand's face.

It looks like Daniel Brand has been cut.
Brand takes a shot to the head.
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brand takes an elbow to the temple.
Philips crunches a lovely knee into Brand's ribcage.
Philips lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands an elbow inside.
Philips landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Philips scores with a nice short uppercut.
Philips lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Philips.
Philips pushes Brand back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Philips landing knees to the head.
Philips lands a knee to the head.
Philips scores with a knee to the head.
Philips stalling in the clinch.
Brand tries to circle away but Philips has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Philips.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Philips obliges.
Philips lands a nice knee to the body.
Philips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Philips using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Philips connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brand's face.
Philips lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philips lands an uppercut.
Philips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Philips.
Philips lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brand.
Philips scores with a nice hook to the head.
Philips lands a knee to the body.
Philips lands a knee to the head.
Philips crunches a lovely knee into Brand's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Philips.
Philips scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips lands with a right to the head.
Philips has Brand pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Brand is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Philips - that's hurt Brand badly! Oh, another knee lands and Brand is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Brand doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Radio Philips!
An out of breath Radio Philips thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.