PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Phillips (ranked 3671 p4p, 5217 weight class) and Duang Kanjanasuwan (ranked 184 p4p, 241 weight class). Pedro Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Phillips
vs
Kanjanasuwan

173 cm
25
143
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
24
142
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duang Kanjanasuwan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips blocks a head kick by Kanjanasuwan.
Kanjanasuwan blocks a low kick nicely.
Phillips keeps Kanjanasuwan at a distance using the push kick.

Phillips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanjanasuwan avoids it.

Phillips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Phillips clinches up with Kanjanasuwan and pushes him back against the cage.
Kanjanasuwan tries to circle away but Phillips has him pinned against the cage.
Kanjanasuwan blocks an elbow strike from Phillips.

Kanjanasuwan breaks from the clinch.
Kanjanasuwan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanjanasuwan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Kanjanasuwan backing up. Kanjanasuwan nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Kanjanasuwan tries to work over Phillips's front leg with a kick but Phillips checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanjanasuwan misses with a series of wild punches.
Phillips looks to land a body kick but Kanjanasuwan moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips connects with the punch.
Kanjanasuwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanjanasuwan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips with a jab.
Kanjanasuwan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Phillips closes the distance and pushes Kanjanasuwan back into the cage.
Kanjanasuwan is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Kanjanasuwan is trying to break free.
Phillips unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kanjanasuwan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanjanasuwan avoids the damage to the body.

Kanjanasuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanjanasuwan tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips throwing a counter right hand but Kanjanasuwan manages to avoid it.
Kanjanasuwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanjanasuwan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanjanasuwan throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Kanjanasuwan throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!

Phillips closes the distance and clinches.
Phillips looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kanjanasuwan is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Phillips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanjanasuwan's efforts to push away.
Kanjanasuwan tries to stall but Phillips uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phillips.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanjanasuwan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanjanasuwan takes a knee to the side of the body.

Kanjanasuwan breaks from the clinch.

Phillips moves into the clinch.
Kanjanasuwan is trying to break free.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kanjanasuwan's face.
Kanjanasuwan is trying to force a seperation but Phillips has the dominant position.
Kanjanasuwan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
Kanjanasuwan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phillips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanjanasuwan blocks an elbow strike from Phillips.
Phillips prevents Kanjanasuwan from breaking the clinch.
Kanjanasuwan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Phillips lands a knee to the body.
Phillips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanjanasuwans head.
Kanjanasuwan wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.
Phillips throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phillips.
Phillips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Kanjanasuwan manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kanjanasuwan tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.

Phillips breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Phillips rushes Kanjanasuwan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanjanasuwan.
Kanjanasuwan is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kanjanasuwan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Phillips dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Phillips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanjanasuwan. Kanjanasuwan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Kanjanasuwan instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phillips.
Kanjanasuwan blocking some punches.
A short left from Phillips.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanjanasuwan avoids it.
Kanjanasuwan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phillips working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phillips pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Phillips obliges.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanjanasuwan.
Kanjanasuwan tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Kanjanasuwan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Phillips breaks the clinch.
Phillips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Phillips gets tackled into the cage by Kanjanasuwan. Kanjanasuwan maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Kanjanasuwan blocks with his arms.
Phillips looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanjanasuwan is trying to force a seperation but Phillips has the dominant position.
Phillips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phillips lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Kanjanasuwan is rocked!
Kanjanasuwan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanjanasuwan avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanjanasuwan is still on wobbly legs! Can Phillips finish him?
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Kanjanasuwan is blocking nicely.
Kanjanasuwan is trying to force a seperation but Phillips has the dominant position.
Kanjanasuwan seems to have recovered his senses.
Phillips prevents Kanjanasuwan from breaking the clinch.

Phillips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Phillips darts in and clinches Kanjanasuwan up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanjanasuwan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillips half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Phillips thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kanjanasuwan if he has to take too many more of those.
Kanjanasuwan throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Phillips forces Kanjanasuwan back against the cage and clinches.
Pedro Phillips has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phillips landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanjanasuwan blocks an elbow strike from Phillips.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phillips just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanjanasuwan's brow.
Phillips lands an elbow inside.
Phillips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanjanasuwan managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
Phillips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Kanjanasuwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanjanasuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.

Phillips has Kanjanasuwan up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanjanasuwan blocks an elbow strike from Phillips.

Kanjanasuwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Phillips.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanjanasuwan.
Kanjanasuwan is breathing heavily.
Kanjanasuwan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
Phillips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phillips.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanjanasuwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.
Kanjanasuwan throws a counter combo.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanjanasuwan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips lands a body shot.
Kanjanasuwan misses with a low kick.
A jab from Phillips finds it's way through Kanjanasuwan's defenses.
Phillips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanjanasuwan can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanjanasuwan misses with a head kick.
Kanjanasuwan avoids the head kick by Phillips.
Phillips lands a head kick!
Kanjanasuwan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kanjanasuwan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanjanasuwan misses with a head kick.
Phillips connects with a nice looking jab.
Phillips is pawing at Kanjanasuwan, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Kanjanasuwan's nose. Kanjanasuwan is badly hurt! Phillips pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Kanjanasuwan tries desperately to hold on but Phillips is relentless in his assault! As Kanjanasuwan receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Phillips away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Phillips!
Pedro Phillips looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'gracias a las personas que me apoyan los amo a todos.'.