PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davie Philip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Strong
vs
Philip

195 cm
18
231 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

PhoQus Sports Enhancement

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davie Philip!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philip throws a nice outside leg kick.
Philip misses with a series of wild punches.
Philip wants to clinch.
Strong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Philip.

Philip forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
Philip is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
Philip wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Philip pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Philip escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philip pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philip moves in looking to clinch but Strong pushes him off.
Philip lands with a kick to the temple. Strong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Philip is looking to clinch.
Philip tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strong avoids the head kick by Philip.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philip is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Philip throws a nice head kick!
Strong avoids the head kick by Philip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philip tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philip connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strong. Strong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Philip tries to clinch up.
Strong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Philip.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Philip.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philip is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strong misses with a leg kick
and Philip counters with a one-two to the body.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philip checks a leg kick.
Philip moves in looking to clinch but Strong pushes him off.
Philip doesn't manage to clinch there - Strong circles away.
Philip fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philip tries to clinch up.
Philip doesn't manage to clinch there - Strong circles away.
Strong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davie Philip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philip is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philip doesn't manage to clinch there - Strong circles away.
Philip moves in looking to clinch but Strong pushes him off.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Philip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Philip tries to clinch but Strong is having none of it.
Philip misses with a series of wild punches.
Philip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Philip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davie Philip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philip doesn't manage to clinch there - Strong circles away.
Philip tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.

Strong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Strong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Strong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Philip is looking to clinch but Strong is avoiding it.
Philip tries to clinch up.
Strong throws a chopping leg kick but Philip manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Philip tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Philip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philip is looking to clinch but Strong is avoiding it.
Philip misses with a series of wild punches.
Philip fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davie Philip is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philip tries to clinch up.
Philip tries to clinch but Strong is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Philip. No joy for Strong on that attempt.
Philip wants to clinch up but Strong keeps it at a distance.
Philip tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong misses the shot to the body.
Philip looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.
Philip tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
Philip tries to clinch there but Strong circles away.
Philip tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Philip thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Strong is predictable there
and Philip counters with a left and a right that stings Strong.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philip connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick from Strong misses.
Philip is looking to clinch but Strong is avoiding it.
Philip pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philip is breathing heavily.
Philip fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Strong misses.
Philip misses with a body shot.
Philip keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Philip is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philip tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
Philip wants to clinch.
Philip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strong throws out the jab.
Philip misses with the combination.
Strong keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Philip tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Philip tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philip is looking to clinch.
Philip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Philip is just out of range.
Strong throws out a leg kick but Philip moves out of range and Strong only half commits.
Philip tries to clinch up.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philip.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Philip looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strong takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davie Philip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Philip misses with a wild combination.
Philip throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philip tries to clinch up.
Philip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Philip misses with a two punch combination.
Philip wants to clinch up but Strong keeps it at a distance.
Philip scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Philip ducks down to avoid it.
Philip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Philip.
Strong shoots for a double leg takedown but Philip sprawls well. He's pushed Strong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philip tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Philip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Strong misses.

Strong feints and as Philip raises his hands in defense, Strong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Philip preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strong postures up in Philip's guard and throws a big left but Philip blocks it.
Strong thows a big elbow that misses.
Philip throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jerry Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strong drops back looking for a leg! Philip is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Philip manages to kick Strong off! Strong jumps back into Philip's guard.
Strong preventing the sweep.
Strong prevents Philip from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Strong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Philip moves into range and clinches up with Strong.

Philip successfully pulls guard.
Strong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Philip works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strong won't allow Philip to get back to his feet.
Philip is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Strong slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philip is looking to escape.
Strong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Philip wants to get back to his feet.
Strong not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Philip throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Philip tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philip fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Philip.
Philip throws a right and a left that Strong avoids nicely.

That's four 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.
Philip just misses with a punch to the body.
Philip is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philip tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
Strong wants to slow Philip down by chopping away at his legs.
Davie Philip is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Strong tries to keep at a distance but Philip has taken the fight into the clinch.

Philip manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philip utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strong connects with a couple of short punches.
Strong won't allow Philip to get back to his feet.
Strong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Philip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Philip winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Philip!