PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Speed Lightly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ippines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ippines comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nanerpus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lightly
vs
Ippines

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

HATE Technologies
5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speed Lightly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Ippines!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Ippines misses.
No joy there for Ippines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightly wants to clinch.
Ippines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lightly shoots for a double leg takedown but Ippines sprawls well. He's pushed Lightly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lightly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ippines throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippines misses with a double jab.
Ippines lands a left and a right that sends Lightly crashing to the canvas! Ippines dives into mount looking to finish!

Lightly is rocked!

It looks like Speed Lightly has been cut.
Ippines controlling from mount.
Oh Lightly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lightly seems to have got his legs back now.
Lightly is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippines looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lightly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ippines looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lightly is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lightly is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ippines controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Phil Ippines just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lightly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ippines throws a nice looking combination but Lightly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ippines scores with a shot to the body.
Ippines misses with a few strikes there.
Ippines misses with a two punch combination.
Ippines throws a right and a left that Lightly avoids nicely.
Ippines throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ippines closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lightly tries to roll over but Ippines keeps him under control.

Ippines decides to return to a standing position.
Lightly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ippines tries to clinch but Lightly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Ippines.
Ippines looks to land a combination but Lightly avoids it well.
Lightly throws a right hand that Ippines ducks under and follows up with a left that Ippines also avoids with ease.
Ippines swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lightly counters with a one-two to the body.
Lightly wants to clinch
and Ippines counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lightly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lightly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ippines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ippines gets a clinch.

Ippines breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippines rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lightly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lightly misses with a few strikes there.
Lightly shoots in for a double leg but Ippines sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ippines throws a one two combo.
Lightly moves in looking to clinch but Ippines pushes him off.
Ippines throws a combination that misses
enabling Lightly to counter with a crisp jab.
Lightly shoots in and drives through. Ippines sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speed Lightly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ippines is defended easily by Lightly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown by Lightly or perhaps it was just good defense by Ippines which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippines misses with a series of wild punches.
Lightly walks into a stiff left hand from Ippines.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ippines dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Speed Lightly'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.

No joy there for Lightly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ippines and sends Lightly crashing to the mat! Ippines follows him down to the mat - Lightly regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Ippines perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Ippines stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lightly to get to his feet.
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!
Ippines misses with the combination.
Lightly slips a jab and a cross from Ippines.
Lightly swings for the body but Ippines moves out of range.
Ippines works the jab nicely.
Ippines misses with a wild combination.
Lightly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippines swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ippines swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lightly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lightly.
Lightly tries to clinch
and Ippines counters with a two punch combo.
Lightly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ippines showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lightly.

Ippines has closed the distance and engaged Lightly in a clinch.

Ippines breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Ippines misses.
Lightly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ippines counters with a nice body shot.
Lightly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ippines circles away quickly and effectively.
Lightly throws a hook but Ippines blocks it.
Ippines lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ippines.
Lightly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ippines throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phil Ippines seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ippines throws a series of punches but Lightly moves out of range.
No joy there for Lightly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ippines shoots in and drives through. Lightly sprawls well.
Lightly wants to clinch but Ippines slips to the side

and Ippines moves into the clinch.

Ippines manages to break the clinch.
Lightly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lightly darts in trying to clinch

and Ippines moves into the clinch.
Ippines gets underhooks to prevent Lightly's takedown attempt.

Ippines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippines goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Ippines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ippines throws a right and a left that Lightly avoids nicely.
Ippines displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lightly.
No joy there for Ippines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ippines looks to land a combination but Lightly avoids it well.
Ippines misses with a two punch combination.
Ippines tries to bum rush Lightly with a series of wild strikes but Lightly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ippines dodges the punch combination from Lightly.
Ippines's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ippines duly obliges.
Ippines lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ippines misses with a two punch combination.
Lightly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ippines moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Ippines misses.
Ippines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lightly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lightly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ippines counters with a series of strikes. Lightly will be more careful next time no doubt.

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.
Ippines falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lightly counters with a left and a right that stings Ippines.
Lightly tries to clinch there but Ippines circles away.
Ippines lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from Lightly.
Lightly tries to clinch up but Ippines circles away and keeps his distance.
Ippines throws a nice looking combination but Lightly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ippines lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lightly with a poor takedown
and Ippines counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ippines lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Ippines.
Ippines fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Ippines.
Lightly walks into a stiff left hand from Ippines.
Lightly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ippines counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ippines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Speed Lightly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ippines has Lightly up against the cage in a clinch.
Ippines keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lightly's efforts to push away.
Lightly has had enough of the clinch but Ippines keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lightly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lightly prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ippines - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Ippines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ippines throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lightly counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ippines pushes Lightly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippines fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ippines as he avoids it easily.
Ippines misses with the combination.
Lightly is looking to clinch.
Ippines scores with a one two! Lightly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ippines showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lightly.
Ippines swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Speed Lightly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ippines shoots in looking for a takedown. Lightly tries to sprawl out of it but Ippines keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lightly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lightly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ippines counters with a stiff right hand.
Ippines misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lightly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ippines misses with a double jab.
Lightly misses with a wild body shot.

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.
Ippines scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ippines throws a nice looking combination but Lightly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lightly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ippines napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ippines tries to improve position but can't.
Ippines is trying to get back to his feet.
Ippines tries to bench press Lightly off him but Lightly keeps the position.
Ippines is pushing Lightly's head away, looking to escape. Lightly manages to hold on to the position though.
Lightly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ippines is trying to control Lightly's posture but Lightly avoids it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ippines swinging wilding here.
Ippines misses with a combination
and Lightly counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightly throws a combination that misses
and Ippines counters with a three punch combo that has Lightly backing up. Lightly nods at Ippines to acknowledge the strikes.
Ippines looks to land a combination but Lightly avoids it well.
Ippines rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lightly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ippines throws a right hand that Lightly ducks under and follows up with a left that Lightly also avoids with ease.
Phil Ippines is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Ippines misses.

Ippines closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ippines lands in his opponent's guard.
Ippines's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ippines passes Lightly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Ippines is going to stand back up.
Ippines is trying to control. Lightly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ippines controlling the action here.
Ippines wants to stand up but Lightly is controlling the position.

Ippines decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ippines avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ippines closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lightly circles away.
Speed Lightly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Ippines.
A combination from Ippines does no damage.
Lightly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ippines counters with a two punch combo.
Speed Lightly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightly throws a head kick that misses.
Lightly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Speed Lightly.
Well Ippines 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Ippines!