PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Carbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Paranoid-Black Sabbath. Carbone has chosen Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Phillips
vs
Carbone

170 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Vandal fight Boutique -ACME-
Londons Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Carbone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Phillips lands a really nice looking cross but Carbone seems unphased.
Carbone moves out of range of the body kick from Phillips.
Carbone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Carbone slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phillips.
Nice defenses there by Carbone.
Carbone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Carbone ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carbone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carbone.
Carbone misses the shot to the body.
Carbone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Phillips throws a right and a left that Carbone avoids nicely.
Phillips lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carbone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carbone.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Carbone slips the punch.
Carbone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phillips. That did some damage!
Phillips is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phillips's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carbone slips a straight right by Phillips.

Carbone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carbone working Phillips over with knees to the body.
Carbone avoids a wild elbow strike from Phillips.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carbone.
A knee to the head by Carbone.
Phillips misses with an elbow strike.
Carbone working Phillips over with knees to the body.
Carbone is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Carbone's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Carbone crunches a lovely knee into Phillips's ribcage.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
Carbone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tim Phillips has been cut.
Phillips letting Carbone take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips misses with an elbow over the top.
Carbone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carbone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Carbone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carbone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carbone lands a damaging elbow.
Carbone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carbone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Phillips takes a knee right on the jaw!

Carbone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Carbone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carbone lands an elbow just above Phillips 's eye.
Carbone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phillips takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Carbone.
Carbone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The is referee keeping an eye on Carbone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice elbow from Carbone.
Carbone stalling.
Carbone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carbone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phillips creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carbone is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Carbone.
Carbone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phillips in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carbone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phillips lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Carbone.
Phillips throws an elbow that misses.
Carbone scores with a knee to the head.
Phillips takes an elbow to the temple.
Phillips takes a knee right on the jaw!

Carbone breaks the clinch.
Carbone scores with a leg kick.
Carbone slaps away a takedown attempt from Phillips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Carbone moved out of range nicely.
Carbone punishes Phillips's body with a nice straight punch.
Phillips misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carbone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carbone thumps Phillips with a low kick.
Phillips misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carbone scores with a shot to the body.

Carbone has Phillips up against the cage in a clinch.
Carbone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Carbone lands a knee to the body.
Phillips takes an elbow to the temple.
Phillips wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carbone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Carbone avoids the damage to the body.
Carbone digs a right hand into Phillips's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phillips's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Carbone.
Carbone taking a breather.
Carbone receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A knee to the head by Carbone.
A hook to the body from Carbone.
A bit of stalling here from Carbone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips misses with an elbow over the top.
Phillips misses with an elbow over the top.
Carbone scores with a knee to the head.
Carbone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phillips looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Carbone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Phillips's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carbone fakes the leg kick and cracks Phillips in the body.
Carbone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Carbone sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carbone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phillips throws a body kick the misses
and Carbone counters with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Carbone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carbone. Carbone obviously looking to wear him down.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Carbone sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carbone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phillips is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Carbone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillips, pushing him back against the cage.
Phillips misses with an elbow over the top.
Carbone crunches a lovely knee into Phillips's ribcage.

Carbone manages to break the clinch.
Tim Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carbone throws a leg kick which misses Phillips's front leg but catches the back leg as Phillips tries to avoid it.
Phillips takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Carbone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Carbone instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carbone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carbone.
Carbone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carbone lands a damaging elbow.
Carbone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phillips lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carbone effectively controlling the action here.
Carbone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Carbone lands an elbow inside.
Carbone avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Carbone.
Phillips throws an elbow that misses.
Carbone is working Phillips over against the cage.
Carbone slows down the pace here.

Carbone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Carbone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phillips pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phillips throws an elbow but it misses.
Phillips throws an elbow that misses.
Carbone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carbone working Phillips over with knees to the body.
Carbone slowing the pace effectively.
Carbone blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Carbone to work.
Carbone lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phillips pushes off an throws an elbow but Carbone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phillips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carbone is defending well for now.
Carbone lands with a short shot to the head.
Carbone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phillips lands an elbow just above Carbone 's eye.
Carbone avoiding damage.
Carbone continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Phillips is trying to break the clinch but Carbone is controlling him.
Carbone blocks the elbow strike.
Phillips misses with an elbow strike.
Carbone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carbone controlling the action here for a moment.
Phillips misses with some punches.
Carbone is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frankie Carbone.
Carbone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carbone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phillips walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carbone.
Carbone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carbone.
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carbone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carbone.
Frankie Carbone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Carbone.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1-2. Phillips obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination

and Carbone counters by moving into the clinch.
Carbone blocks an elbow strike from Phillips.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carbone stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carbone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phillips will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Carbone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carbone with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.
Come on Carbone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Phillips throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carbone effectively controlling the action here.
Phillips takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carbone lands a knee to the head.
Carbone lands a nice elbow.
Carbone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phillips throws an elbow that misses.
Frankie Carbone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carbone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phillips just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carbone's brow.
Carbone takes an elbow to the temple.
Phillips throws an elbow but it misses.
Carbone managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
Phillips takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carbone blocks an elbow strike.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Phillips. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Carbone blocks an elbow strike.
Carbone blocks an elbow strike from Phillips.
Carbone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phillips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Carbone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phillips misses with a double jab
and Carbone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Carbone counters with a good low kick that Phillips was not able to check.
Carbone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Phillips lands a high kick!
Carbone tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Carbone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phillips rather than just go for the knockout.
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phillips scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carbone in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Phillips.
Carbone is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carbone.
Carbone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Carbone counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carbone throws a leg kick which misses Phillips's front leg but catches the back leg as Phillips tries to avoid it.
Carbone throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carbone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Phillips takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Phillips misses
and Carbone counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Carbone.
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Carbone slips the punch.
Phillips takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Phillips tries to keep at a distance but Carbone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carbone with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Carbone.
Carbone has Phillips pushed against the cage.
Carbone crunches a lovely knee into Phillips's ribcage.
Carbone has Phillips pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phillips just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carbone's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Carbone.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses
and Carbone counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Phillips throws a sloppy body shot
and Carbone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phillips swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carbone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phillips swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carbone.
Carbone lands a jab to Phillips's midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.

Carbone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carbone is working Phillips over against the cage.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Carbone blocks with his arms.
Carbone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips misses with an elbow strike.
Carbone connects with a knee to the head.
Tim Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Carbone.
Carbone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Carbone breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carbone is pushing Phillips up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Phillips tries to stall but Carbone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phillips trying to land knees to the body.
Carbone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips takes an elbow to the forehead.

Carbone breaks from the clinch.
Carbone is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carbone - that will leave a mark!
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carbone is looking to clinch but Phillips is avoiding it.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carbone.
Frankie Carbone seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carbone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Carbone tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carbone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Carbone rushes Phillips and presses him up against the cage.
Frankie Carbone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips being controlled against the cage.
Phillips misses with an elbow strike.
Phillips wants to break free but Carbone has control.
Carbone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phillipss head.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phillips letting Carbone take a breather here.
Carbone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carbone connects with a knee to the head.
Phillips pushes off an throws an elbow but Carbone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carbone connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Carbone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carbone 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Carbone!