PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Phibes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phibes has chosen Great Destroyer as his entrance music. Phibes has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leonard
vs
Phibes

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Farr's Better Treats

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxwell Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Phibes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leonard gets a takedown into half guard.
Leonard not doing much here.
Leonard wants to get back to his feet.
Phibes looks gassed!

Leonard stands up out of the half guard.
Phibes misses with a takedown attempt

and Leonard counters with a single leg into guard. Phibes didn't expect that.
Leonard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phibes on the ground.
Phibes keeping full guard, as Leonard tries to pass.
Leonard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phibes's head.
Leonard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Leonard looking to pass the guard.
Leonard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leonard cracks Phibes with a solid left hand.
Leonard stopping the sweep attempt from Phibes.
Leonard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Phibes working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Phibes is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Leonard has his hands clasped together but Phibes extends an breaks Leonard's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Phibes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Phibes!