PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes to the cage accompanied by God Hates a Coward. 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.

Bundy
vs
Phillips

182 cm
21
178 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

FinnFighters Nutrition
Valhalla War Gear

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Bundy.
Phillips gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bundy wants to clinch up but Phillips keeps it at a distance.
Bundy is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
Phillips throws a head kick but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy blocks a low kick nicely.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundy is just out of range.
A cross from Phillips lands.
Bundy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phillips's hands.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Bundy wants to land a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bundy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phillips cracks Bundy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Bundy sprawls well.
Bundy with a hook.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bundy swivels and escapes.
Bundy motions for Phillips to come forward. Bundy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bundy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips swinging wilding here.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bundy circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillips walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phillips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bundy slaps away a takedown attempt from Phillips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alan Bundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Phillips.
Phillips blocks a low kick nicely.

Phillips bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Phillips has knee on belly momentarily but Bundy bucks him off and regains half guard.

Bundy looking for submissions off his back.
Bundy trying to control but Phillips postures up.
Bundy manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Phillips stays in close to Bundy's body and controls the position.
Phillips looking to pass the guard.
Bundy has his hands on Phillips's head, controlling the position.
Phillips looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phillips's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Phillips manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bundy manages to get himself to full guard.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Bundy is retaining full guard.
Bundy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phillips manages to get himself to full guard.

Bundy stands up and waves to Phillips to follow him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bundy.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bundy sprawls well. Bundy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bundy as Phillips shoots in.
Alan Bundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Phillips misses.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bundy is looking to clinch.
Bundy throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Bundy dips to his left and cracks Phillips with an uppercut!
Bundy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bundy throws a leg kick but Phillips sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bundy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bundy lands with a nice combination. Phillips backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy scores with a leg kick.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bundy swivels and escapes.
Phillips looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bundy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bundy lands a head kick!

It looks like Philip Phillips has been cut.
Bundy throws out a leg kick but Phillips moves out of range and Bundy only half commits.

Bundy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Bundy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Phillips'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.

Bundy takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Bundy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phillips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bundy.
Bundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Bundy throws a push kick but Phillips slaps the foot to one side.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Bundy counters with a thumping low kick.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bundy.
The fighters circling - Bundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phillips throws a front kick aimed at Bundy's knee but Bundy avoids it well.
A left and a right from Phillips both land. Nice combination.
Bundy tried to score with a low kick but Phillips checks it.
Bundy thumps Phillips with a low kick.
Alan Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bundy stuns Phillips with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Phillips both land. Nice combination.
Bundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bundy to the mat! Bundy manages to get full guard.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Bundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bundy, not yet.
Bundy is pulling down on Phillips's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bundy is really struggling to control Phillips but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Bundy trying to keep a closed guard but Phillips is proving a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bundy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Bundy settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A low kick from Phillips misses
and Bundy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bundy blocks a jab.
Bundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bundy takes one to the side of the head.
Bundy lands a nice looking body shot.
Phillips misses with a leg kick
and Bundy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phillips's knee momentarily.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Bundy takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Bundy digs a good body shot into Phillips's ribs.
Phillips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bundy looks for the body kick but Phillips saw that one coming.
Bundy throws a low kick, looking for Phillips's leg but Phillips calmly moves out of range.
Bundy wants to clinch.
Phillips throws a solid leg kick but Bundy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phillips.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phillips lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries to clinch there but Phillips circles away.
Bundy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips throws a sloppy head kick and Bundy moves out of range easily.
Bundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bundy throws out a leg kick but Phillips moves out of range and Bundy only half commits.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bundy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bundy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phillips on the side of the head.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Bundy scores with a one two! Phillips had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bundy.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Bundy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bundy with a nice cross.
Bundy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bundy lands a body shot.
Bundy scores with a kick to the body.
Phillips looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phillips's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alan Bundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bundy with a nice cross.
Phillips moves forwards but Bundy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bundy tries to clinch up.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips fails with the takedown
and Bundy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alan Bundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Phillips.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Bundy rushes Phillips and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Bundy.
Bundy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phillips up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bundy as the two fighters clinch.
Bundy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips goes for a takedown attempt but Bundy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bundy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Bundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Phillips's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Phillips moves out of range of the leg kick from Bundy.
Phillips throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Bundy counters with a series of strikes. Phillips will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bundy swinging wilding here.
Bundy is looking to clinch.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bundy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phillips's knee momentarily.
Bundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phillips's calf.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Phillips fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phillips takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Bundy.
Bundy swinging wilding here.
Phillips works Bundy's body with a nice hook.
Bundy lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Bundy misses with a kick to the body
and Phillips counters with a one-two to the body.
Bundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phillips misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bundy lands a shoulder strike.
Phillips prevents a body shot from Bundy.
Bundy lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Bundy.
Bundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bundy.
Bundy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phillips up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bundy. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bundy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Bundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Bundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bundy.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bundy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bundy.
Bundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Bundy scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bundy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Bundy - just one landing.

Bundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillips, pushing him back against the cage.
Bundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bundy stops a takedown attempt from Phillips.
Bundy scores with a shot to the side of Phillips's head.
A nice left hand lands by Bundy.
Bundy cracks Phillips with a nice body shot.
A short left from Bundy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Bundy - that landed with a thud.
Bundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bundy 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's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phillips can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
Phillips has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bundy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bundy.
Bundy pushes Phillips back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phillips.
Bundy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phillips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alan Bundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Phillips.
Bundy prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Bundy.
Bundy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phillips up against the cage.
Bundy lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phillips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phillips looking for a takedown.
Bundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bundy walks away with a smile on his face. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bundy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phillips's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Bundy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bundy!
Bundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alan Bundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Philip Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bundy has Phillips up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundy slowing the pace effectively.
Bundy lands a body shot.
Phillips tries to throw a body punch but Bundy avoids it by throwing Phillips back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bundy.
Bundy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Bundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bundy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Bundy!