PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rage Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mongo has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Rage Phillips has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rage Phillips seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Phillips
vs
Mongo

170 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
24
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Bullshito Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rage Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Mongo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Mongo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mongo moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.

Mongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Mongo, against the cage.
Phillips is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mongo has Phillips pressed against the cage, preventing Phillips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mongo working Phillips over with knees to the body.
Mongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phillips is trying to break the clinch but Mongo is controlling him.
Phillips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mongo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phillips taking a breather.
Mongo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phillips blocks it with crossed arms.
Mongo taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mongo.
Phillips struggles to land a body shot inside as Mongo controls his hands.
Mongo throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mongo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phillips's brow.
Mongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Phillips shrugs off.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Mongo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Phillips dodges an elbow strike from Mongo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mongo.
Mongo is trying to stall.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phillips managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phillips tries to circle away but Mongo has him pinned against the cage.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phillips.
Phillips slows down the pace here.
Mongo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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.
Mongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo has Phillips pressed against the cage, preventing Phillips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mongo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phillips has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mongo lands a knee to the body.
Mongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Mongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but Phillips blocks with his arms.
Phillips dodges an elbow strike from Mongo.
A shot in the inside from Phillips.
Mongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Phillips won't want to take too many of those.
Mongo has Phillips pressed against the cage, preventing Phillips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phillips pushes Mongo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mongo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phillips's brow.
Mongo looking to throw knees to the head but Phillips is blocking nicely.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Phillips on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Phillips.
Phillips trying to stall but Mongo improves his position.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phillips on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mongo looking to slow down the pace here.
Phillips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mongo scores with a knee to the head.
Mongo lands an elbow just above Phillips 's eye.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Mongo, against the cage.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mongo throws an elbow but misses.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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.
Mongo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phillips has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick from Mongo.
Mongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips swings for the body but Mongo moves out of range.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Mongo throws a front kick aimed at Phillips's knee but Phillips avoids it well.
Mongo scores with a head kick.
Phillips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mongo. Mongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Mongo ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Mongo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phillips takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phillips moves out of range of the leg kick from Mongo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Mongo dominated that round.
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.

Phillips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mongo can pounce on him.
Mongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Mongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mongo looks for the body kick but Phillips saw that one coming.
Mongo misses with a low kick.
Mongo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mongo wants to land a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phillips checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Phillips checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Mongo rushes Phillips and presses him up against the cage.
Mongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phillips lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mongo throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a shot to the side of Mongo's head.
Mongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phillips is looking to control Mongo's arms but Mongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phillips has his back to the cage.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Mongo.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Mongo, against the cage.
Mongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mongo landing knees to the head.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
Mongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Mongo's head but Mongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mongo scoring well with a low kick there.
Phillips checks a low kick from Mongo.
Mongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mongo slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mongo tries to clinch up.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mongo moves away.
Mongo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phillips. That did some damage!
Mongo throws a low kick, looking for Phillips's leg but Phillips calmly moves out of range.
Mongo connects with a high kick.
Phillips is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mongo throws out a leg kick but Phillips moves out of range and Mongo only half commits.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Mongo.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mongo.
Good work by Phillips as he checks the leg kick.
Mongo scores with a spinning back kick!
Mongo tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mongo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mongo.
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Mongo connects with a solid leg kick.

Mongo clinches up against the cage.
Mongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mongo.
Mongo connects with a knee to the head.
Phillips looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phillips misses with a body punch.
Mongo throws a knee to the head but misses.

Phillips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mongo manages to avoid it.
Mongo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Mongo.
Phillips stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mongo.
Mongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Mongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Mongo tries to land a leg kick but Phillips saw it coming and moves away.
Mongo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Phillips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mongo wants to slow Phillips down by chopping away at his legs.
Robert Mongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mongo wants to clinch up but Phillips keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phillips checks a leg kick.
Mongo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Mongo misses.
Phillips throws a body punch but Mongo moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Phillips.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mongo throws a front kick aimed at Phillips's knee but Phillips avoids it well.
Mongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Mongo.

Mongo forces Phillips back against the cage and clinches.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mongo throws a leg kick but Phillips moved away.
Mongo tried to score with a low kick but Phillips checks it.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Mongo tries to move into range but Phillips moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mongo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phillips paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mongo clinches with his opponent.
Mongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mongo obliges.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Mongo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phillips.
Phillips is trying to maintain a safe position but Mongo gets an underhook and turns Phillips into the cage.
Phillips is trying to break free.
Mongo is looking to control Phillips's arms but Phillips gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mongo has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Mongo.
Mongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phillips is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Phillips - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Phillips shrugs off.
Mongo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Phillips.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Phillips takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mongo misses with a knee strike.
Phillips is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mongo lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mongo throws an elbow but misses.
Mongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mongo throws an elbow but it misses.

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.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
Phillips takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mongo looking to stall.
Phillips is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Phillips shrugs off.
Phillips throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mongo.
A frustrated look appears on Phillips's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo throws an elbow but it misses.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mongo throws an elbow but misses.
Mongo stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
Phillips scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phillips stalling the fight.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Mongo, against the cage.
Mongo lands a damaging elbow.
Phillips managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phillips digs a right hand into Mongo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mongo's gas tank.
Phillips has Mongo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mongo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Phillips won't want to take too many of those.
Mongo throws an elbow that misses.
Mongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mongo misses with a knee strike.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
Mongo tries a knee to the head but Phillips blocks it.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Mongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.
Phillips managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo taking a breather.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Mongo looking to throw knees to the head but Phillips is blocking nicely.
Mongo taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Phillips - that landed with a thud.
Phillips blocks the elbow strike.
Robert Mongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phillips goes for a takedown attempt but Mongo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rage Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mongo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Mongo settles back down.
Mongo throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Mongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mongo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Mongo!