PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Cougar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cougar has chosen Those Damn Blue Collar Tweekers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Phillips
vs
Cougar

180 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
163 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Cougar!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cougar tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips throws the left hand but Cougar avoids the punch easily.
Phillips jabs at Cougar's body.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Cougar ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick.
Cougar fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips throws a one two combo.
Cougar wants to clinch up but Phillips keeps it at a distance.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Cougar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phillips's waist but Phillips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cougar off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cougar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Cougar clinches up against the cage.
Phillips stops a takedown attempt from Cougar.
Ian Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Da Cougar.
Cougar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Phillips.

Phillips is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cougar can't fight it off and eventually Phillips manages to take the fight to the floor. Cougar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cougar wants to stand but Phillips is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cougar is keeping the position for now.
Phillips connects with a couple of short punches.
Phillips postures up in Cougar's guard and throws a big left but Cougar blocks it.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Cougar blocks nicely.
Phillips lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phillips stands up over Cougar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cougar is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cougar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phillips keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cougar's head.
Cougar looking for a sweep. Not yet Cougar, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cougar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Cougar.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Cougar circles away easily

so Cougar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cougar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cougar is one step ahead there.

Cougar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cougar at a distance.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Cougar moves out of range.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cougar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips works the jab nicely.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cougar has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cougar throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips throws the left hand but Cougar avoids the punch easily.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt
and Cougar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cougar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phillips misses with a hook. Cougar ducked under it nicely.

Cougar scores a takedown into full mount!
Cougar cracks Phillips with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phillips bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Phillips won't allow Cougar to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cougar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Phillips working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Da Cougar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cougar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ian Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cougar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phillips but Phillips pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cougar misses with a takedown attempt

and Phillips counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cougar won't be happy with that.

Phillips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cougar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Phillips scoring with punches from side control.
Phillips has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cougar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phillips wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phillips scoring with punches from side control.
Phillips scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Phillips is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cougar has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phillips is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cougar looks calm but he's in trouble here. Phillips gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cougar is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Phillips lets go of the hold and Cougar can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Phillips!