PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen I Will Whoop Phillips Ass as his entrance music. Royce Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Phillips
vs
Gracie

171 cm
23
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

.: AFFAKETION :.
.: AFFAKETION :.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Phillips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Gracie lands.

It looks like Jeremy Phillips has been cut.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phillips backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a hook. Phillips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie misses the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Phillips's cut.
That's time! Phillips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royce Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two 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.
Gracie throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Gracie throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy 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.

Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Phillips tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.

That's two 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.
Gracie takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Phillips is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Phillips might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Jeremy Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Phillips's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.

Jeremy Phillips's cut is getting worse.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips loses concentration momentarily and Gracie pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Phillips crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Gracie finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie is the new bantamweight champion!