PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Dussander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dussander comes to the cage accompanied by Faxing Berlin . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dussander
vs
Phillips

177 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
158 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Dussander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dussander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dussander misses with a straight right.

Phillips scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Dussander's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Phillips looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Phillips goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dussander has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Phillips but great work by Dussander.
Phillips is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Dussander stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to improve position but can't.
Dussander working away.
Phillips tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dussander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Phillips's face as Dussander controls the position.

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.
Phillips is looking for a sweep.
Phillips struggling a bit here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phillips takes a swing at Dussander's ribcage but misses.
Dussander moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Dussander looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Dussander throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips swinging wildly here.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dussander was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dussander to score with a decent uppercut.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Dussander saw that one coming.
Dussander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dussander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heinrich Dussander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dussander misses with a hook to the body

and Phillips counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dussander preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phillips looking to pass the guard.
Phillips with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Dussander blocks nicely.
Phillips pushes down on Dussander's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dussander blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Phillips is trying to control the action in half guard but Dussander is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from Phillips misses.
The crowd cheers as Phillips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dussander doesn't seem phased though.
Dussander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phillips moves out of range as Dussander throws a body kick.
Dussander takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Dussander misses with a wild body shot.
Dussander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Dussander slips the punch.
Dussander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dussander.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dussander thuds a left hand into Phillips's body.
Phillips avoids a kick to the body.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dussander.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Dussander throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dussander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dussander missing with a left hand there. Phillips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dussander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dussander misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Phillips misses.
Dussander is looking to wear down Phillips with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Dussander misses.
Dussander misses with a body shot.
Dussander just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dussander throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Dussander misses with an uppercut.
Dussander cracks the inside of Phillips's front leg.
Dussander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dussander misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Dussander. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Dussander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dussander stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Heinrich Dussander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips moves out of range as Dussander strikes.
Dussander lands with an overhand left.
Phillips is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dussander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heinrich Dussander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dussander.
Dussander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dussander as he avoids it easily.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dussander.
Phillips takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phillips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dussander. Dussander obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Dussander misses its intended target.
Dussander throws a body kick that misses.
Dussander lands a nice shot to the body.
Dussander lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phillips takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Dussander's shoulder, as Dussander tries to avoid the shot.
Ian Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dussander misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Dussander dominated that second round.
That's time! Dussander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dussander throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dussander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Dussander.
Phillips steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dussander. That one must have hurt.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dussander.
Dussander thows a body kick. Phillips tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dussander throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Phillips drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dussander thows a body shot but no joy.
Dussander misses with a body shot
and Phillips counters with a left and a right that stings Dussander.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dussander - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses the jab.
Dussander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phillips's head backwards.
Dussander lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Dussander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phillips doesn't seem phased though.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Dussander slips the punch.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dussander is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Dussander circles away and we're back to standing.
Dussander misses with a looping right.
Dussander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phillips. Phillips circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dussander.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Phillips crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dussander - the referee stops the clock and Phillips gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dussander. Phillips manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Dussander.
Phillips has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dussander.
Dussander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dussander throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dussander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dussander misses the jab.
Phillips might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dussander connects with a crisp jab.
Dussander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dussander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dussander lands with an uppercut that bounces Phillips off the cage and back into rage.
Dussander swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dussander. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phillips fails to land the takedown.
Dussander cracks a nice hook into Phillips's ribs.
Phillips shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dussander pinned against the cage. Dussander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heinrich Dussander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Dussander thuds his shin into the meat of Phillips's side.
Dussander throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Dussander counters with an outside leg kick.
Dussander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phillips's head backwards.
Dussander takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dussander punishes Phillips's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Dussander.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dussander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dussander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dussander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Dussander clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dussander punishes Phillips's body with a nice straight punch.
Dussander lands with a right hand.
Dussander throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
A good leg kick by Dussander.
Nice body kick there by Dussander.
Dussander lands with a right hand.
Dussander jabs at Phillips's body.
Dussander pushes Phillips away with a front kick.
Phillips is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dussander keeps Phillips at a distance using the push kick.
Dussander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Phillips if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Phillips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dussander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phillips momentarily.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Dussander circles away easily
and Dussander counters with a good low kick that Phillips was not able to check.
Dussander lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phillips on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Phillips is rocked!
Heinrich Dussander is winning the standup battle so far.
Dussander cracks Phillips with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Phillips falls to his knees and Dussander doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heinrich Dussander!
Heinrich Dussander is the new featherweight champion!