PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morote Gari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sia Phillpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gari
vs
Phillpe

200 cm
27
245 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

202 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Morote Gari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sia Phillpe!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phillpe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phillpe defends it nicely.
Phillpe misses with a body shot.
Phillpe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phillpe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Gari clinches.

Gari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gari moves into the clinch.
Phillpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gari prevents the takedown attempt.

Gari drags the fight down to the ground.
Phillpe is in close to Gari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Phillpe postures up and lands a big shot to Gari's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillpe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Gari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Phillpe scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillpe postures up.
Phillpe stands up over Gari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Phillpe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gari controls Phillpe momentarily but Phillpe frees himself.
Phillpe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Phillpe postures up.
Phillpe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Phillpe trying to control but Gari is working from the bottom.
Phillpe postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Phillpe working some strikes from top position.
Phillpe trying to control but Gari is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillpe is in close to Gari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Phillpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gari is working hard here to advance position.

Gari pushes a forearm under Phillpe's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Phillpe is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Morote Gari!