PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-King of Kings. Mac Cumhaill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doomsword. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Fionn Mac Cumhaill enters the cage!

Phillips
vs
Mac Cumhaill

193 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diamond Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Mac Cumhaill .
Phillips swings for the body but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range.
No luck for Mac Cumhaill with that takedown attempt.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Mac Cumhaill 's ribs.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in looking for a takedown. Phillips tries to sprawl out of it but Mac Cumhaill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phillips manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mac Cumhaill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phillips momentarily.
Diamond Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Phillips. No joy for Mac Cumhaill on that attempt.
Diamond Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fionn Mac Cumhaill .
Phillips jabs at Mac Cumhaill 's body.
Phillips misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phillips tries to avoid it but Mac Cumhaill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phillips to the ground. Phillips escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Mac Cumhaill misses the target.
Mac Cumhaill slips under a jab from Phillips.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phillips sprawls well. Phillips wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mac Cumhaill gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mac Cumhaill at a distance.
Phillips throws a body punch but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range.
Phillips misses the body punch

and Mac Cumhaill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Phillips's guard.

Phillips scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mac Cumhaill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mac Cumhaill looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips swinging wildly here.
Mac Cumhaill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a takedown attempt - Phillips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Phillips.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill slips a jab from Phillips.
Phillips is looking to wear down Mac Cumhaill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mac Cumhaill moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Mac Cumhaill fails with the takedown.
Mac Cumhaill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phillips is fending him off so far but Mac Cumhaill persists. Nope, Phillips circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
Phillips misses with the combination.
Mac Cumhaill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Phillips throws a jab when Mac Cumhaill was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phillips misses with a double jab

and Mac Cumhaill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mac Cumhaill looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mac Cumhaill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mac Cumhaill wants to pass to mount but Phillips is defending the position.
Mac Cumhaill trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips is looking to control Mac Cumhaill 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phillips avoid being mounted?
Mac Cumhaill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Diamond Phillips will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Phillips tries to clinch up
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in for a double leg but Phillips sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Phillips gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mac Cumhaill to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mac Cumhaill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips is pulling down on Mac Cumhaill 's head. It's preventing any offense from Mac Cumhaill , at least for the moment.

Phillips has his feet on Mac Cumhaill 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Phillips connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in looking for a takedown. Phillips tries to sprawl out of it but Mac Cumhaill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phillips manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips throws a shot to the body.
Phillips is looking to chop away at Mac Cumhaill 's legs.
Phillips bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mac Cumhaill 's head.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mac Cumhaill to counter with a crisp jab.
Mac Cumhaill fails with a takedown attempt.
Diamond Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fionn Mac Cumhaill .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Mac Cumhaill moved out of range.
Mac Cumhaill keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Mac Cumhaill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac Cumhaill defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phillips as he jumps to the side.
Phillips misses the body punch

and Mac Cumhaill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Phillips's guard.
Mac Cumhaill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phillips has his hands on Mac Cumhaill 's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phillips looking for a sweep. Not yet Phillips, not yet.
Phillips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mac Cumhaill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mac Cumhaill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mac Cumhaill throwing strikes but missing.

Mac Cumhaill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phillips holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Mac Cumhaill from controlling successfully.
Fionn Mac Cumhaill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mac Cumhaill advances position into side control!
Mac Cumhaill looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Phillips is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mac Cumhaill passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Phillips!
Mac Cumhaill avoids the attempt from Phillips to control.
Mac Cumhaill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mac Cumhaill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Phillips that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Cumhaill throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mac Cumhaill looking to isolate an arm here. Phillips doesn't see it coming and as Mac Cumhaill extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Mac Cumhaill !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
Fionn Mac Cumhaill is the new light heavyweight champion!