PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Sansom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips's entrance music is Tarantula. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sansom's choice of entrance music: Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. The key to victory for Lee Phillips has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Phillips
vs
Sansom

190 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Predator Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Sansom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to clinch up
and Sansom counters with a nice uppercut.
Sansom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sansom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phillips darts in trying to clinch
and Sansom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phillips moves to clinch but Sansom breaks away
and Sansom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Sansom clinches.
Sansom wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.
Phillips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sansom is trying to push Phillips away but Phillips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phillips has Sansom pressed against the cage, preventing Sansom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sansom wants a takedown.
Phillips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sansom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phillips or not.
Sansom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips misses with a knee strike.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansom blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Sansom is blocking nicely.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Sansom is blocking nicely.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Sansom is blocking nicely.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but Sansom blocks it.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Sansom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phillips walks away with a smile on his face. Sansom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Phillips tries to clinch up

and Sansom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sansom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Sansom tries to break free but Phillips pushes him back against the cage.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Sansom is blocking nicely.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sansom wants to break free but Phillips has control.

Sansom breaks from the clinch.
Phillips tries to clinch up

so Sansom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sansom pushes down on Phillips's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sansom decides to stand and escape the position.

Sansom scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sansom throws a strike aimed at the side of Phillips's head but Phillips avoids it well.

Sansom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Phillips, who protects the arm well.
Sansom slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Sansom decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sansom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sansom is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Phillips connects with a knee to the head.

Sansom has picked Phillips up - he's going for a ride! Sansom dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sansom with the ground and pound but Phillips uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sansom throws and elbow that misses. Phillips uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sansom's guard. Nice move by Phillips!
Sansom looking to control but Phillips passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sansom makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips darts in trying to clinch

and Sansom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but Sansom blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Sansom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Phillips darts in and clinches Sansom up against the cage.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but Sansom blocks it.

Sansom has Phillips pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sansom pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Phillips tumbling to the mat - Sansom dives into Phillips's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sansom throws and elbow that misses. Phillips uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sansom's guard. Nice move by Phillips!
Sansom looking for a sweep. Not yet Sansom, not yet.
Sansom is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips wants to stand but Sansom is controlling his posture from full guard.
Phillips trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two 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.
Sansom has Phillips pulled in close to control his posture.

Lee Phillips has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Phillips looks to clinch

and Sansom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sansom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sansom throws a strike but Phillips rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sansom pushes Phillips off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to clinch

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

Phillips has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sansom off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Phillips tries to clinch but Sansom moves away

and Sansom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Sansom isn't so interested in that idea.
Sansom with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sansom throws and elbow that misses. Phillips uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sansom's guard. Nice move by Phillips!
Phillips is looking to stand up but Sansom won't let him.
Phillips won't allow Sansom to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sansom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Sansom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Phillips tries to clinch up

and Sansom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sansom throws a strike but Phillips rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Phillips decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sansom, up you get!
Sansom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sansom counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sansom goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Phillips rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sansom's guard! Nice work there by Phillips!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sansom is trying to hold Phillips in close to prevent damage but Phillips has managed to pass into half guard.
Phillips wants to stand up but Sansom has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lee Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Phillips lands a nice short elbow.

Phillips stands up out of the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to clinch

so Sansom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sansom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Phillips's guard.
Phillips throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sansom throws and elbow that misses. Phillips uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sansom's guard. Nice move by Phillips!
Phillips has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sansom is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Phillips decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Phillips. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips wants to clinch but Sansom slips to the side

and Sansom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sansom.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansom blocks it with crossed arms.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louis Sansom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sansom is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phillips misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Sansom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sansom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Sansom!