PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles DAvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DAvis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Miles DAvis - someday my prince will come. Miles DAvis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Philips
vs
DAvis

185 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
158 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles DAvis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DAvis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DAvis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Philips wants to clinch
and DAvis counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Philips lands but DAvis takes it in his stride.
No luck for DAvis with that takedown attempt.

DAvis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Philips's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
DAvis controlling from the top position.
DAvisis looking to pass into half guard but Philips pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Philips is in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philips would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DAvis controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Eric Philips wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Philips tries to clinch there but DAvis circles away.
DAvis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips slaps away a takedown attempt from DAvis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eric Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles DAvis.
DAvis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philips throws a nice outside leg kick.
Philips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Philips tries to clinch up but DAvis circles away and keeps his distance.
Miles DAvis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DAvis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Philips sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten DAvis somewhat.
DAvis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DAvis looks gassed!

Philips instigates a clinch.
Philips misses with a knee strike.

Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DAvis throws a sloppy head kick
and Philips counters with a nice kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
DAvis tries to pull guard but Philips holds him up against the cage and eventually DAvis drops back down to his feet.
DAvis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Philips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DAvis blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Philips.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Philips's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips connects with a nasty looking knee right to DAvis's face.
Philips with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
DAvis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Philips scores with a knee to the head.
Philips really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Philips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

DAvis is rocked!
DAvis letting Philips take a breather here.
DAvis is still on wobbly legs! Can Philips finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Philips gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Philips dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Philips moves into the clinch.
DAvis seems to have recovered his senses.
Philips wants to stall.
DAvis tries to pull guard but Philips won't allow it.
Philips's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Philips.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from DAvis is defended easily by Philips.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but DAvis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philips throws a leg kick which misses DAvis's front leg but catches the back leg as DAvis tries to avoid it.
Philips stuffs the takedown.
Eric Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles DAvis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DAvis keeps the fight on the outside.
DAvis shoots in but no luck this time.
Philips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Philips closes the distance and pushes DAvis back into the cage.
Philips connects with a nasty looking knee right to DAvis's face.
Philips scores a nice knee to the body.
DAvis is breathing heavily.

Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DAvis shoots in looking for a takedown but Philips manages to keep the fight standing, pushing DAvis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
DAvis keeps the fight on the outside.
Philips tries to clinch but DAvis is having none of it.
Philips throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Philips tries to clinch there but DAvis circles away.
Eric Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips wants to clinch.
Philips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DAvis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Philips circles away.
DAvis keeps the fight on the outside.
Philips moves in looking to clinch but DAvis pushes him off.

DAvis tries to keep at a distance but Philips has taken the fight into the clinch.
Philips holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DAvis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Philips lands an elbow just above DAvis 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DAvis tries to pull guard but Philips won't allow it.
DAvis jumps guard but Philips stands there with DAvis around his waist. DAvis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Philips landing knees to the head.
DAvis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Philips smiles and moves away.
Philips tries to clinch up

and DAvis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Philips tries to kick DAvis off but DAvis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DAvis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Miles DAvis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
DAvis tries for a takedown but Philips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Philips lands a nice leg kick that just misses DAvis's sensitive parts.
Eric Philips is winning the standup battle so far.
Philips tries to clinch but DAvis moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DAvis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DAvis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Philips wants to clinch up but DAvis keeps it at a distance.

Philips pushes DAvis up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Philips dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Philips clinches up against the cage.
Philips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DAvis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DAvis tries to pull guard but Philips holds him up against the cage and eventually DAvis drops back down to his feet.
Philips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DAvis's efforts to push away.
DAvis tries to pull guard but Philips holds him up against the cage and eventually DAvis drops back down to his feet.
Philips has DAvis pressed against the cage.
DAvis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DAvis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DAvis avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips stalling.

Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DAvis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eric Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles DAvis.
DAvis shoots for a double leg takedown but Philips sprawls well. He's pushed DAvis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Philips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch but DAvis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philips throws a nice outside leg kick.
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but DAvis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DAvis fails with a takedown attempt.
DAvis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Philips but Philips pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips tries to clinch but DAvis is having none of it.
Philips is looking to clinch but DAvis is avoiding it.
Philips dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on DAvis. That did some damage!

Philips has DAvis up against the cage in a clinch.
Philips working DAvis over with knees to the body.
Philips misses with a knee to the head.
Philips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Philips stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DAvis tries to score a body lock takedown but Philips shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Philips is stalling here.
Philips lands an elbow that stopped DAvis in his tracks for a moment.
Philips working DAvis over with knees to the body.
Philips lands a knee to the body.
Philips effectively controlling the action here.
Philips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Philips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Philips tries a knee to the head but DAvis blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Philips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DAvis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philips doesn't manage to clinch there - DAvis circles away.
Philips stuffs the takedown attempt from DAvis. DAvis gets slowly back to his feet.
Philips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philips tries to clinch there but DAvis circles away.
Philips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Philips rushes DAvis and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DAvis is trying to drag Philips to the mat but Philips just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Miles DAvis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Philips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philips lands a good knee to the midsection. DAvis won't want to take too many of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Philips, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Philips!