PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gatto Pantilones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Philips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Philips
vs
Pantilones

185 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gatto Pantilones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantilones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Philips swivels and escapes.
Philips throws a sloppy head kick and Pantilones moves out of range easily.

Philips has closed the distance and engaged Pantilones in a clinch.
Pantilones goes for a takedown attempt but Philips pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Philips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pantilones checks it well.
Pantilones looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch but Pantilones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Philips as Pantilones shoots in.
Eric Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gatto Pantilones.
Pantilones looks for a takedown but Philips sprawls well.
Pantilones misses with a hook. Philips ducked under it nicely.
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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pantilones missing with a left hand there. Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pantilones throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pantilones.
Philips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pantilones fails with a takedown attempt.
Philips is looking to clinch but Pantilones is avoiding it.
Pantilones scores with a three punch combo!
Pantilones keeps the fight on the outside.
Philips is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Pantilones misses its intended target.
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pantilones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pantilones.
Pantilones swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Pantilones loads up on a big right hand but Philips slips the punch.
Philips throws a head kick that misses.
Philips looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Philips slips a jab and a cross from Pantilones.
Pantilones cracks Philips with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips wants to clinch.
Philips connects with a solid leg kick.
Philips walks into a jab.
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 wants to clinch.
Philips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pantilones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Philips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pantilones misses with a head kick.
Pantilones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philips throws a leg kick which misses Pantilones's front leg but catches the back leg as Pantilones tries to avoid it.
Pantilones looks gassed!
Philips is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pantilones closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Eric Philips has been cut.
Philips dodges the punch combination from Pantilones.
Philips tries to clinch
and Pantilones counters with a left to the body.
Philips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gatto Pantilones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pantilones.
Philips throws the kick towards the body but Pantilones avoids it.
Philips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pantilones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips tries to clinch there but Pantilones circles away.
Philips displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pantilones.
Philips throws a sloppy head kick and Pantilones moves out of range easily.

Philips has Pantilones up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones working aggressively here.
A short right from Pantilones.
A head punch on the inside from Pantilones fails to land.
A knee to the head by Philips.
Pantilones scores with a shoulder strike.
Pantilones misses with an elbow over the top.
Pantilones lands a nice uppercut.

Philips is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pantilones has a couple of punches blocked by Philips.
Oh Philips is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pantilones has a couple of punches blocked by Philips.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pantilones throws a head punch that misses.
Pantilones misses with the head strike.
Pantilones misses with the head strike.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pantilones throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
Pantilones working aggressively here.
Pantilones misses with some punches.
Pantilones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pantilones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pantilones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pantilones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pantilones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pantilones as Philips tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pantilones.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pantilones throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
Pantilones swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pantilones swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gatto Pantilones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Philips's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pantilones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Philips tries to clinch up but Pantilones circles away and keeps his distance.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Philips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pantilones cracks Philips with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Philips falls to his knees and Pantilones 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 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gatto Pantilones!