PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meenny Vattalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Philips
vs
Vattalles

180 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meenny Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vattalles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vattalles misses with a wild combination.
Vattalles throws a series of punches but Philips moves out of range.
No luck for Philips with that takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Vattalles as he connects with a hook.
Vattalles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philips circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Vattalles. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Vattalles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Philips slips a jab and a cross from Vattalles.
Vattalles throws a right hand that Philips ducks under and follows up with a left that Philips also avoids with ease.
Vattalles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vattalles swinging wildly here.
Vattalles throws out a loose jab but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles throws a nice looking combination but Philips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vattalles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Vattalles.
No joy there for Vattalles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Vattalles misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philips.
Vattalles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Philips.
Philips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vattalles.
Vattalles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philips.
Vattalles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Philips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Philips. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Philips under the eye.
Vattalles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Philips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meenny Vattalles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vattalles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vattalles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Philips is rocked!
Vattalles throws a right hand that Philips ducks under and follows up with a left that Philips also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meenny Vattalles dominated that round.
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.

Vattalles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Philips is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vattalles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vattalles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Philips dodges the punch combination from Vattalles.
Vattalles throws a right hand that Philips ducks under and follows up with a left that Philips also avoids with ease.
Vattalles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Vattalles misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattalles throws out a loose jab but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Vattalles.
Philips seems to have got his legs back now.
Vattalles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vattalles throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Vattalles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Philips shoots in for a takedown but Vattalles shows good takedown defense.
Meenny Vattalles seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles throws a big shot that misses.
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.
A combination from Vattalles does no damage.
Vattalles misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vattalles.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vattalles.
Vattalles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles looks to land a combination but Philips avoids it well.
Meenny Vattalles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Philips is defended easily by Vattalles.
A punch combination from Vattalles misses.
Vattalles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vattalles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Philips back to the cage. Vattalles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vattalles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vattalles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vattalles looks to throw the jab but Philips is out of range.
Vattalles tries to bum rush Philips with a series of wild strikes but Philips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vattalles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vattalles duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meenny Vattalles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vattalles swinging wildly here.
Vattalles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vattalles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vattalles scores with a jab to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Philips might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Vattalles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattalles fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vattalles throws a right hand that Philips ducks under and follows up with a left that Philips also avoids with ease.
Vattalles throws a one two combo.
Nice sprawl there from Vattalles as Philips shoots in.
Vattalles looks to land a combination but Philips avoids it well.
Vattalles lands a jab-cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vattalles.
Meenny Vattalles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Vattalles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Philips with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vattalles to score with a decent uppercut.
Vattalles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Philips with that takedown attempt.
Vattalles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philips.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Vattalles misses.
Vattalles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vattalles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips dodges the punch combination from Vattalles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips shoots in for a takedown but Vattalles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Philips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vattalles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philips circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vattalles looks to land a left hand but Philips moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meenny Vattalles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vattalles 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meenny Vattalles!
Meenny Vattalles was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.