PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Elmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Phillips is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Elmo
vs
Phillips

192 cm
26
193 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

181 cm
31
174 lbs
19 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Elmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Phillips.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Elmo Elmo has been cut.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Elmo looks for the body kick but Phillips saw that one coming.
Elmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phillips takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips misses with a double jab
letting Elmo counter with a right hand.
Elmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benny Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elmo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phillips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Elmo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phillips paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elmo lands an overhand right.
Elmo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phillips's calf.
Elmo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Phillips throws out a leg kick but Elmo moves out of range and Phillips only half commits.
Elmo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elmo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phillips under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Elmo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Phillips did well to prevent Elmo getting side control.
Phillips looks winded!
Elmo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phillips defending well though.
Elmo content to control rather than advance.
Elmo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elmo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Elmo is working for a kimura but Phillips is defending it quite comfortably.
Phillips pushes Elmo off looking to stand but Elmo dives back in and keeps control.

Elmo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Elmo lands with a punch from half guard.
Elmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips's head.
Elmo working Phillips over with strikes.
Elmo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phillips defending well though.
Phillips is looking to escape.
Elmo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phillips wants to improve his position but Elmo is controlling well.
Elmo is looking to pass Phillips's guard but actually Phillips recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elmo postures up in Phillips's guard and throws a big left but Phillips blocks it.
Elmo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Phillips's guard.
Elmo tries to pass to full mount but Phillips defends it.
Elmo is trying to control the action in half guard but Phillips is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Elmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Elmo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phillips sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elmo lands a nice short elbow.

Phillips is defending against the submission attempts here by Elmo.
Elmo wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
Elmo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to stand up here but Elmo is controlling him well.
Elmo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Elmo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips manages to get to full guard.
Elmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elmo pushing down on Phillips's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Phillips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elmo.
Elmo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips is looking for a sweep. Elmo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Elmo there.
Elmo throws a strike but Phillips avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Elmo wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.
Elmo landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmo Elmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elmo Elmo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Phillips is predictable there
and Elmo counters with a low kick, right behind Phillips 's knee.
Elmo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Phillips stuns Elmo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phillips fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elmo is defended easily by Phillips.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Elmo counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Phillips misses with an uppercut

so Elmo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips is trying to control the position but Elmo postures up.
Elmo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phillips's head.
Elmo is working Phillips over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Elmo cracks Phillips with a solid left hand.
Elmo stops Phillips from standing up.
Elmo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phillips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Elmo postures up in Phillips's guard and throws a big left but Phillips blocks it.
Elmo with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elmo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elmo trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Elmo working some strikes from top position.
Elmo lands a couple of elbows.
Elmo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phillips can't keep his opponent in guard - Elmo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Elmo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elmo Elmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elmo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
Elmo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elmo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Phillips is trying to maintain the position but Elmo is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to kick Elmo off but Elmo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Phillips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elmo.
Elmo passes to side control.
Elmo landing strikes.
Elmo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phillips sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Phillips taking a bit of punishment here - Elmo scoring with strikes.
Elmo wants to stand but Phillips has his arm trapped.
Phillips is not content to let Elmo control the position.
Elmo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Elmo looks up at the clock and then as Phillips takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Elmo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Elmo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Elmo.
Phillips tries to buck Elmo off but Elmo is having none of it.
Elmo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Phillips some visible discomfort.
Elmo throws an elbow but Phillips slips to the side and avoids it well.

Elmo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Phillips has escaped the position, nice work there.
Elmo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Elmo grinds an elbow into Phillips's temple.
Elmo trying to control the action but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Elmo cracks Phillips with a big right hand but Phillips just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Elmo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elmo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Elmo throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elmo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Elmo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phillips sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Elmo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Elmo landing strikes.
Elmo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Elmo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Phillips works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Elmo throwing shots but Phillips is blocking nicely.
Elmo tries to stand and escape but Phillips actually recovers to full guard.
Elmo is looking to pass into half guard but Phillips pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Phillips is in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips stands and throws Elmo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Elmo regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmo Elmo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elmo Elmo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Phillips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phillips tried to score with a low kick but Elmo checks it.
Elmo Elmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Elmo throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Elmo moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Elmo counters with a nice body shot.
Elmo scores with a jab. Phillips acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elmo lands a right hook to the body.
Elmo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phillips's hands.
Elmo throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elmo throws a leg kick which misses Phillips's front leg but catches the back leg as Phillips tries to avoid it.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elmo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elmo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phillipss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Elmo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Elmo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phillips pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elmo throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Elmo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Elmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Elmo counters with a good low kick that Phillips was not able to check.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
Elmo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phillips defends it nicely.
Phillips misses the body punch
and Elmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elmo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Elmo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Elmo throws a one two combo.

Phillips is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elmo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can Elmo finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elmo lands a leg kick that knocks Phillips off balance momentarily.
Elmo throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips seems to have recovered his senses.
Good leg kick by Elmo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Elmo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Elmo connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Phillips to the floor! Elmo dives in looking for the finish!
Elmo is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elmo stops Phillips from getting back to his feet.
Elmo trying to control from half guard but Phillips is working away.
Phillips tries to get to full guard but Elmo has control of the leg.
Elmo throwing shots but Phillips is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elmo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Elmo stands and throws Phillips's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Phillips takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom here.
Phillips is working to avoid the ground and pound but Elmo connects with a decent elbow.
Phillips takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Elmo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Phillips parries the strikes from Elmo easily there. Elmo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Phillips to escape.
Elmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
The ground and pound from Elmo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Phillips tries to buck Elmo off but Elmo is having none of it.
Elmo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elmo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Benny Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elmo cracks Phillips with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Elmo Elmo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elmo trying to control the action but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Elmo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Phillips tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Elmo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Elmo drags him back down.
Elmo looks up at the clock and then as Phillips takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Elmo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Elmo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Phillips looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Elmo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elmo Elmo!