PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Snell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Philipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Snell
vs
Philipov

180 cm
28
160 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Snell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Philipov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Snell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Philipov's face.
Philipov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Snell landing knees to the head.

It looks like Victor Philipov has been cut.
Snell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Philipov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snell walks away with a smile on his face. Philipov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Snell has managed to clinch.
Snell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Philipov's face.
Philipov tries to land knees in the clinch but Snell avoids the damage to the body.
Snell scores with a knee to the head.
Philipov is trying to break free.
Snell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Philipov blocks it with crossed arms.
Philipov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sylvester Snell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Philipov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Philipov blocks it.
Snell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Philipov blocks it with crossed arms.
Snell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Philipov takes an elbow to the temple.
Snell misses with a knee to the head.
Snell lands a knee to the head.
Philipov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snell.
Snell slows down the pace here.
Snell is pressed up against the cage. Philipov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snell down to the mat. Snell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Snell darts in and clinches Philipov up against the cage.
Snell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Snell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philipov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philipov jumps guard but Snell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Philipov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Philipov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Philipov tries to pull guard but Snell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Snell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snell effectively controlling the action here.
Snell lands a knee to the head.
Snell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Philipov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snell with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Philipov blocks it.
Snell lands a knee to the head.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Philipov blocks it.
Snell misses with a knee to the head.
Snell landing knees to the body.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snell is breathing heavily.
Snell landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snell obliges.
A shot in the inside from Snell.
Philipov is looking for a takedown.
Philipov is working for takedown but Snell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Philipov is blocking nicely.
Snell with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but Philipov blocks with his arms.
Philipov fails to pull guard.
Philipov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snell.
Snell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Philipov blocks it with crossed arms.
Philipov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philipov misses with some punches.
Philipov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Snell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Philipov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snell walks away with a smile on his face. Philipov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Philipov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snell.
Philipov tries for a takedown but Snell circles away easily
and Philipov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snell connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Snell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Philipov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Snell takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Philipov wants a takedown.
Snell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Philipov's face.
Philipov jumps guard but Snell stands there with Philipov around his waist. Philipov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Philipov blocks it.
Philipov looking for a takedown.
Sylvester Snell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Philipov.
Snell connects with a knee to the head.
Snell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Snell.
Philipov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philipov goes for a takedown attempt but Snell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Philipov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snell cracks Philipov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Snell has closed the distance and engaged Philipov in a clinch.
Snell misses with a knee to the head.
Snell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Snell.
Snell connects with a knee to the head.
Snell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philipov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philipov wants a takedown.
Philipov can't find room to land a body shot as Snell controls the action.
Philipov tries to circle away but Snell has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Philipov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Philipov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Philipov is blocking nicely.
Snell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Philipov is trying to break the clinch but Snell is controlling him.
Philipov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snell lands a knee to the head.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Philipov blocks it.
Philipov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snell prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philipov is trying to pull guard but Snell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Philipov is trying to break the clinch but Snell has him pressed against the cage.
Snell lands a nice knee to the body.
Snell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snell misses with a knee to the head.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Philipov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Philipov is trying to drag Snell to the mat but Snell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Snell landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philipov can't break the clinch.
Snell avoiding damage.
Snell with a knee to the head.
Snell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Snell lands an elbow just above Philipov 's eye.
Snell scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Victor Philipov's cut even more.
Philipov can't get the takedown.
Philipov tries for a takedown but Snell manages to get underhooks.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snell landing knees to the head.
Snell lands a left hand.
Snell lands a knee to the head.
Snell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Philipov's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Snell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Philipov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Snell misses with a head kick.
Snell swings for the body but Philipov moves out of range.
Snell throws a head kick but Philipov moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Philipov misses
and Snell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philipov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philipov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philipov throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Snell has managed to clinch.
Philipov fails to pull guard.
Philipov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snell smiles and moves away.
Sylvester Snell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Snell moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Snell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snell with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Philipov is blocking nicely.
Snell scores with a knee to the head.
Snell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Philipov blocks it with crossed arms.
Snell misses with a knee to the head.
Philipov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sylvester Snell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Philipov.
Philipov can't break the clinch.
Philipov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Snell scores a nice knee to the body.
Snell stops a takedown attempt from Philipov.
Philipov is looking to break free of the clinch but Snell has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snell obliges.
Philipov is trying to break the clinch but Snell is controlling him.
Sylvester Snell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Philipov tries to land a knee to the head but Snell blocks with his arms.
Snell scores with a knee to the head.
Snell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philipov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Philipov wants to get back to striking at distance but Snell won't allow it.
Philipov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snell keeps control of Philipov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but Philipov blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Philipov's defenses.
Philipov tries to pull guard but Snell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Philipov jumps guard but Snell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Philipov fails to pull guard.
Snell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philipov can do to turn this around?
Philipov wants a takedown but no success here.
Snell scores with a knee to the head.
Snell landing knees to the body.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Philipov is blocking nicely.
Philipov tries to score a body lock takedown but Snell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Philipov's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Snell.
A knee to the head by Snell.
Philipov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snell lands with a short shot to the head.
Snell connects with a knee to the head.
Snell scores with a knee to the head.
Philipov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Philipov is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Philipov is trying to pull guard but Snell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Victor Philipov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sylvester Snell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snell with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sylvester Snell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylvester Snell!
Sylvester Snell managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.