PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaleo Makua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Makua
vs
Philips

180 cm
27
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

186 cm
27
163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleo Makua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Philips!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philips scores with a punch to the head.
Makua wants to slow Philips down by chopping away at his legs.

Makua is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Philips's half guard.
Makua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Makua trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom.

Makua gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Makua fails with the takedown.
Philips stalks Makua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Makua's face. Makua staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Kaleo Makua has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makua moves out of range as Philips strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Philips throws a right and a left that Makua avoids nicely.
Trevor Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Philips has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Makua is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Philips throws a hook but Makua blocks it.
Philips lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Makua tries to clinch but Philips moves out of range.
Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Trevor Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makua is looking to clinch but Philips is avoiding it.
Makua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Philips as he jumps to the side.
A cross from Philips lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a jab to the head.
Philips lunges at Makua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makua's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Philips finds it's way round the side to connect with Makua's head.
Philips scores with a punch to the head.
Philips punishes Makua's body with a nice straight punch.
Philips misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Makua.
Makua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Philips uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Philips scores with a jab to the body.
Philips tries to bum rush Makua with a series of wild strikes but Makua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Oooooh!!! Philips has knocked Makua down with a huge combo! Philips steps away and waves a wobbly Makua back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Makua is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Philips's half guard.
Philips is trying to get back to full guard.

Makua is working for a submission of some sort.
Makua missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makua landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Philips wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Philips is trying to control but can't.
Philips moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Makua stays in close to Philips's body and controls the position.
Makua is in close to Philips's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makua controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Philips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Makua is just out of range.
Philips misses with a series of wild punches.
Trevor Philips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Makua.
Philips tries to clinch but Makua moves out of range.
Kaleo Makua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philips cracks Makua with an open hand slap.
Makua misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Philips misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makua throws the kick towards the body but Philips avoids it.
Makua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Makua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makua tries for a takedown but Philips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Philips keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Philips swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makua.
Philips defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Makua.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleo Makua. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Makua shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Philips trying to control but Makua postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Makua seems content to control.
Philips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makua content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Makua is trying to control the action in half guard but Philips is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Kaleo Makua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Philips smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Makua closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Philips quickly recovers to half guard.
Makua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philips defending well though.
Philips is pressing down on Makua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Philips looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Makua sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Makua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Philips has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Makua has managed to get both his arms back between Philips's legs - danger averted.
Makua's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Makua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Makua wants to control from the top but Philips keeps moving.
Makua with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Makua throwing strikes from guard but Philips blocks nicely.
Makua looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makua trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Trevor Philips will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kaleo Makua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Makua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Philips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makua slips a jab and a cross from Philips.
Sloppy strikes from Philips. Those never looked like landing.
Makua misses with a head kick.
Makua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Philips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philips lands with an overhand left.
Philips listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Philips enables Makua to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Philips manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Makua is looking to advance position but Philips has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makua is desperately trying to improve his position but Philips has a good base and remains in mount.
Philips manages to capitalize on a mistake by Makua to take his back!
Makua is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Makua is trying to get back to his feet but Philips has full control of the position and if anything, Makua has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Philips tries to get the hooks in deep but Makua pushed the leg off.
Makua rolls, trying to escape but Philips keeps control of the position.
Trevor Philips 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.
Philips looking to hold on to the position here but Makua rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Makua wants to control but Philips passes easily into half guard.
Makua is not content to let Philips control the position.
Philips is stalling here. Makua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Philips seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Makua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
An elbow from Makua crashes against the mat.
Philips is not content to let Makua control the position.
Kaleo Makua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philips is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makua misses with the ground and pound.
Makua trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom.
Philips regains half guard, as Makua was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Philips manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips looking for a sweep. Not yet Philips, not yet.
Makua forces his way into half guard.
Philips trying to control but Makua postures up.

Makua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Philips sees it coming and defends easily.
Kaleo Makua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Philips is pressing down on Makua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Philips is trying to keep Makua in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trevor Philips.
I've got Philips winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trevor Philips!
In defeat, Kaleo Makua stepped up to the mic, saying 'THANKS TO MY LORD JAH ALL THANKS AND PRAISES GO OUT TO HIM ALL DAY EVERYDAY.'.