PBP Commentary

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

Phillips
vs
Ramirez

195 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Ramirez !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
Phillips throws a body kick that misses.

Ramirez moves into range and clinches up with Phillips.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Phillips forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Phillips manages to pull guard.

Phillips pushes Ramirez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A head kick misses from Ramirez .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses

and Phillips counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez , not yet.
Phillips working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ramirez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Phillips scoring with some ground and pound.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Phillips controlling him for the moment.
Phillips with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Phillips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ramirez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Phillips has passed into side control.
Ramirez is trying to control Phillips's posture but Phillips avoids it.

Phillips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramirez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ramirez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez struggling a bit here.
Ramirez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ramirez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Ramirez 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Phillips 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.

Phillips looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Phillips throws an elbow but Ramirez slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Phillips working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ramirez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ramirez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Phillips dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ramirez has his takedown stuffed

and Phillips decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramirez 's guard.
Phillips postures up and lands a big shot to Ramirez 's brow.
Ramirez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Phillips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?

Phillips is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Phillips lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramirez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramirez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phillips is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phillips decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick

and Phillips decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramirez 's guard.
Phillips with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Phillips cracks Ramirez with a solid left hand.
Phillips scoring with some ground and pound.
Phillips is working Ramirez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Phillips lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramirez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Phillips stands up over Ramirez , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ramirez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phillips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Phillips's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Phillips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Phillips drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phillips jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A nice combination there by Ramirez .
Phillips really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramirez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Ramirez tries to get set, Phillips tries to push him back and clinch up but Ramirez manages to avoid the attempt.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut

and Phillips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramirez looking for a takedown.
Tyrone Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davis Ramirez .
Phillips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phillips tries to pull guard but Ramirez holds him up against the cage and eventually Phillips drops back down to his feet.
Ramirez wants to break free but Phillips has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Phillips manages to pull guard.
Phillips is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Phillips manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramirez manages to get himself to full guard.

Ramirez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez is trying to keep Phillips in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Phillips dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Phillips shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Phillips back into the cage.

Phillips pulls Ramirez into guard.
Ramirez won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Ramirez looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Phillips throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Phillips lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramirez trying to control the position.
Phillips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
Phillips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.

Phillips drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phillips jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Phillips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramirez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Phillips lands a couple of digs.
Ramirez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses

and Phillips decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramirez 's guard.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramirez 's head.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramirez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phillips is controlling him.
Phillips is working Ramirez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Phillips lands a couple of elbows.
Ramirez wants to control but Phillips passes easily into half guard.
Phillips throwing shots but Ramirez is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Phillips is working for a submission of some sort.
Ramirez trying to control but Phillips postures up.
Phillips throwing shots but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phillips is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Phillips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phillips, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Phillips!