PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Bundolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bundolo
vs
Phillips

190 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarzan Bundolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Bundolo.
Bundolo slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Phillips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bundolo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phillips taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phillips lands a nice knee to the body.
Bundolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phillips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bundolo lands with a left to the head.
Bundolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Phillips unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bundolo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bundolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Phillips.

It looks like Tarzan Bundolo has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phillips throws an elbow but misses.
Phillips crunches a lovely knee into Bundolo's ribcage.
Bundolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores a nice knee to the body.

Bundolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phillips connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phillips stalks Bundolo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bundolo's face. Bundolo staggers backwards, shaken.
Phillips lands a head kick. Bundolo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bundolo throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundolo is just out of range.
Bundolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundolo misses with a straight left.

Phillips clinches up with Bundolo and pushes him back against the cage.
Phillips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Phillips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Tarzan Bundolo's cut is getting worse.
Phillips with a knee to the head.
Bundolo tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Phillips leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Bundolo blocks with his arms.
Bundolo is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips prevents Bundolo from breaking the clinch.
Phillips lands a knee to the body.
Bundolo throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Phillips.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Phillips.

Bundolo manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Bundolo scores with a four punch combination!
Bundolo slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Decent striking displayed by Phillips there.

Tarzan Bundolo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bundolo throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phillips. Phillips obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Bundolo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bundolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Bundolo.
Phillips takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phillips throws a push kick but Bundolo slaps the foot to one side.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundolo moves away.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Bundolo keeps it at a distance.
Phillips moves out of range as Bundolo strikes.
Phillips goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phillips defending well as Bundolo loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bundolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phillips lands a head kick. Bundolo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Phillips. That snapped Bundolo's head back.

Jeez, Tarzan Bundolo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips slips under a jab from Bundolo.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Bundolo avoids it well.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bundolo throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Bundolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bundolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundolo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bundolo throws a lazy head kick
and Phillips counters with a body kick that stops Bundolo in his tracks momentarily.
Bundolo is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips tries to clinch but Bundolo is having none of it.
Bundolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundolo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarzan Bundolo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundolo is just out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bundolo blocks an elbow strike from Phillips.
Phillips looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phillips.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundolo avoids the damage to the body.
Bundolo is trying to break free.
Phillips lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarzan Bundolo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Phillips!