PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kile Philips (ranked 7203 p4p, 207 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 4297 p4p, 169 weight class). Cicero Dos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kile Philips's chin.

Philips
vs
Dos Santos

194 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
30
175 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kile Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Philips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Philips scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Philips definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Philips counters with a crisp one two that drops Dos Santos! Philips thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dos Santos to his feet! Dos Santos is in big trouble!

Dos Santos is rocked!
Philips misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Philips appears to be looking for a big counter.
Philips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Philips bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cicero Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Philips is avoiding it.

Oooooh!!! Philips has knocked Dos Santos down with a huge combo! Philips steps away and waves a wobbly Dos Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Philips finish him?

It looks like Cicero Dos Santos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Philips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Philips.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the body
letting Philips counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philips looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Philips darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Philips was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Philips is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Philips with a hook.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Oooooh!!! Philips has knocked Dos Santos down with a huge combo! Philips steps away and waves a wobbly Dos Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.

Philips lands a big uppercut and Dos Santos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dos Santos looks OK. Philips waves Dos Santos back to his feet!
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Philips counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dos Santos! Philips lets Dos Santos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dos Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Philips counters with a crisp right that sends Dos Santos to the canvas! Philips follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kile Philips!