PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 1112 p4p, 135 weight class) and Lotay Wangchuck (ranked 2172 p4p, 209 weight class). Radio Philips has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Philips
vs
Wangchuck

202 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

190 cm
29
255 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lotay Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wangchuck circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Wangchuck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Philips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wangchuck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Philips but Philips pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wangchuck's coach down at Lads Lash Banter Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wangchuck's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Philips clinches up with Wangchuck and pushes him back against the cage.
Philips is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Philips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wangchuck is working for takedown but Philips is calmly controlling the position for now.
Radio Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotay Wangchuck.
Philips lands a body shot in the clinch.
Philips lands a good knee to the midsection. Wangchuck won't want to take too many of those.
Wangchuck looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands with a left to the head.
Wangchuck jumps guard but Philips turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Philips using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Philips lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Philips obliges.
Philips connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Lotay Wangchuck has been cut.
Philips lands a body punch.
Philips lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philips lands a body shot.
Our sources have told us that Philips has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Philips.
Philips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Philips landing knees to the head.
Philips lands a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Philips.
Philips crunches a lovely knee into Wangchuck's ribcage.
Philips lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Philips.
Philips working Wangchuck over with knees to the body.
Philips is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philips.
Philips displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wangchuck up against the cage.
Wangchuck tries to pull guard but Philips won't allow it.
Philips lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Philips.
A body shot lands from Philips.
Philips lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Philips - that landed with a thud.
Philips is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Philips.
Philips holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wangchuck fails to pull guard.
Philips is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Philips is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips digs a right hand underneath Wangchuck's ribcage. Wangchuck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Philips slows down the pace here.
Philips working Wangchuck over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Philips.
Wangchuck takes a knee right on the jaw!

Philips has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Wangchuck goes down! Philips pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Wangchuck is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Philips decides to stand back up. Philips steps back and let's Wangchuck get back to his feet.
Wangchuck is still on wobbly legs! Can Philips finish him?
Radio Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Philips engages and cracks Wangchuck with a massive lead left hook - Wangchuck tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Philips is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Radio Philips!
A very excited looking Radio Philips made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.