PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Phillips (ranked 1637 p4p, 2968 weight class) and Idelmar Quintanilha (ranked 231 p4p, 397 weight class). Jack Phillips has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Phillips
vs
Quintanilha

183 cm
21
185
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
190
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

TengelÃ¼ Hekite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Idelmar Quintanilha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Quintanilha counters with a takedown into side control.
Quintanilha sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Phillips is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Phillips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Quintanilha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Phillips holding on.
Quintanilha wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Quintanilha working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintanilha looking to control but instead Phillips has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Quintanilha misses with a head shot. Phillips uses the momentum to regain guard.
Quintanilha forces his way into half guard.
Quintanilha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quintanilha wants to take a breather but Phillips is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Phillips holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
Quintanilha is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintanilha trying to control from Phillips's half guard. Phillips has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Quintanilha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quintanilha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Quintanilha trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Quintanilha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Phillips on his heels. He'll look to pass Phillips's guard now, I'm sure.
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.
Quintanilha trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 controlling Quintanilha's posture.
Quintanilha trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quintanilha throwing strikes from guard but Phillips blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Quintanilha from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Quintanilha saw that one coming.
Phillips keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Idelmar Quintanilha has been cut.
Phillips misses with a hook
enabling Quintanilha to counter with a crisp jab.
Quintanilha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quintanilha leaves his chin hanging out and Phillips seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Quintanilha crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Phillips!
Jack Phillips retains his middleweight title!
Jack Phillips was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.