PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 745 p4p, 361 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 100 p4p, 49 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Philips
vs
Line

202 cm
31
260
15 - 12 - 1

194 cm
28
243
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Altitude Clothing

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 15 - 12 - 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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line misses the jab.
Line pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Line misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Line misses.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
Philips tries to clinch there but Line circles away.
Line ducks right into an uppercut from Philips.
Gothic Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Philips - just one landing.
Philips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Philips jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Line wants to break the clinch but can't.
Philips missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Philips.
Philips lands an elbow inside that Line shrugs off.

It looks like Gothic Line has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands with a light punch inside.

Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radio Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Line misses.
Philips avoids the body shot from Line.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Line throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Line throws a hook to the side of Philips's head but Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philips fires out a quick counter leg kick but Line just manages to avoid it.
Philips getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Line misses the target.
That kick from Philips tenderised Line's leg. Line is trying to keep his angry face on.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Philips.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Philips ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips walks into a stiff left hand from Line.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Philips tries to clinch
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
Line scores with a jab. Philips acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Line takes one to the side of the head.
Line lands with a good body shot.
Philips throws a head kick that misses.
Line scores with a nice strike.
Line changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Philips tries to avoid it but Line manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Philips to the ground. Philips escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Line takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Philips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Line.
Philips throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Philips is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Philips takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Line's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Philips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Line connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Philips momentarily.
Line avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Line misses with a straight left.
Line is looking to land body kicks.
As Line tries to get set, Philips tries to push him back and clinch up but Line manages to avoid the attempt.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Philips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Line throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Line takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Line throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
Philips bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Line missing with a left hand there. Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philips tried to counter with a leg kick but Line avoided it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Philips buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Philips slips a jab from Line.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Line.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Philips.
A shot to the liver by Line. Beautiful body shot.
Philips stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Line.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
It looks like Philips has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Philips takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gothic Line dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Line misses.
Line moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gothic Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Line lands an overhand right.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Line changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Philips gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Line gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Philips is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
A very excited looking Gothic Line 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.