PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 457 p4p, 353 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 77 p4p, 59 weight class). Radio Philips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mad Onion
vs
Philips

192 cm
33
275
32 - 22 - 0

202 cm
33
260
19 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Carnage Clothing

Pound Town INC
Urban Fighter

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 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips avoids the body shot from Mad Onion.
A countering left hand to the body from Philips misses.
Mad Onion thuds his right hand into Philips's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Mad Onion.
Philips walks into a left hand.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mad Onion.
No joy there for Mad Onion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mad Onion cracks Philips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mad Onion scores with a sloppy right hand. Philips should have avoided that one.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mad Onion.
Philips takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Mad Onion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Philips, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Philips - that landed with a thud.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad Onion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Philips avoids it.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
Mad Onion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Philips is defending well for now.
Philips lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mad Onion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Philips using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad Onion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Mad Onion.

It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion tries to work over Philips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mad Onion avoids a wild elbow strike from Philips.
Mad Onion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Philips lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mad Onion backwards.
I was talking to Mad Onion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mad Onion comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Philips landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mad Onion lands a body punch.
Mad Onion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mad Onion.
Philips looks winded!
Philips takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Good body shot from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad Onion avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Philips fails to land.
Mad Onion tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Mad Onion.
Philips trying to stall but Mad Onion improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
Mad Onion throws an elbow but it misses.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Philips looking to throw knees to the head but Mad Onion is blocking nicely.
Mad Onion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Philips in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Philips is trying to maintain a safe position but Mad Onion gets an underhook and turns Philips into the cage.
Mad Onion is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Mad Onion.
Philips lands a body punch in the clinch.
Philips lands an elbow just above Mad Onion 's eye.
Mad Onion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Philips lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mad Onion or not.
Mad Onion trying to control the position but instead, Philips has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Onion into the cage.
Mad Onion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
Philips struggles to land a body shot inside as Mad Onion controls his hands.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Mad Onion avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philips.
Mad Onion lands an elbow just above Philips 's eye.
Philips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mad Onion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mad Onion with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Radio Philips's cut even more.
Philips using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad Onion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Philips misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mad Onion working Philips over with knees to the body.
Mad Onion lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mad Onion on the inside.
Mad Onion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Philips letting Mad Onion take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mad Onion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Philips is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinched against the cage, Mad Onion lands a big elbow that drops Philips! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Philips is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Mad Onion!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Mad Onion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.