PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackman (ranked 1359 p4p, 2121 weight class) and Daniel Daniel Philips (ranked 99 p4p, 154 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackman
vs
Daniel Philips

155 cm
22
141
7 - 6 - 0

174 cm
23
142
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Daniel Philips!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniel Philips sprawls well. He's pushed Jackman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackman swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniel Philips.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackman as he connects with a hook.
Daniel Philips lands a jab to Jackman's midsection.
Daniel Philips moves out of range as Jackman strikes.
Jackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been hearing reports that Jackman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Daniel Philips instigates a clinch.

Daniel Philips jumps guard.
Jackman stands and throws Daniel Philips's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman trying to control the position but Daniel Philips is working away.
You can see the frustration on Daniel Philips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman scoring with punches from side control.
Jackman advances nicely into full mount.
Jackman looking to control but Daniel Philips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Jackman postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackman tries to control but Daniel Philips wriggling away.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Jackman lands a big elbow.
Jackman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.
Jackman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips is looking to get to half guard.
Jackman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Jackman postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Daniel Philips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackman wants to control the pace but Daniel Philips is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackman controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daniel Philips tries to lock up and control but Jackman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackman looking to control but Daniel Philips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackman avoids the attempt from Daniel Philips to control.
Daniel Philips is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackman lands with some strikes.
Daniel Philips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Jackman is landing with some decent strikes but Daniel Philips is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Jackman working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackman avoids the attempt from Daniel Philips to control.
Jackman landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackman tries to control but Daniel Philips wriggling away.
Daniel Philips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daniel Philips is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jackman is staying active.
Jackman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Jackman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jackman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looking to control but Daniel Philips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daniel Philips hang on?
Daniel Philips working to try and regain half guard.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.

Jackman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Daniel Philips to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Daniel Philips shrugs it off.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Jackman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daniel Philips doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daniel Philips is in a horrible position here. Jackman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Daniel Philips is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.
Jackman landing shots from mount.
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!
Daniel Philips wants to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
The referee warns Daniel Philips that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Daniel Philips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackman controlling from the full mount.

Jackman working for a guillotine from mount but Daniel Philips is in no mood to give up.
Jackman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackman avoids the attempt from Daniel Philips to control.
Jackman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Daniel Philips tries to lock up and control but Jackman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daniel Philips wants to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackman landing strikes from the mount.
Jackman lands a heavy elbow.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.
Jackman with shots to the head and body - Daniel Philips looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniel Philips tries to reverse the position but Jackman maintains control.
Jackman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.
Daniel Philips keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Jackman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Daniel Philips can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jackman tries to control but Daniel Philips wriggling away.
Jackman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackman wants to control the pace but Daniel Philips is squirming around nicely.
Daniel Philips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackman raining down shots from the mount!
Daniel Philips wants to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jackman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daniel Philips takes one on the button.
Jackman looks to throw the jab but Daniel Philips is out of range.
Daniel Daniel Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackman keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniel Philips misses with a body shot.
Daniel Philips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daniel Philips moves out of range as Jackman strikes.
Daniel Philips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daniel Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniel Philips can do to turn this around?
Jackman misses with an uppercut.
Daniel Philips is looking to clinch but Jackman is avoiding it.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch but Jackman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel Philips digs a good hook to Jackman's body.
Daniel Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackman digs a good body shot into Daniel Philips's ribs.
Jackman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel Philips misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackman gets tackled into the cage by Daniel Philips. Daniel Philips maintains the clinch.

Daniel Philips successfully pulls guard.
Jackman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Daniel Philips is looking for a sweep.
Jackman lands some shots froms side control.
Jackman working the body and head with strikes.

Jackman tries for a kimura but Daniel Philips is defending well.
Jackman working away.
Jackman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Daniel Philips's legs.
Daniel Philips struggling a bit here.
Jackman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Daniel Philips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Jackman postures up.
Jackman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackman scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniel Philips wants to control but Jackman postures up.
Jimmy Jackman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Daniel Philips is trying to control Jackman's posture but Jackman avoids it.
Daniel Philips is not content to let Jackman control the position.
Daniel Philips is trying to control Jackman's posture but Jackman avoids it.
Daniel Philips is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman working the head and body with strikes.
Jackman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Daniel Philips down.
Jackman is looking to take a break and control but Daniel Philips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniel Philips taking punishment in the form of punches.

Jackman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackman working away.

Jackman is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Daniel Philips is trying to escape and Jackman transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Daniel Philips is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jackman! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Jackman!
Jimmy Jackman thanked the fans post fight for their support.