PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Bremner (ranked 4933 p4p, 5225 weight class) and Xander Philips (ranked 393 p4p, 407 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bremner
vs
Philips

179 cm
18
160
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
160
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xander Philips!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philips has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bremner.
Bremner lands a nice looking body kick.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bremner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Philips.

Bremner darts in and clinches Philips up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bremner lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Xander Philips has been cut.
Bremner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
Bremner misses with a body punch.
Bremner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips blocks a body shot from Bremner.
Bremner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bremner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bremner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bremner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Bremner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bremner is working Philips over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bremner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Philips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Bremner swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bremner lands a shoulder strike.
Bremner scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bremner.
Philips looks winded!
Philips is looking to control Bremner's arms but Bremner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Philips has his back to the cage.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Bremner controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bremner misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bremner.
Philips fails to pull guard.
Bremner misses with a punch to the body.

Philips has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bremner uses from the top position.
Bremner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bremner continues to stall.
Philips is trying to control the position but Bremner postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Philips swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.
Bremner wants to pass the guard but Philips is keeping the position.
Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Philips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bremner with the inside leg kick.
Bremner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bremner scores with a leg kick.
Bremner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bremner avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner thuds his shin into the meat of Philips's side.
Bremner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Philips doesn't manage to clinch there - Bremner circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bremner. Philips shrugs it off though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bremner fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Bremner.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bremner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bremner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Bremner.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bremner lands a shoulder strike.
Bremner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bremner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Bremner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Bremner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xander Philips's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bremner throws a nice head kick!
Bremner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Philips tries to clinch but Bremner is having none of it.
Bremner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips unleashes a big counter combination but Bremner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Bremner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Philips shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bremner's guard.
Bremner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Philips is one step ahead there.
Bremner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Philips showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips won't allow Bremner to get back to his feet.
Bremner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philips's guard.

Bremner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Philips escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bremner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bremner's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bremner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bremner trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner taking a break here but Philips is having none of it and regains half guard.
Philips is pressing down on Bremner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bremner passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Philips is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Philips is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bremner is trying to control. Philips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bremner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bremner rushes Philips and presses him up against the cage.
Bremner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philips can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Bremner scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Bremner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xander Philips's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bremner thumps Philips with a low kick.
Bremner checks a leg kick nicely.
Bremner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bremner dodges the punch combination from Philips.
Philips will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Bremner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Philips tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bremner is in Philips's guard.
Philips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bremner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner wants to control from the top but Philips keeps moving.
Philips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Philips throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jax Bremner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bremner throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Philips takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Philips swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bremner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Philips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bremner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Philips. That did some damage!
Bremner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bremner with the inside leg kick.
Bremner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Philips fails to land the takedown.
Philips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bremner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bremner scores with a push kick.
Bremner with a nice cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bremner!
Bremner connects with the punch.

Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bremner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Philips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bremner misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.
Philips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bremner.
Nice body punch from Bremner - that landed with a thud.
Bremner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bremner lands a nice uppercut.
Bremner scores with a shoulder strike.
Jax Bremner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Bremner.
Bremner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bremner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philips backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bremner.
Philips jumps guard but Bremner stands there with Philips around his waist. Philips gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bremner can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.
A short left from Bremner.
Xander Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philips has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bremner.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Bremner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bremner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Bremner!
Xander Philips was interviewed post fight and said 'Listen, listen... I tried my hardest and i was doing amazing. Then suddenly a couple shots and im here. Submission or tko. I keep fighting. I want the rematch asap'.