PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Keys (ranked 1499 p4p, 3049 weight class) and Daniel Daniel Philips (ranked 123 p4p, 212 weight class). Isaac Keys had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Keys
vs
Daniel Philips

166 cm
23
141
7 - 4 - 0

174 cm
25
142
6 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Keys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Daniel Philips!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel Philips works Keys's body with a nice hook.
Daniel Philips misses with a lunging right hand

and Keys counters by moving into the clinch.

Daniel Philips pulls guard effortlessly.
Keys definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keys trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daniel Philips's guard.

Daniel Philips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keys defends well.
Keys wants to control from the top but Daniel Philips keeps moving.

Keys got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daniel Philips has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Keys has managed to get both his arms back between Daniel Philips's legs - danger averted.
Daniel Philips is trying to keep Keys in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daniel Philips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Daniel Philips throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daniel Philips keeping moving, preventing Keys from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Keys decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Keys throws a push kick but Daniel Philips slaps the foot to one side.
Daniel Daniel Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniel Philips takes a swing at Keys's ribcage but misses.
Keys gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keys tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daniel Philips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keys misses with a hook.
Daniel Philips jabs Keys right on the nose. Keys blinks but takes it well.
Keys throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniel Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniel Philips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keys. Keys circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daniel Philips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Keys misses
and Daniel Philips counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniel Philips misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keys. That's going to slow Daniel Philips down.
Keys just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Philips misses with a hook. Keys ducked under it nicely.
Daniel Philips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keys ducks under a wild hook from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips tries to bum rush Keys with a series of wild strikes but Keys uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniel Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Keys is just out of range.
Daniel Philips misses with a straight right.
Keys throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Keys.
Daniel Philips lands the left hand.
Daniel Philips drops his hands momentarily and Keys takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Keys swings for the body but Daniel Philips moves out of range.
Keys takes a swing at Daniel Philips's ribcage but misses.
Daniel Philips tries to move into range but Keys moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keys misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniel Philips changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Keys is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniel Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keys throws a hook to the side of Daniel Philips's head but Daniel Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniel Philips throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keys on the side of the head.
Daniel Philips cracks Keys with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keys gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daniel Philips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keys walks into a straight right hand from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips checks a leg kick.
Keys tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniel Philips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniel Philips looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keys connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniel Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Keys tries to counter by clinching up but Daniel Philips breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daniel Philips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keys stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keys lands a body shot.
Daniel Philips lands a head shot.
Daniel Philips darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Daniel Philips.
Keys misses with a hook
and Daniel Philips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniel Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel Philips. Keys does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniel Philips punishes Keys's body with a nice straight punch.
Keys takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keys dodges the punch combination from Daniel Philips.
Keys is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keys avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniel Philips has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keys on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Daniel Philips misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keys ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel Philips moves away.
Daniel Philips throws out a counter right but Keys avoids it with no problem.
Keys gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daniel Philips avoids the body shot from Keys.
Daniel 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.
Keys fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Daniel Philips tries to counter it with a takedown but Keys pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Daniel Philips misses with an uppercut.
Keys lands with a nice body punch.
Keys misses with a double jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips scores with a shot to the body.
Daniel Philips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniel Philips misses with an uppercut. Keys saw that one coming.
As Daniel Philips tries to get set, Keys tries to push him back and clinch up but Daniel Philips manages to avoid the attempt.
Keys misses with a hook. Daniel Philips ducked under it nicely.
Daniel Philips swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keys thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keys uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel Philips.
Keys misses with a jab to the body
and Daniel Philips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniel Philips uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keys lands with an overhand left.
Keys throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniel Philips on the side of the head.
Daniel Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniel Philips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Keys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniel Philips throws a shot from downtown. Keys moves away and avoids it.
Daniel Philips is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Keys had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Daniel Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Keys misses with a hook. Daniel Philips ducked under it nicely.
Daniel Philips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Decent striking displayed by Keys there.
Daniel Philips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keys was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips lands a glancing blow to the side of Keys's head.
A swing and a miss from Keys.
Keys throws a looping overhand right but Daniel Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Daniel Philips swings for the body but Keys moves out of range.
Daniel Philips throws a right hand that misses
and Keys counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniel Philips moves away from the strike by Keys.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keys on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keys is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keys misses with a hook. Daniel Philips ducked under it nicely.
Keys misses with an uppercut
and Daniel Philips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keys ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel Philips moves away.
Keys throws an off balance right hand
and Daniel Philips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keys thinking.
Keys throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel Philips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Daniel Philips walks into a left hand.
Keys tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniel Philips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Daniel Philips dominated that round.
That's time! Keys's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Keys displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniel Philips throws out the jab.
Keys throws a hook to the side of Daniel Philips's head but Daniel Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniel Philips throws a jab but it's blocked by Keys.
Keys misses with a body kick.
Daniel Philips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daniel Philips checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Keys.
Keys takes one to the chin there.
Keys looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Daniel Philips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Keys misses.
Daniel Philips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daniel Philips lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniel Philips throws a lazy right hand but Keys sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniel Philips punishes Keys's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys misses with a hook
and Daniel Philips counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniel Philips looks to land a combination but Keys avoids it well.
A combination from Daniel Philips does no damage.
Keys looks to land a right hand but Daniel Philips moved out of range.
Daniel Philips just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Daniel Philips misses its intended target.
Daniel Philips takes a swing at Keys's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Daniel Philips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keys doesn't seem phased though.
Daniel Philips scores with the left hand. Keys knows he should have avoided that one.
Keys takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keys is looking to land body kicks.
Daniel Philips avoids the head kick by Keys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips misses with a hook. Keys ducked under it nicely.
Daniel Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keys misses with an uppercut. Daniel Philips saw that one coming.
Keys swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daniel Philips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Keys.
Daniel Philips throws out a loose jab but Keys uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniel Philips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keys throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keys misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keys ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel Philips moves away.
Keys scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Daniel Philips.
Nice shot lands for Daniel Philips.
Keys swings for the body but Daniel Philips moves out of range.
Daniel Philips shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keys eats them both and turns towards Daniel Philips to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Keys wants to clinch.
Daniel Philips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniel Philips throws a hook but Keys blocks it.
Keys wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Keys ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel Philips moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
Keys ducks under a wild hook from Daniel Philips.
A big right from Keys misses.
It seemed like Daniel Philips was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keys throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keys walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keys throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips throws out a counter right but Keys avoids it with no problem.
Keys lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keys bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keys throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keyss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keys scores with a nice body kick.
Keys tries to clinch up.
And Daniel Philips tries to counter it with a takedown but Keys pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keys steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniel Philips.
Nice uppercut lands for Daniel Philips. That snapped Keys's head back.
Daniel Philips throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel Philips walks into a jab.
Keys misses with a double jab
and Daniel Philips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keys pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniel Philips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keys. Keys obviously looking to wear him down.
Keys throws a leg kick
and Daniel Philips counters with a straight right hand.
Daniel Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel Daniel Philips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniel Philips scores with a nice head shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keys swings widly with a right hand
and Daniel Philips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keys takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daniel Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniel Philips misses with a double jab.
Daniel Philips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniel Philips throws a poor cross that misses
and Keys counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel Philips. Keys does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniel Philips avoids a kick to the body.
Daniel Philips misses with the combination.
Keys throws a nice looking combination but Daniel Philips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Keys misses the target.
Daniel Philips swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Keys counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Keys tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniel Philips is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Keys to keep the fight standing.
Daniel Philips wants to stall.
Daniel Philips is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Keys to keep the fight standing.
Daniel Philips fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Isaac Keys has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Daniel Philips.
Keys tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniel Philips's elbow.

Daniel Philips manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Philips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keys doesn't seem bothered though.
Keys clobbers Daniel Philips with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel Philips. Keys does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keys is looking to counter the offense by Daniel Philips and move into the clinch.
Keys rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daniel Philips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Keys misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel Philips. Keys does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keys misses with an uppercut
and Daniel Philips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniel Philips throws an overhand right that lands on Keys's shoulder, as Keys tries to avoid the shot.
Keys misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keys. Daniel Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniel Philips with the counter takedown but Keys avoids it easily.
Daniel Philips throws a combination that misses

and Keys holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel Philips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keys walks away with a smile on his face. Daniel Philips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daniel Philips throws out a loose jab but Keys uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keys tries to clinch but Daniel Philips moves out of range.
Daniel Philips punishes Keys's body with a nice straight punch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniel Philips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniel Philips getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keys lands a nice shot to the body.
Keys misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel Philips.
Sloppy strikes from Daniel Philips. Those never looked like landing.
Daniel Philips throws a jab but it's blocked by Keys.
Daniel Philips swats away the attempt to clinch by Keys.
Daniel Philips changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daniel Philips's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keys connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniel Philips scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Daniel Philips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Keys misses with a looping right.
Keys pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keys gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daniel Philips shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keys eats them both and turns towards Daniel Philips to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daniel Philips misses with a right hand
and Keys counters with a nice body shot.
Daniel Philips scores with a jab. Keys acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daniel Philips misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Daniel Philips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel Philips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keyss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daniel Philips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keys misses with a hook
and Daniel Philips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniel Philips defending well as Keys loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daniel Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keys.
Daniel Philips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keys has time to react.
Daniel Philips staying out of range there.
Keys bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keys is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Daniel Philips.
Keys's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daniel Philips under the eye.
Daniel Philips moves out of range as Keys strikes.
A little jabbing left from Daniel Philips on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniel Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniel Philips ducks under a wild hook from Keys.
A jab from Daniel Philips finds it's way through Keys's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keys misses with the body kick
and Daniel Philips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniel Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keys manages to avoid it.

Keys closes the distance and clinches.

Daniel Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel Philips. Keys does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
Keys swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keys throws a body punch but Daniel Philips moves out of range.
It seemed like Daniel Philips was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniel Philips dodges the punch combination from Keys.
Keys takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniel Philips swats away the attempt to clinch by Keys.
Daniel Philips throws out a counter right but Keys avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keys avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keys moves out of range as Daniel Philips strikes.
Keys swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keys looks to land a right hand but Daniel Philips moved out of range.
Daniel Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Keys walks into a left hand.
Jab from Daniel Philips.
Keys scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniel Philips in his tracks.
Keys swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniel Philips thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keys throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel Philips darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keys scores with a jab to the head.
Daniel Philips slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keys throws an off balance right hand
letting Daniel Philips counter with a right hand.
Keys avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keys seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Daniel Philips lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Keys throws the left hand but Daniel Philips avoids the punch easily.
Daniel Philips cracks Keys with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daniel Philips bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keys's head backwards.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keys dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel Philips defending well as Keys loads up on a big left hand.
Keys walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keys swings for the body but Daniel Philips moves out of range.
Keys is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniel Philips blocks the body kick.
Daniel Philips throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel Philips takes a swing at Keys's ribcage but misses.
Keys pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keys attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keys ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keys tries to clinch up but Daniel Philips circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniel Philips steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Keys. That one must have hurt.
Keys misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniel Philips is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Daniel Philips misses with a looping right.
Keys is looking to counter punch.
Keys tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Keys.
Daniel Philips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Keys throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel Philips swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniel Philips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keys throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Daniel Philips to counter with a crisp jab.
Keys keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keys lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Daniel Philips takes one to the chin there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keys avoids the body shot from Daniel Philips.
Keys takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keys, as that shot connected.
Keys throws a body shot but no joy.
Isaac Keys has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Philips moves away from the strike by Keys.
Daniel Philips feints the counter takedown.
Daniel Philips lands with a right hand.
Daniel Philips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniel Philips looks to throw the jab but Keys is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daniel Philips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Daniel Philips sizes up Keys with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniel Philips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keys. Keys circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keys fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniel Philips manages to avoid it.
Keys missing with a left hand there. Daniel Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keys takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniel Philips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniel Philips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keys wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Daniel Philips throws a body punch but Keys moves out of range.
Daniel Philips swings for the body but Keys moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Keys lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daniel Philips doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Daniel Philips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keys doesn't seem phased though.
Daniel Philips connects with a body shot that sends Keys's belly button to the back.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keys throws a hook but Daniel Philips avoids it easily.
Daniel Philips swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Keys counters by moving into the clinch.

Daniel Philips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Daniel Philips misses.
An inside leg kick from Keys misses.
Keys scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniel Philips takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daniel Philips lands a right hook to the body.
Keys just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
Keys missing with a left hand there. Daniel Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Daniel Philips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daniel Philips winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Daniel Philips!
Daniel Daniel Philips decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.