PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Manto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Phil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for George Manto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Manto
vs
Phil

225 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Manto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dr Phil!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Manto.
Phil looks gassed!

Manto lands a left and a right that send Phil crashing to the mat, dazed. Manto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Dr Phil has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manto shoots in but Phil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manto.
Manto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Manto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manto shoots in but Phil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice body punch from Manto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phil slaps away a takedown attempt from Manto, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phil tries to avoid it but Manto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phil to the ground. Phil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phil.
Manto with a poor takedown

and Phil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Manto's guard.
Manto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Phil wants to control from the top but Manto keeps moving.
Manto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Phil controls his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phil is trying to maintain the position but Manto is very close to passing his half guard.
Manto trying to mount his opponent but Phil defends it.
Manto prevents Phil from standing back up.
Phil is staying active underneath Manto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Phil is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phil slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Phil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manto is looking to clinch.
Phil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manto darts in trying to clinch

and Phil counters with a shoot takedown. Manto fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manto wants to sweep but no luck.
Manto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Phil trying to control the position from guard on top but Manto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manto is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Manto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dr Phil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Manto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Phil counters with a shoot takedown. Manto fights it but they end up in guard.
Manto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Phil connects with a couple of short punches.
Manto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Phil controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phil looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phil sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Phil wants to pass the guard but Manto is keeping the position.
Phil content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phil wants to control from the top but Manto keeps moving.
Phil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manto tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Phil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Phil wants to control from the top but Manto keeps moving.
Manto being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manto wants to get back to his feet but Phil passes into half guard.
Phil thows a huge punch but Manto dodges it nicely.
Manto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Manto.
Phil trying to control the position from guard on top but Manto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phil stopping the sweep attempt from Manto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Manto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Phil trying to control the position from guard on top but Manto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phil looking to pass the guard.
Phil forces his way into half guard.
Manto is looking for a sweep. Phil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Phil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dr Phil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Manto misses with a takedown attempt

and Phil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Phil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Phil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phil is looking to stall here but Manto recovers full guard.
Phil with a nice head shot there.
Phil trying to control but Manto is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phil looking to sit in guard and control but Manto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manto is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Manto taking shots to the head.
Phil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manto is looking to escape.
Manto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phil throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Manto is in a horrible position here. Phil smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manto can't escape the position.
Phil sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Manto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Phil pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Phil landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Phil has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Manto's face.
Phil sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Phil postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Manto looks a forlorn figure.
Phil working Manto over with strikes here.
Phil with shots to the head and body - Manto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dr Phil has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phil looking to control but Manto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Phil looking to secure an arm triangle but Manto defends it well.
Manto tries to lock up and control but Phil gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Phil.
Phil tries to control but Manto wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Phil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phil has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Phil!