PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurizio Iacono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dance Hall Days. Iacono has chosen Kataklysm - Crippled & Broken as his entrance music. Maurizio Iacono has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Philips
vs
Iacono

190 cm
29
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

190 cm
23
275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Philips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurizio Iacono!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iacono misses with a wild body shot.
Iacono thows a body shot but no joy.
Iacono tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iacono lands a glancing blow to the side of Philips's head.
Iacono falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Philips rushes Iacono and presses him up against the cage.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.
Philips prevents the takedown attempt.
Philips trying to land knees to the body.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iacono.
Philips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iacono's elbow.
Iacono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Philips.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Philips.
Philips cracks Iacono with a nice body shot.
Iacono looking to slow down the pace here.
Iacono works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iacono goes for a takedown attempt but Philips pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Iacono rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Philips clinches with his opponent.
Iacono lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips misses with a punch on the inside.
Philips lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Philips lands an elbow just above Iacono 's eye.
Philips gets underhooks to prevent Iacono's takedown attempt.
Ray Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurizio Iacono.
Philips presses Iacono against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iacono looks gassed!
Philips scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iacono blocks the elbow strike.
Philips scores with a hook to the body.
Iacono takes an elbow to the temple.
Philips slowing the pace effectively.
Philips gets through Iacono's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Philips scores with a shoulder strike.
Philips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iacono.
Philips lands with a light punch inside.
Philips lands with a light punch inside.
Philips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iacono is defending well for now.
Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Philips - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Iacono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Philips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Maurizio Iacono has been cut.
Philips scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philips scores with a shot to the side of Iacono's head.
Philips working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Iacono is rocked!
Philips dips a shoulder and cracks Iacono with a mighty uppercut! Iacono falls back against the cage and Philips unloads with a barrage of strikes! Iacono is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Philips screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Philips!
Ray Philips is the new heavyweight champion!