PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Electric Daisy Carnival. The crowd seem to be enjoying Young's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Mockingbird. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Phillips
vs
Young

173 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Young!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Young checks the leg kick.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Phillips.
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Young - that will leave a mark!
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Phillips cracks Young with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Young.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Young throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Young.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Phillips checks a leg kick nicely.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young connects with a single shot there.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
Phillips finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Young.
Phillips takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young throws a leg kick
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips checks a leg kick.
Young throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Young is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
Young checks a leg kick.
Phillips scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Phillips cracks Young with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Young.

Young gets a double leg takedown into Phillips's guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.

Phillips has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Young off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phillips slips under a jab from Young.
Phillips slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Young dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jason Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Young sizes up Phillips with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Young misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phillips throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Phillips blocks the leg kick.
Phillips throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Phillips is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Phillips moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phillips throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
A lazy body kick from Young
and Phillips counters with a head kick.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phillips moves into range and connects with a jab.

Young forces Phillips back against the cage and clinches.
Phillips lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips trying to stall but Young improves his position.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young misses with a leg kick
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Phillips moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
Phillips blocks a leg kick.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young misses with the body kick
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young misses with a body kick.
Phillips misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips checks the leg kick.
Young throws a head kick that misses
and Phillips counters with a nice body kick.
Young misses with the combination.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phillips. Phillips obviously looking to wear him down.
Young is breathing heavily.
Phillips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips misses with a head kick.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Young throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Phillips.
Young walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phillips checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Phillips's leg but Phillips calmly moves out of range.
Young wants to slow Phillips down by chopping away at his legs.
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young lands with a right hand.
Young throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Phillips shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phillips, right into the meat.
A jab from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young throws a leg kick but Phillips checks it.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
A head kick by Young misses
and Phillips counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Young misses with a hook. Phillips ducked under it nicely.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Jason Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips checks a low kick from Young.
Young thows a leg kick but Phillips checks it
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young misses with a low kick.
Phillips is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Young.
Young misses with a low kick as Phillips jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young throws a head kick that misses
and Phillips counters with a head kick.
Young feints and then cracks Phillips's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phillips down.
Young throws a low kick but Phillips avoids it.
Phillips lands a jab to the head.
Young throws a leg kick
and Phillips counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Young is rocked!
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Phillips finish him?
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick.
Jason Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Phillips doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Phil Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young misses with a low kick.
Young takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips scores with a hook.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Young motions for Phillips to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phil Phillips.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Young!