PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Vermillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen Electric Daisy Carnival as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vermillion
vs
Phillips

190 cm
29
161 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

173 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Vermillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips takes a swing at Vermillion's ribcage but misses.
Vermillion throws a low kick but Phillips moves out of range easily.
Vermillion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phillips.
Vermillion throws a leg kick
and Phillips counters with a head kick. That will keep Vermillion thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Vermillion pushes him off.
Vermillion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phillips.
Phillips looks for the body kick but Vermillion saw that one coming.
Vermillion misses with a hook. Phillips ducked under it nicely.
Phillips connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vermillion's hands.
Phillips slips a straight right by Vermillion.
Phillips cracks Vermillion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermillion misses with a low kick.
Vermillion misses with a leg kick.
Max Vermillion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermillion is looking to chop away at Phillips's legs.
Vermillion thows a leg kick but Phillips checks it

and Phillips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Phillips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermillion throws a body kick that misses.
Vermillion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phillips is fending him off so far but Vermillion persists. Nope, Phillips circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips throws a wild body kick that Vermillion sees coming a mile off.
Phillips feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vermillion's calf.
Vermillion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vermillion there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermillion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermillion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Vermillion settles back down.
A low kick from Vermillion misses
and Phillips counters with a head kick. That will keep Vermillion thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermillion.
Vermillion wants to slow Phillips down by chopping away at his legs.
Vermillion throws a leg kick
and Phillips counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vermillion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vermillion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermillion throws a leg kick that misses.
Phillips cracks Vermillion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vermillion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermillion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Vermillion backing up. Vermillion nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Vermillion misses with a leg kick
and Phillips makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vermillion steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phillips. That one must have hurt.
Vermillion is breathing heavily.
Phillips lands with a kick to the temple. Vermillion shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phillips, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vermillion rushes Phillips and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips lands an elbow inside that Vermillion shrugs off.
Vermillion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Phillips breaks the clinch.
Vermillion shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phillips connects with a solid leg kick.
Phillips lunges at Vermillion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vermillion's hand.
Phillips scores with a kick to the midsection.
Phillips jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips scores with a nice strike.
Phillips cracks the inside of Vermillion's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Phillips dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Phillips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vermillion.
Some bone on bone action there as Phillips checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Vermillion misses
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vermillion throws a leg kick
and Phillips counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Vermillion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vermillion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Vermillion is rocked!
Vermillion thows a leg kick but Phillips checks it
and Phillips counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Vermillion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phillips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vermillion seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Phillips catches Vermillion right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vermillion.
A low kick from Vermillion is predictable there
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Phillips has managed to clinch.
Vermillion fails to pull guard.

Phillips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips scores with a jab.
Phillips tries to clinch but Vermillion moves out of range.
Vermillion throws a leg kick
and Vermillion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phillips bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermillion misses with a leg kick
and Phillips makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Phillips buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vermillion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vermillion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phillips throws a nice head kick!
Phillips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phillips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vermillion throws a leg kick
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phillips.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vermillion swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Phillips successfully pulls guard.
Vermillion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vermillion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phillips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Vermillion isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vermillion wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to stand but Vermillion is controlling the position.
Vermillion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillips looking for a sweep. Not yet Phillips, not yet.
Vermillion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vermillion looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vermillion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Phillips clinches with his opponent.
Phillips lands an elbow inside that Vermillion shrugs off.
Vermillion working aggressively here.
Vermillion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phillips lands a nice elbow.
Vermillion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Vermillion is avoiding it.
Phil Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Vermillion shoots in and bounces Phillips off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Phillips is trying to control the position but Vermillion postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vermillion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vermillion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vermillion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vermillion postures up in Phillips's guard and throws a big left but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vermillion throws a strike but Phillips rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Phillips must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Vermillion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Phillips defends well.
Vermillion has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Vermillion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Vermillion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Phillips decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Max Vermillion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermillion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Phillips clinches up with Vermillion and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermillion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phillips's brow.

Phillips pulls Vermillion into guard.
Vermillion throws a strike but Phillips rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Vermillion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Phillips decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vermillion takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermillion paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
Phil Phillips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phillips throws a head kick that half lands.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Vermillion pushes him off.
Vermillion throws a leg kick
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vermillion shoots for a takedown but Phillips saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillips scores with a jab. Vermillion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vermillion stuffs the takedown.
Phillips lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phillips 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

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