PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Stuber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CJ Stuber has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Philips's chin.

Philips
vs
Stuber

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Stuber!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips throws a series of punches but Stuber moves out of range.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!

Philips has closed the distance and engaged Stuber in a clinch.

Philips breaks the clinch.
Philips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stuber misses with a combination

and Philips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Philips breaks the clinch.
Philips misses with a head kick.
Philips's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Philips duly obliges.
Stuber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Philips counters with a left and a right that stings Stuber.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Stuber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philips jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Philips closes the distance and clinches.
Stuber is looking to break free of the clinch but Philips has double underhooks.
Stuber keeps control of Philips as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Philips lands a right hand.
Philips scores with a shot to the side of Stuber's head.

Philips breaks the clinch.
Stuber has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Philips throws a one two combo.
Stuber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Philips counters with a three punch combo that has Stuber backing up. Stuber nods at Philips to acknowledge the strikes.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Stuber moves away and avoids it.
Philips moves away from the strike by Stuber.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a one-two to the body.
Philips shoots in and drives through. Stuber sprawls well.
Philips stalks Stuber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stuber's face. Stuber staggers backwards, shaken.
Stuber misses with a combination
and Philips counters with a left to the body.
Stuber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Philips moves into the clinch successfully.
Stuber is trying to break the clinch but Philips has him pressed against the cage.
Stuber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stuber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stuber misses with a body punch.
Stuber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Philips has him pressed against the cage.

Stuber breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Stuber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stuber misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuber throws a combination that misses

and Philips counters by clinching up.
Stuber tries to break the clinch but Philips is controlling the position.
Philips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stuber has him pressed against the cage.
Stuber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Stuber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Philips moves out of range.
Stuber walks into a stiff left hand from Philips.
Stuber misses with the combination.
Stuber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stuber misses with a hook
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Stuber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Philips misses with the combination.
Philips is working the combinations to good effect here.

Stuber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stuber won't allow Philips to get back to his feet.
Philips looking to control.
Philips is looking to stand up but Stuber 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuber trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.
Philips is looking to sweep but instead, Stuber has passed into half guard.
Philips pushes Stuber off looking to stand but Stuber dives back in and keeps control.
Philips tries to get to full guard but Stuber has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Stuber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stuber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Philips counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Philips tries to bum rush Stuber with a series of wild strikes but Stuber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a two punch combo.
Stuber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ray Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Stuber.

Philips clinches with his opponent.
Stuber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stuber wants to get back to striking at distance but Philips won't allow it.
Philips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Philips.
Philips stuffs the takedown.
Stuber misses with a combination

and Philips counters by clinching up.
Stuber tries to break the clinch but Philips is controlling the position.
Stuber is trying to break the clinch but Philips has him pressed against the cage.

Philips manages to break the clinch.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a straight right hand.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.

Philips instigates a clinch.
Stuber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Philips has him pressed against the cage.
Philips wants to break the clinch but can't.

Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Philips 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.

Philips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stuber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Philips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stuber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Philips lands a glancing blow to the side of Stuber's head.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Philips counters by moving into the clinch.
Stuber is looking to break free of the clinch but Philips has double underhooks.
Stuber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Philips pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Philips prevents a takedown attempt there.
Philips has had enough of the clinch but Stuber keeps him there for the moment.
Stuber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stuber tries to break the clinch but Philips is controlling the position.
Stuber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
Stuber looks to land a combination. Philips sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination

and Philips counters by clinching up.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
Stuber misses with a double jab

and Philips counters with a shoot takedown. Stuber fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Philips postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips wants to stand but Stuber is controlling his posture from full guard.
Philips throwing strikes but missing.
Philips wants to control from the top but Stuber keeps moving.
Stuber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stuber might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Philips kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stuber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Philips backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Philips shoots for a takedown but Stuber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stuber stuffs the takedown.
Stuber ducks right into an uppercut from Philips.
Philips shoots for a double leg takedown but Stuber sprawls well. He's pushed Philips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Philips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuber misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Philips both land. Nice combination.
Stuber slips a jab and a cross from Philips.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a right hand to the body.

Philips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stuber, pushing him back against the cage.
Philips keeps control of Stuber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Philips prevents Stuber from breaking the clinch.
Stuber wants to get back to striking at distance but Philips won't allow it.
Stuber wants to break free but Philips has control.
Philips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Philips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stuber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Philips keeps control of Stuber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Philips manages to break the clinch.
Philips closes the distance and clinches up with Stuber, looking for a takedown. Philips pushes Stuber against the cage but Stuber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Philips darts in and clinches Stuber up against the cage.

Stuber breaks from the clinch.
Stuber misses with a right hand

and Philips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Philips breaks the clinch.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Philips shoots in and drives through. Stuber sprawls well.
Philips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Stuber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a left to the body.
Philips throws a series of punches but Stuber moves out of range.
CJ Stuber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Philips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Philips.
Stuber prevents Philips from breaking the clinch.
Stuber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stuber has had enough of the clinch but Philips keeps him there for the moment.

Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Philips instigates a clinch.
Stuber wants to get back to striking at distance but Philips won't allow it.

Philips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuber lands a with a good body shot.

Philips has managed to clinch.
Stuber can't break the clinch.
Philips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Philips prevents the takedown attempt.
Stuber has Philips pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Philips manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Philips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stuber has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuber is looking to break free of the clinch but Philips has double underhooks.
Stuber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Philips keeps control of Stuber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
Philips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stuber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stuber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Stuber.
Philips with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Philips stuns Stuber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philips avoids a kick to the body.
Stuber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philips misses with a double jab.
Stuber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Philips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Stuber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stuber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stuber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Philips counters with a one-two to the body.
Stuber moves in looking to clinch but Philips pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Philips dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Philips throws a combination. Stuber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Stuber cracks the inside of Philips's front leg.
Stuber misses with a few strikes there.
Philips works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Philips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stuber's waist but Stuber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Philips off to one side.
Stuber misses with a combination

and Philips counters by clinching up.

Stuber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuber closes the distance and clinches up with Philips, looking for a takedown. Stuber pushes Philips against the cage but Philips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Philips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ray Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stuber keeps Philips at a distance using the push kick.
No joy there for Stuber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Philips tries to bum rush Stuber with a series of wild strikes but Stuber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Philips does it's job there.
Philips misses with the combination.
Stuber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stuber circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Philips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stuber misses with a double jab
and Philips counters with a one-two to the body.
Philips connects with the punch.

Philips clinches with his opponent.

Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination

and Philips counters by moving into the clinch.

Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stuber misses with the combination.

Philips drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stuber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stuber is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Philips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stuber is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stuber trying to keep a closed guard but Philips is proving a slippery customer.
Stuber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philips's guard.
Philips looking for a sweep. Not yet Philips, not yet.
Philips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stuber is controlling him.
Stuber trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stuber controls the pace.
Stuber preventing the sweep.
CJ Stuber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stuber trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Philips's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Philips duly obliges.
Stuber shoots for a double leg takedown but Philips sprawls well. He's pushed Stuber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Philips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stuber throws a leg kick but Philips sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Philips - just one landing.
Stuber misses with a low kick.

Philips rushes Stuber and presses him up against the cage.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stuber is trying to break the clinch but Philips has him pressed against the cage.

Philips ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Philips no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stuber trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.
Philips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stuber advances to half guard.
Stuber is looking to take a break and control but Philips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Philips wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Philips has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Philips!