PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Delgado Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bing Bong by Korki Buchek. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Phillips
vs
Delgado Villegas

191 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephane Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manuel Delgado Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villegas.

Villegas gets caught flat footed, as Phillips shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Villegas keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Villegas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villegas keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephane Phillips wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Villegas throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Villegas catches Phillips right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Villegas.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Villegas throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Villegas.
Phillips slips a jab from Villegas.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Villegas shows good takedown defense.
Villegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips slips a straight right by Villegas.
Stephane Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villegas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Villegas.
A big left from Villegas misses.
Villegas throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Villegas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phillips blocks a jab.
Phillips slips a jab from Villegas.
Manuel Delgado Villegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt - Villegas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villegas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villegas.
Villegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villegas misses the jab.

Phillips clinches up against the cage.
Villegas lands a hook to the side of the head.

Villegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villegas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villegas lands a jab.
Villegas throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Villegas misses.
Phillips walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Villegas throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Villegas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a body punch but Villegas moves out of range.
A big right from Villegas misses.
Phillips closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Villegas throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Villegas sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Villegas scores with a hook.
A big left from Villegas misses.
The fighters circling - Villegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
Villegas looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Phillips on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Villegas.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villegas throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Villegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Villegas throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Phillips tries to move into range but Villegas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Villegas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Phillips moves out of range as Villegas strikes.
Villegas misses with a wild combination.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Villegas swivels and escapes.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Villegas.
Villegas lands an overhand right.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villegas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips staying out of range there.
Villegas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Delgado Villegas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Villegas looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips is looking to wear down Villegas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Villegas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Phillips 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 slips a straight right by Villegas.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
Phillips has a takedown stuffed.
Phillips on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phillips takes one on the button.
A big left from Villegas misses.
Villegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villegas misses with a straight left.
Manuel Delgado Villegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villegas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Villegas.

Villegas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Villegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Villegas keeping full guard, as Phillips tries to pass.
Phillips trying to control but Villegas is working from the bottom.
Villegas is looking to stand up but Phillips isn't so interested in that idea.
Phillips passes into half guard.
Phillips wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villegas keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Villegas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Villegas won't allow Phillips to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Phillips is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Phillips has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Phillips is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Villegas has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas is desperately trying to improve his position but Phillips has a good base and remains in mount.
Phillips avoids the attempt from Villegas to control.
Phillips looking to ground and pound but Villegas is blocking nicely.
Phillips sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Villegas taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas working to try and regain half guard.
Phillips scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Villegas?
Phillips misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Phillips throws some wild stikes that Villegas manages to avoid easily.
Phillips lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Villegas hang on?
Phillips trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips looking to control but Villegas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Phillips 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. 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.

Villegas looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Villegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villegas throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Villegas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phillips under the eye.
Villegas throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Villegas clobbers Phillips with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phillips shoots in but Villegas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villegas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Villegas looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Villegas misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villegas moves away.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Villegas circles away.
Phillips moves out of range as Villegas strikes.
Villegas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips takes a swing at Villegas's ribcage but misses.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villegas.
Villegas jabs Phillips right on the nose. Phillips blinks but takes it well.
Villegas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Villegas throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Villegas throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Villegas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Villegas throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Villegas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Villegas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Villegas misses the target.
Villegas misses with a hook. Phillips ducked under it nicely.
Villegas scores with a jab to the head.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Villegas.
Villegas throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Villegas is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Villegas circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phillips there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Villegas.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Villegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas looks to land a combination. Phillips sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Villegas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phillips defending well as Villegas loads up on a big left hand.
Villegas looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Villegas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phillips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Phillips shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Phillips showed some decent athleticism there.

Phillips is looking for a kimura here.
Phillips working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villegas wants to get back to his feet.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Villegas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Phillips connects with a nice short shot to Villegas's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips works his foot free and advances to mount.
Phillips can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Villegas is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Delgado Villegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Villegas 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Delgado Villegas!
Manuel Delgado Villegas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.