PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Rohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Bing Bong by Korki Buchek. Stephane Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Phillips
vs
Rohan

191 cm
27
158 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephane Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Rohan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phillips is defended easily by Rohan.
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 closes the distance and clinches up with Rohan, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes Rohan against the cage but Rohan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rohan looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Rohan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rohan scores with a nice right hand.
Rohan misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
A big left from Rohan misses.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Rohan sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips'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 Stephane Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rohan.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Rohan moves away and avoids it.
Phillips walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rohan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rohan throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Rohan throws a leg kick

and Phillips counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Phillips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rohan defends it well.
Phillips is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rohan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohan tries to lock up and control but Phillips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rohan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phillips punching from mount but Rohan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Phillips connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Phillips trying to control but Rohan is having none of it.
Rohan working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rohan is looking to control Phillips's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rohan avoid being mounted?
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips 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.
Phillips is trying to control the action in half guard but Rohan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohan tries to get to full guard but Phillips has control of the leg.
Rohan trying to control but Phillips postures up.
Phillips trying to control the action but Rohan is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rohan swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rohan.
Rohan misses with a leg kick.
Phillips throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Phillips dives in and scores a takedown into Rohan's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohan is controlling Phillips's posture.
Rohan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Rohan is retaining full guard.
Rohan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Rohan keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips slips nicely into half guard.
Phillips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rohan is not content to let Phillips control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Phillips dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Phillips misses with a head kick.
Rohan throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rohan wants to land a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Rohan pushes Phillips away with a front kick.
George Rohan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rohan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Phillips shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Phillips was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phillips looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rohan is avoiding damage well.
Phillips throws a strike aimed at the side of Rohan's head but Rohan avoids it well.
Rohan tries to control but Phillips manages to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Phillips manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stephane Phillips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
I really don't envy Rohan right now.
Rohan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rohan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Phillips trying to control.
Phillips misses with a punch to the head.
Phillips is trying to stick to Rohan's back but Rohan is turning into Phillips. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Phillips's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rohan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rohan's guard.
Phillips sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rohan's guard.
Rohan wants to control but Phillips is keeping busy.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but Rohan is defending well.
Rohan is pressing down on Phillips's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looking to pass the guard.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillips throws an elbow that misses. Rohan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phillips's guard. Nice move by Rohan!

Phillips is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rohan is aware though and is defending well.
Phillips pulls Rohan in close to prevent any damage.
Rohan stopping the sweep attempt from Phillips.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Phillips lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rohan!
Rohan wants to hold on but Phillips pushes him away.
Rohan is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips breaks from Rohan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Phillips dominated that second round.
That's time! Phillips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rohan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Rohan.
Rohan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left lands for Rohan.
Rohan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Phillips counters with a takedown into side control.
Rohan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Phillips.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rohan keeps working.
Rohan can't do much from the bottom here.
Rohan parries the strikes from Phillips easily there. Phillips is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rohan to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohan sneaks back into half guard.
Rohan is trying to get back to full guard.
Phillips tries to pass to full mount but Rohan defends it.
Rohan is controlling Phillips's trapped leg to prevent Phillips from advancing to side control.
Phillips throwing shots but Rohan is blocking nicely.
Stephane Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohan is staying active underneath Phillips, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rohan trying to hold on to Phillips's head to control him but Phillips postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rohan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Phillips's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Phillips's back!

Rohan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Phillips knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Phillips for a finish.
Rohan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Rohan is trying to stick to Phillips's back but Phillips is turning into Rohan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rohan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Phillips.
Phillips lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
George Rohan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Rohan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rohan stopping the sweep attempt from Phillips.
Rohan is working Phillips over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rohan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phillips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rohan.
Rohan throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohan wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Rohan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rohan throws a big elbow that misses.
Rohan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rohan throws a strike but Phillips rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rohan controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rohan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Phillips is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Rohan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phillips has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Phillips!
A very excited looking Stephane Phillips rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.