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RVT 6 - Santos vs Philips II PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rubens Charles (ranked 1181 p4p, 45 weight class) and Phil Philips (ranked 3996 p4p, 162 weight class). Rubens Charles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 6 losses; Rubens Charles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Phil Philips!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
Philips displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Charles.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Charles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Philips sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phil Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Charles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubens Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles shoots in and gets a takedown into Philips's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Charles (2) vs (0) Philips
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Charles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Charles content to stall in guard here.
Philips has his foot on Charles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Charles works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Charles looking to pass the guard.
Charles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Philips throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Philips has an active guard here but Charles has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips looking for submissions off his back.
Charles content to control rather than advance.
Charles wants to work for an arm triangle but Philips is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Charles (5) vs (0) Philips
Philips is looking for a sweep.
Philips stops Charles from passing to mount.
Philips is looking for a sweep.
Philips is letting Charles control him for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Charles working away.
Charles trying to control the position but Philips is working away.
Philips can't do much from the bottom here.
Charles is trying to get an arm triangle but Philips is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charles taking a breather here.
Charles working away.
Philips stops Charles from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on Philips's face as Charles controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Philips is not content to let Charles control the position.
Philips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Philips tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Charles easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Charles (7) vs (0) Philips
Philips is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Philips is still trying to improve position.
Charles fails to move to back control.
Charles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Charles works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Charles (10) vs (0) Philips
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charles has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Philips's body.
Philips trying to control but not successfully.
Charles has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Philips's body.
Philips trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Charles keeps control of the position easily here as Philips tries to buck him off.
Charles is persistently looking for the submission but Philips is defending it well.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Charles controlling well, preventing Philips from escaping the position.
Charles trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Philips doesn't escape.
Charles trying to control.
Philips tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Charles controlling from mount.
Philips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Charles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking to get to half guard.
Philips wants to control but Charles is having none of it.
Charles controlling the position easily from mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Philips is working to get back to half guard.
Charles moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Charles (13) vs (0) Philips
Philips is trying to break free.
Charles keeps control of the position easily here as Philips tries to buck him off.
Philips is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Charles gets his way!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Charles controlling the position well here. Philips rolled but Charles kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Philips can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles takes the fight on points by 13 to 0.
Rubens Charles retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Rubens Charles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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