PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gvido Linga (ranked 4612 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Phillips (ranked 24749 p4p, 0 weight class). Gvido Linga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Linga
vs
Phillips

198 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gvido Linga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathon Phillips!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips fails to land the takedown.
Linga is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Phillips.
Linga darts in trying to clinch
and Phillips counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Linga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Phillips taking some punishment here, with Linga in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Linga.
Linga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Linga controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to get to full guard but Linga has control of the leg.

Linga in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Phillips tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Linga!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gvido Linga!