PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Benny Phillips enters the cage!

Collins
vs
Phillips

173 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Collins moves into the clinch.

Collins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Phillips regains guard immediately.
Phillips is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Collins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Collins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips looking for a sweep. Not yet Phillips, not yet.
Collins wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.

Collins drops back looking for a leg! Phillips is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phillips manages to kick Collins off! Collins jumps back into Phillips's guard.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Benny Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut there from Phillips.

It looks like Robbie Collins has been cut.
Collins moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Benny Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Collins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Collins staying out of range there.
Collins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phillips defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to clinch but Phillips is avoiding it.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Collins walks into a left hand.
Phillips throws the left hand but Collins avoids the punch easily.
Phillips swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.

Phillips tries to keep at a distance but Collins has taken the fight into the clinch.

Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips throws a jab when Collins was well out of range.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins walks into a stiff left hand from Phillips.
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Collins slips a jab from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Collins moves away from the strike by Phillips.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Collins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Collins breaks from the clinch.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Phillips throws the left hand but Collins avoids the punch easily.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phillips throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Phillips looks gassed!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phillips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Collins fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Collins takes the fight into the clinch.

Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips works the jab nicely.

Collins has closed the distance and engaged Phillips in a clinch.

Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Collins gets a clinch.
Collins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Phillips fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Phillips shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to land a combination. Collins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Collins saw that one coming.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination

and Collins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Collins landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Phillips.
Phillips takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Collins clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips misses with a combination

and Collins moves into the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Collins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phillips tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Collins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Collins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phillips goes for a takedown attempt but Collins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Collins swinging wilding here.
Collins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phillips sprawls well. Phillips wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.

Collins has managed to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries for a takedown. No joy.
Phillips jumps guard but Collins stands there with Phillips around his waist. Phillips gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Collins is pushing Phillips up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Collins breaks from the clinch.

Collins closes the distance and clinches.

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

Collins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillips, pushing him back against the cage.
Collins content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Collins tries to score a body lock takedown but Phillips shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Phillips. That snapped Collins's head back.
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips digs a good hook to Collins's body.

Collins clinches.
Collins tries a knee to the head but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Collins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Collins lands a shot to the body.
Collins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins holding his opponent close, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robbie Collins.
I think Collins 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Robbie Collins!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Robbie Collins!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Robbie Collins!

Robbie Collins wins by unanimous decision!