PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Ivankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sugar Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Buffalo Soldier kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ivankov
vs
Phillips

175 cm
24
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vyacheslav Ivankov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sugar Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivankov tries to clinch there but Phillips circles away.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Ivankov moves out of range.
Phillips paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ivankov slips under a jab.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivankov.
Ivankov throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Ivankov.
Ivankov slaps away a takedown attempt from Phillips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivankov lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Ivankov - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Ivankov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phillips doesn't seem phased though.
Vyacheslav Ivankov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ivankov.
Phillips throws a right and a left that Ivankov avoids nicely.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Ivankov scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to de liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
Ivankov misses with a double jab.
Ivankov thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Ivankov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ivankov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ivankov just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips cracks a nice hook into Ivankov's ribs.
Ivankov scores with a hook to the body. Phillips takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck for Phillips with that takedown attempt.
Phillips throws a body punch but Ivankov moves out of range.
Ivankov misses the jab.

Ivankov scores with a takedown into Phillips's guard.
Ivankov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ivankov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ivankov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Ivankov from controlling successfully.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ivankov is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ivankov is stalling in the full guard.
Ivankov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ivankov wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.
Ivankov is stalling in the full guard.
Ivankov working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov won't allow Phillips to get back to his feet.
Phillips looks gassed!
Ivankov works over Phillips with some ground and pound from guard.
Phillips has momentary wrist control but Ivankov slips an elbow through the middle.
Ivankov throwing strikes but missing.
Phillips can't keep his opponent in guard - Ivankov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Phillips is trying to stand.
Ivankov lands strikes from half guard.
Ivankov is trying to control the action in half guard but Phillips is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ivankov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phillips with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Ivankov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivankov is trying to work for a kimura but Phillips is defending well.
Ivankov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Ivankov there.
Ivankov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ivankov lands strikes from half guard.
Ivankov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Phillips!
Ivankov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Phillips looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vyacheslav Ivankov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ivankov doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Ivankov ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Ivankov lunges at Phillips with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phillips's hand.
Ivankov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phillips avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Ivankov is out of range.
Ivankov is looking to clinch but Phillips is avoiding it.
Ivankov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Ivankov misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ivankov, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Phillips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phillips.
Ivankov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ivankov avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Ivankov moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.

Ivankov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Phillips bucks up and tries to throw Ivankov off but instead Ivankov has got his back!
Phillips is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is taking damage to the body and head.
Phillips controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Ivankov lands a shot to the body.
Phillips covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Phillips controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Ivankov is looking to control Phillips but Phillips is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ivankov scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Phillips is looking for a way out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is covering up but some of the strikes from Ivankov are getting through and doing damage.
Phillips breaks Ivankov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Phillips won't allow Ivankov to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ivankov is on top in guard.
Ivankov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ivankov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ivankov cracks Phillips with a solid left hand.
Ivankov postures up and lands a big shot to Phillips's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phillips can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has momentary wrist control but Ivankov slips an elbow through the middle.
Ivankov working some strikes from top position.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivankov.
Ivankov cracks Phillips with a solid left hand.
Ivankov trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivankov forces his way into half guard.
Ivankov working over Phillips with some ground and pound. Phillips looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Phillips has hold of Ivankov's hands but Ivankov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ivankov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ivankov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov drops an elbow to the side of Phillips's head.
Ivankov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ivankov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ivankov is nestled in close to Phillips, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ivankov working Phillips over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vyacheslav Ivankov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ivankov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ivankov pushing down on Phillips's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivankov lands a nice short elbow.
Phillips taking some punishment here, with Ivankov in his half guard.
Ivankov is pressing down on Phillips's thigh, looking to free his foot. Phillips is holding on for now.
Ivankov 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.
Ivankov thows a huge punch but Phillips dodges it nicely.
Ivankov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ivankov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ivankov drops an elbow to the side of Phillips's head.
Phillips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips pushes Ivankov off looking to stand but Ivankov dives back in and keeps control.
Ivankov wants to take a breather but Phillips is having none of it.
Ivankov working over Phillips with some ground and pound. Phillips looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Ivankov seems to be looking for submissions.
Ivankov thows a huge punch but Phillips dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivankov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips wants to get back to full guard but Ivankov has mounted him!
Phillips in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ivankov looking for a guillotine from mount but Phillips is having none of it.
Phillips can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov lands a big elbow.
Ivankov dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Ivankov.
Phillips wants to control but Ivankov is having none of it.
Phillips can't escape the position.
Ivankov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ivankov lands a heavy elbow.
Ivankov landing strikes from the mount and Phillips is in trouble!
Ivankov punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Phillips?
Phillips is in a horrible position here. Ivankov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Phillips takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vyacheslav Ivankov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivankov with a couple of short strikes.
Ivankov raining down shots from the mount!
Phillips is trying to escape the mount.
Ivankov controlling from mount.

Ivankov is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Ivankov extends the arm and Phillips is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vyacheslav Ivankov!