PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Phillips
vs
Young

198 cm
19
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Amber Swan CBK
Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Phillips with that takedown attempt.
Phillips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phillips smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Phillips scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Young is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Phillips is controlling him well.

Phillips decides to stand back up. Phillips steps back and let's Young get back to his feet.
Phillips shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phillips misses with a knee to the head.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Phillips stalls.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Phillips.
A frustrated look appears on Phillips's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phillips managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Phillips can't break the clinch.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Young blocks it with crossed arms.

Young breaks the clinch.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Young gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.

Phillips decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gerald Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phillips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phillips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phillips off to one side.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young counters with a hugh head kick that removes Phillips from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gerald Young!