PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Phillips will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brophy
vs
Phillips

186 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
174 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Phillips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brophy doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy connects with the punch.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Brophy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brophy stops Phillips from standing up.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Brophy from controlling successfully.
Brophy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Phillips is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brophy stays in close to Phillips's body and controls the position.
Phillips trying to keep a closed guard but Brophy is proving a slippery customer.
Brophy trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brophy advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is refusing to be controlled, as Brophy sits in half guard.
Phillips is looking to escape.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Phillips is not content to let Brophy control the position.
Brophy slows the pace down in half guard.
Phillips moves into full guard.
Phillips is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brophy tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Brophy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brophy prevents Phillips from getting back to his feet.
Brophy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phillips is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brophy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phillips is keeping the position for now.
Phillips trying to keep a closed guard but Brophy is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Phillips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brophy blocks a low kick nicely.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brophy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phillips has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy walks into a left hand.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Brophy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips looks gassed!
Brophy misses with a wild combination.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Brophy blocks the leg kick.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Phillips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Brophy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phillips's guard.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brophy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Phillips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brophy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brophy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phillips is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy won't allow Phillips to get back to his feet.
Brophy tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Brophy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brophy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Brophy from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brophy lands a right hook to the body.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a nice body shot.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy slips a straight right by Phillips.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Phillips gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brophy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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.
Brophy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phillips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brophy trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brophy trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Brophy wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.
Brophy stays in close to Phillips's body and controls the position.
Brophy pushes down on Phillips's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Brophy is looking for a kimura here.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet.
Phillips is not content to let Brophy control the position.
Phillips wants to control but Brophy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phillips is looking for a sweep. Brophy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brophy moves into full mount! Phillips won't be happy about that!
Brophy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to hold on but Brophy postures up.
Brophy trying to control but Phillips is having none of it.
Phillips wants to control but Brophy is having none of it.
Brophy fails to move to back control.
Phillips tries to hold on but Brophy pushes him away.
Phillips is desperately trying to improve his position but Brophy has a good base and remains in mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brophy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brophy moves to the back.

Brophy looking for the RNC.
Phillips is trying to get back to his feet but Brophy has full control of the position and if anything, Phillips has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Phillips wants to escape the position.

Phillips showing good submission defense here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to get back to his feet but Brophy has full control of the position and if anything, Phillips has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Benny Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brophy sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Phillips taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Craig Brophy!