PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Phillips has the eye of the tiger tonight.

marques
vs
Phillips

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
marques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
marques misses with a jab, cross combination.
marques throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.

Phillips fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. marques sprawls well initially but Phillips persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
marques is trying to stand.
Phillips thows a huge punch but marques dodges it nicely.
Phillips wants to lay and pray for a moment but marques keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Phillips prevents marques from standing back up.

marques has one foot on Phillips's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
marques keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Julio marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
marques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
marques avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
marques fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips wants to clinch up but marques keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by marques which made him look bad.
Julio marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Phillips.
marques blocks a head kick by Phillips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
marques throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
marques is breathing heavily.
No luck for Phillips with that takedown attempt.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from marques.
marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
marques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips looks for a takedown but marques sprawls well.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
marques throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
Julio marques is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
marques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phillips wants to clinch up but marques keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for marques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
marques throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from marques misses.
marques throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
marques throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
marques misses with a series of wild punches.

Phillips closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
marques tries to kick Phillips off but Phillips keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phillips wants to take a breather but marques is having none of it.
marques wants to get back to his feet.
Phillips wants to take a breather but marques is having none of it.
Phillips prevents marques from standing back up.
marques trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

marques makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
marques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
marques throws a head kick that misses
and Phillips counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. marques is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
marques tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
marques misses with a two punch combination.
marques scores with a sloppy right hand. Phillips should have avoided that one.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but marques paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
marques swinging wilding here.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but marques shows good takedown defense.
marques looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but marques circles away.
marques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with marques but marques pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phillips shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has marques pinned against the cage. marques gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
marques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. marques tries to avoid it but Phillips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag marques to the ground. marques escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
marques looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
marques looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
marques looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips looks for a takedown but marques sprawls well.

Phillips shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Phillips trying to control the action but marques is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
marques is trying to stand back up but Phillips is controlling him

marques pushes Phillips off and gets back to his feet.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from marques.
Phillips lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
marques looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.

Phillips closes the distance and clinches.

Phillips manages to break the clinch.
marques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips is looking to clinch but marques is avoiding it.
marques throws a one two combo.

Phillips is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
marques swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips scores with a head kick.
marques tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
marques misses with a double jab.
A combination from marques does no damage.
marques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Phillips will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

marques falls off balance throwing a combination

and Phillips counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in marques's guard now.
marques wants to stand but Phillips is controlling the position.
Phillips slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
marques is trying to get back to his feet.

Phillips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
marques tries to escape but Phillips is in control.
Phillips wants to stand but marques has his arm trapped.
marques is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Phillips has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Phillips is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
marques looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
marques throws a combination that misses

and Phillips counters with a takedown into side control.
marques is pushing Phillips's head away, looking to escape. Phillips manages to hold on to the position though.
Phillips fails to land a wild elbow strike.
marques wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Phillips trying to control the action but marques is working from the bottom.

marques throws Phillips to one side and escapes!
marques drops Phillips with a beautiful combination! Phillips stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - marques is looking for the KO!
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can marques finish him?
marques throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from marques.
Phillips tries to clinch there but marques circles away.
Julio marques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
marques drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Phillips right on the button. Phillips goes down! marques follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! marques gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio marques!