PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bony Phony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Gillis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gillis
vs
Phony

185 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
28
215 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bony Phony!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phony looks to land a right hand but Gillis moved out of range.
Gillis closes the distance and clinches up with Phony, looking for a takedown. Gillis pushes Phony against the cage but Phony circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gillis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Phony misses the target.
Gillis throws a jab when Phony was well out of range.
Phony throws out a powerful jab.
Gillis looks to land a right hand but Phony moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Phony.

It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.

Gillis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gillis stops Phony from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gillis scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillis throwing shots but Phony is blocking nicely.
Phony is positioning himself well to prevent Gillis advancing to mount.
Phony wants to control but Gillis is keeping busy.
Gillis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phony is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gillis wants to control but Phony is keeping him busy.
Gillis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gillis trying to advance position but Phony counters by regaining guard.
Gillis throwing strikes from guard but Phony blocks nicely.

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.
Phony wants to stand and escape but Gillis is having none of it.
Gillis thows a big elbow that misses.
Gillis trying to control the position from guard on top but Phony 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.
Gillis throwing strikes but missing.
Gillis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phony works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gillis 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.
Gillis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gillis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gillis wants to control from the top but Phony keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis with a nice head shot there.
Gillis trying to control but Phony is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phony tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gillis throwing strikes from guard but Phony blocks nicely.
Gillis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gillis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gillis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gillis throwing strikes from guard but Phony blocks nicely.
Gillis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phony swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phony wants to get back to his feet but Gillis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gillis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gillis won't allow Phony to sweep him here.
Gillis wants to control from the top but Phony keeps moving.
Gillis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phony seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gillis is looking to work some ground and pound but Phony has wrist control.
Phony is trying to control the position but Gillis postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Gillis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Phony misses with a double jab.
Gillis shoots in looking for a takedown. Phony tries to sprawl out of it but Gillis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phony manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Phony gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gillis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gillis looking to pass the guard.
Phony keeping moving, preventing Gillis from controlling successfully.
Gillis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phony is looking to reverse the position.
Phony is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gillis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phony really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gillis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phony wants to control but Gillis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gillis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phony works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gillis throwing strikes but missing.
Gillis lands a couple of digs.
Gillis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gillis thows a big elbow that misses.
Gillis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Phony keeping full guard, as Gillis tries to pass.
Phony keeping moving, preventing Gillis from controlling successfully.
Gillis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gillis stopping the sweep attempt from Phony.
Phony is trying to control the position but Gillis postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gillis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phony's head.
Phony keeping moving, preventing Gillis from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phony connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gillis. Gillis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phony misses the jab.
Gillis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phony.
The crowd cheers as Phony lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gillis doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis loads up on a big right hand but Phony slips the punch.
Gillis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phony.
Phony stuffs the takedown.
Phony lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gillis misses with a straight left.
Phony tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gillis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gillis misses the jab.
Gillis throws a jab when Phony was well out of range.
Gillis shoots in looking for a takedown. Phony tries to sprawl out of it but Gillis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phony manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Gillis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Phony just misses with a punch to the body.
Phony keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gillis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phony's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Phony slips under a jab.
Phony lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Gillis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phony's guard.
Gillis wants to control from the top but Phony keeps moving.
Phony trying to keep a closed guard but Gillis is proving a slippery customer.
Phony is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gillis tries to roll over but Phony keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phony controlling the action here.
Phony wants to control but Gillis is keeping him busy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bony Phony wasn't active enough on the ground.
Phony throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phony lands with an uppercut that bounces Gillis off the cage and back into rage.
Phony moves in looking to clinch but Gillis pushes him off.
Phony stuns Gillis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phony connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gillis's hands.
Bony Phony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis lands with a right hand.
Gillis shoots in looking for a takedown but Phony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gillis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Phony misses.
Gillis dives in and grabs Phony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Phony pushes down on Gillis's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phony.
Gillis blocks a low kick nicely.
Gillis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillis moves away.
Gillis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phony is fending him off so far but Gillis persists. Nope, Phony circles away and we're back to standing.
Gillis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phony lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gillis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Phony misses the target.
Gillis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phony sprawls well. Phony wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gillis gets slowly back to his feet.
Phony scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phony throws a shot to the body.
Gillis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phony lands a right hook to the body.
Gillis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phony ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phony misses with a hook. Gillis ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Phony misses.
Phony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gillis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phony lands with a straight right. Gillis didn't see that one coming.
Phony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillis slips a jab from Phony.
Phony defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gillis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phony stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phony wants it to stay on the feet.
Gillis shoots in looking for a takedown but Phony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gillis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phony misses with a hook. Gillis ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bony Phony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gillis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Gillis!