PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bogan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3. Philips has chosen Dance Hall Days as his entrance music. Bulk Bogan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Philips's chin.

Bogan
vs
Philips

190 cm
29
275 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

190 cm
28
265 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Black Market Pharmacy

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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bulk Bogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Philips!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips lands an overhand right.
Bogan throws a hook to the side of Philips's head but Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philips. Bogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philips throws a series of punches but Bogan moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogan. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philips fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bogan checks it well.
Bogan throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogan manages to avoid it.
Bogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Philips - just one landing.
Philips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Philips fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bogan is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Philips blocks the leg kick.
Bogan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Philips at a distance.
Bogan misses with a few strikes there.
Bogan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips throws a leg kick but Bogan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Philips throws a looping overhand right but Bogan ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Philips circles away.
Bogan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Philips tries to avoid it but Bogan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Philips to the ground. Philips escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bogan misses with a wild body shot.
Philips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bogan momentarily.
Bogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philips is looking to chop away at Bogan's legs.
Bogan misses with a two punch combination.
Philips throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bogan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogan throws a series of punches but Philips moves out of range.
Philips misses with a body shot
and Bogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Bogan.
Bogan lands a jab to Philips's midsection.
Philips looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogan digs a good hook to Philips's body.
Bogan is looking to score with low kicks.
Bogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Philips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bogan swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Bogan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bogan moves away.
Bogan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bogan wants to clinch.
Bogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bogan is looking to wear down Philips with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bogan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogan.
Bogan throws a hook to the side of Philips's head but Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philips avoids the body shot from Bogan.
Bogan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Philips in his tracks.
Bogan moves out of range of the leg kick from Philips.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips misses with an uppercut.
Philips missing with a left hand there. Bogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogan scoring well with a low kick there.
Philips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Philips.
Bogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Philips is fending him off so far but Bogan persists. Nope, Philips circles away and we're back to standing.
Bogan moves away from the strike by Philips.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogan.
Philips misses with a straight left.
Philips misses the jab.
Philips connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Philips blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bogan.
Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bogan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bogan duly obliges.

It looks like Ray Philips has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philips takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bogan.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Philips. Bogan shrugs it off though.
Bogan takes a swing at Philips's ribcage but misses.
Bogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bogan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Philips seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bogan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bogan throws and elbow that misses. Philips uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bogan's guard. Nice move by Philips!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Philips trying to control the position from guard on top but Bogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bulk Bogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Philips's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Philips scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Philips misses its intended target.
Philips throws a sloppy body shot
and Bogan counters with a straight right hand.
Bogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philips fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bogan checks it well.
Philips throws a right hand that Bogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bogan also avoids with ease.
Bogan throws a leg kick which misses Philips's front leg but catches the back leg as Philips tries to avoid it.
Bogan misses with a shot to the body
and Philips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Philips misses with a straight left.
Bulk Bogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Bogan.
Bogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Philips lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Bogan moves away and avoids it.
Bogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Philips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bogan moves away from the strike by Philips.
Bogan misses with a shot to the body
and Philips counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bogan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Philips attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bogan wants to clinch up but Philips keeps it at a distance.
Bogan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philips lands a jab to the nose.
Bogan misses with a wild body shot.
Bogan defending well as Philips loads up on a big left hand.
Bogan is looking to clinch but Philips is avoiding it.
Philips attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bogan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips misses with a hook.
Bogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a stiff right hand.
Philips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bogan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Bogan. Beautiful body shot.
Philips dodges the punch combination from Bogan.
Bogan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philips. Philips circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bogan. That's going to slow Philips down.
Philips scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogan tries to clinch but Philips is having none of it.
Bogan misses the shot to the body.
Bogan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Philips takes a swing at Bogan's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Philips lands with a cross.
Bogan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Philips at a distance.

Bogan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bogan controlling from side mount.
Philips is looking to regain half guard here but Bogan keeps moving and retains side control.
Bogan wants to control but Philips is keeping him busy.
Philips tries to bench press Bogan off him but Bogan keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogan is chipping away with strikes.
Bogan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Philips some visible discomfort.
Philips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Philips taking a bit of punishment here - Bogan scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bogan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philips is trying to improve his position.
Bogan 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogan working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bulk Bogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Philips's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Bogan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Philips misses with a straight left.
Bogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Philips.
Bogan misses the shot to the body.
Philips scores with a punch to the head.
Philips bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bogan's head backwards.
Bogan scores with a sloppy right hand. Philips should have avoided that one.
Bogan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Philips sprawls well. Philips wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bogan stuns Philips with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philips.
Philips throws a hook to the side of Bogan's head but Bogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philips throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bogan on the side of the head.
Philips gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bogan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philips.
Bogan misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Philips blocks the low kick.
Bogan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Bogan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Bogan misses
and Philips counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Bogan.
Bogan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bogan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philips scores with a leg kick.
Bogan takes a swing at Philips's ribcage but misses.
Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogan is just out of range.
Philips tests Bogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philips can do to turn this around?
Philips fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Bogan.
Philips looks to land a left hand but Bogan moved out of range nicely.
Philips jabs Bogan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Philips throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogan.
Bogan thows a leg kick but Philips checks it
and Philips counters with a straight right hand.
Philips misses with a straight left.
Bogan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogan.
Bogan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philips counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bogan's knee momentarily.
Bogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogan tries for a takedown but Philips circles away easily
and Bogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Bogan is predictable there
and Philips counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Bogan misses
and Philips counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogan throws a sloppy body shot
and Philips counters with a straight right hand.
Philips scores with a sloppy right hand. Bogan should have avoided that one.
Philips thows a body shot but no joy.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulk Bogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
Bogan misses with a takedown attempt - Philips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Philips lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Philips.
A telegraphed right hand from Philips misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogan misses with a hook to the body
and Philips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bulk Bogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
Bogan misses with a jab to the body
and Philips counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bogan checks a leg kick.
Philips looks to land a right hand but Bogan moved out of range.
Ray Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bogan misses the shot to the body.
Philips looks to land a combination but Bogan avoids it well.
Philips lands a head shot.
Philips throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philips drops his hands momentarily and Bogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philips throws a combination that misses

and Bogan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Philips's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Philips throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Philips thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bulk Bogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bogan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bulk Bogan!