PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Electric Daisy Carnival. Phil Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Phillips
vs
Cole

173 cm
23
201 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

195 cm
31
193 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alex Cole!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Phillips misses.
Cole scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips throws the left hand but Cole avoids the punch easily.
Cole tries to score a power double leg takedown but Phillips sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cole somewhat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phillips checks a leg kick.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips lands with an overhand left.
Cole throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
Cole moves away from the strike by Phillips.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cole.
Phil Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole swinging wildly here.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a jab-cross combination.

Cole gets tackled into the cage by Phillips. Phillips maintains the clinch.

Cole has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Phillips clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cole working for the choke.
Phillips tries to escape but Cole has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Phillips looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Phillips defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cole's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole not allowing Phillips to control his hands.
Cole scores with punches from the back.
Cole missing with punches from the back.
Cole trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Cole is looking for the choke from the back position but Phillips is controlling his hands well.
Cole tries to keep control of the position but Phillips is staying busy.

Cole is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Phillips wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cole.
BOOM! Cole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Cole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cole.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips clobbers Cole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phillips scores with a nice right hand.

Cole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cole is trying to push Phillips away but Phillips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with an elbow over the top.
Cole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phillips lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Phillips lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Alex Cole has been cut.
Cole takes an elbow to the temple.

Cole breaks from the clinch.
Phillips throws a shot to the body.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.

Cole rushes Phillips and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cole is trying to push Phillips away but Phillips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phillips lands an elbow that stopped Cole in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1-2. Phillips obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phillips.
A bit of stalling here from Cole.
Cole takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Alex Cole's cut even more.
Cole wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.

Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Phillips both land. Nice combination.
Phil Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips throws a combination. Cole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Alex Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Cole avoids it well.
Cole throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Phillips misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Phillips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Cole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Phillips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cole looking to score a takedown here. Phillips is defending well but Cole drives through and ends up in Phillips's guard.
Phillips wants to control but Cole passes easily into half guard.

Phillips kicks off Cole and gets to his feet.
Phillips jabs at Cole's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phillipss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Phillips walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phil Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phillips lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cole has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cole and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Cole circles away.
Phillips throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Cole misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Cole instigates a clinch.
Phillips lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phillips.
Phillips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Phillips lands with a light punch inside.

Cole is rocked!

The cut above Alex Cole's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cole blocking some punches.
Phillips lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Phillips finish him?

Alex Cole's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cole wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
Cole seems to have recovered his senses.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Phillips blocks it.
Cole lands a nice elbow.

Phillips drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Cole passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Phillips avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cole.

Cole is trying to get an arm triangle but Phillips is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Cole.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Cole!