PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hart
vs
Phillips

225 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rhys Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart leaves Phillips with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hart sprawls well. Hart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.

Phillips forces Hart back against the cage and clinches.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips stalling the fight.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Phillips keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Phillips manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Phillips lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hart!
Phillips tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phillips on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Phillips throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hart because Phillips loaded up on that one.
Phillips content just to control the position here.
Phillips sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rhys Phillips has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Phillips takes the fight into the clinch.
Phillips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jared Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhys Phillips.
Phillips scores with a shot to the body.
Phillips misses with a kick to the body.

Phillips instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhys Phillips dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Phillips misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Phillips dives in and grabs Hart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.

Phillips clinches up against the cage.
Phillips is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jared Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhys Phillips.
Phillips prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.

Phillips jumps into guard, dragging Hart to the mat.
Phillips thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phillips is on top in guard.

Phillips drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phillips jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Phillips slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Phillips gets to his feet. Hart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
Hart avoids the head kick by Phillips.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jared Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hart as he avoids it easily.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Hart sprawls well.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hart circles away.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a jab to the body
and Hart counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Hart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hart as Phillips shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Phillips with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jared Hart will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A punch combination from Hart misses.
Phillips shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hart defends it nicely.

Phillips closes the distance and pushes Hart back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips is working for takedown but Hart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Phillips tries to break free but Hart pushes him back against the cage.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Phillips jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips pulls Hart in close to his closed guard and prevents Hart from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rhys Phillips.
Phillips changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phillips.
Jared Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhys Phillips.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Hart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Phillips dives in and grabs Hart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Jared Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Hart.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhys Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Hart. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Hart stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hart blocks the body kick.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hart swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Hart.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rhys Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phillips 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhys Phillips!