PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mervin Dodoy Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dodoy Ruiz
vs
Phillips

175 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mervin Dodoy Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Phillips.
Ruiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiz.
Ruiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phillips throws a one two combo.
Ruiz throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Ruiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruiz throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Ruiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws the left hand but Ruiz avoids the punch easily.
Ruiz lands a jab.
Phillips misses with an uppercut
and Ruiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruiz misses with a looping left.
Phillips swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz staying out of range there.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips scores with a body shot.
Phillips misses with a right hand
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruiz doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruiz cracks Phillips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruiz.
A low kick from Phillips misses
and Ruiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Phillips defending well as Ruiz loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Ruiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Ruiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruiz. That's going to slow Phillips down.
Ruiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruiz, as that shot connected.
Phillips throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips misses with a shot to the body
and Ruiz counters with an inside leg kick.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruiz.
A punch combination from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phillips at a distance.
Phillips misses with a body shot
and Ruiz counters with a big head kick but Phillips shrugs it off.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Ruiz's shoulder, as Ruiz tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phillips, as that shot connected.
Phillips lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruiz clobbers Phillips with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Ruiz.
Phillips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Ruiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
Phillips connects with a right hand. Ruiz shakes it off.
Ruiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phil Phillips will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Phillips swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Ruiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips lands a nice hook to Ruiz's body. Ruiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the body from Phillips misses
and Ruiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Phillips takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mervin Dodoy Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruiz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Phillips moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruiz lands with a nice combination. Phillips backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a hook. Ruiz ducked under it nicely.
Phillips swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruiz at a distance.
Phillips throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruiz counters with a straight right hand.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Ruiz moved out of range.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Ruiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruiz misses with a wild combination.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiz.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
Phillips lands a really nice looking cross but Ruiz seems unphased.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Ruiz ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phillips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruiz.
Phillips misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruiz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Ruiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a combination that misses
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ruiz. Beautiful body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruiz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Phillips digs a good hook to Ruiz's body.
Phillips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ruiz misses with a looping left.
Phillips cracks a nice hook into Ruiz's ribs.
Phil Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Ruiz.
Phillips checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz slips a straight right by Phillips.
Ruiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Ruiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruiz.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruiz. Ruiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Ruiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruiz.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Ruiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Ruiz scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
Phillips takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips misses with an uppercut
and Ruiz counters with a left to the body.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Ruiz is out of range.
Ruiz swings widly with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruiz has time to react.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ruiz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruiz throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
Phillips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruiz under the eye.
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!
Phillips moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phillips misses with a body shot
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses
and Ruiz counters with a one-two to the body.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phillips misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands with a hook. Ruiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phillips checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruiz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips cracks Ruiz with a good jab.
Ruiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phillips's hands.
That kick from Phillips tenderised Ruiz's leg. Ruiz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.
Ruiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Ruiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Ruiz digs a good hook to Phillips's body.
Ruiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Mervin Dodoy Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phil Phillips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruiz counters with a three punch combo that has Phillips backing up. Phillips nods at Ruiz to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phillips has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

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