PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Phillips has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wood
vs
Phillips

176 cm
22
176 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
173 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Wood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wood gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phillips is controlling him.
Phillips with a nice head shot there.
Phillips won't allow Wood to get back to his feet.
Wood is controlling Phillips's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wood keeping full guard, as Phillips tries to pass.
Wood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phillips is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Phillips drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood can't keep his opponent in guard - Phillips advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phillips is looking for a kimura but Wood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Phillips to get the leverage.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wood's head.
Wood missing with punches from the bottom.
Phillips prevents Wood from standing back up.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wood won't allow Phillips to pass to mount.
Wood tries to roll over but Phillips keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Phillips looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.

Phillips closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Phillips lands in his opponent's guard.

Wood kicks Phillips off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
Phillips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wood tries to avoid it but Phillips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wood to the ground. Wood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phillips misses with a looping left.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
Rob Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood misses with a looping left.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wood misses with a combination

and Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips looking for a takedown.
Phillips drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.

Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Wood coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
Wood misses with a combination

and Phillips counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wood!
Phillips thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Phillips connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Phillips has hold of Wood's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wood manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Phillips looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phillips throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wood because Phillips loaded up on that one.
Wood wants to try and get back to his feet.
Phillips looking to finish with strikes here!

Phillips has control of Wood's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wood regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wood is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wood bucks Phillips off and manages to get back to his feet!
Rob Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Phillips changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Phillips looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wood is avoiding damage well.
Wood is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Phillips asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Phillips wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wood, who protects the arm well.
Wood takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wood sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Wood explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Phillips dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rob Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips slips a straight right by Wood.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Phillips fails with the takedown.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a looping left.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rob Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up with Wood, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes Wood against the cage but Wood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wood misses with a body shot

and Phillips counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood taking a bit of punishment here - Phillips scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Phillips tries for a kimura but Wood is defending well.

Phillips working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Phillips fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Phillips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Phillips is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wood is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control the position but Wood is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phillips tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wood throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Rob Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Wood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phillips counters with a two punch combo.
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood scores with a body shot.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Wood lands with a cross.
Wood sizes up Phillips with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wood throws a combination that misses

and Phillips decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wood's guard.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Wood is looking to stand up but Phillips isn't so interested in that idea.
Phillips stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phillips prevents Wood from getting back to his feet.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wood pushes Phillips off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Phillips shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Phillips was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phillips pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Milo Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.

Phillips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wood blocking the ground and pound.
Phillips connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Phillips is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wood has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wood!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Phillips is working an open guard so Wood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phillips looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Wood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Phillips.
Phillips working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Phillips prevents Wood from escaping the position.
Phillips connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wood some visible discomfort.
Wood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wood tries to get out of the position.
Phillips lands an elbow.
Wood is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Phillips is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips lands a few punches from side control.
Wood pushes Phillips away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Phillips gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips tries to move to mount but Wood blocks the move with his legs.
Phillips trying to control the action but Wood is working from the bottom.

Phillips wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wood, who protects the arm well.

Phillips goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wood has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Phillips but great work by Wood.

Wood stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wood as he avoids it easily.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Phillips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rob Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Wood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phillips in his tracks.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood misses with a double jab

and Phillips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wood is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.

Wood breaks the clinch.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Wood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood digs a good hook to Phillips's body.
Phillips defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss

and Phillips counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Phillips seems to be working for a kimura but Wood defends the submission attempt.
Wood regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood can't keep his opponent in guard - Phillips advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Phillips tries to pass to full mount but Wood defends it.
Wood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wood is trying to stand.
Phillips wants to take a breather but Wood is having none of it.
Wood is in trouble now - Phillips has advanced to mount!
Wood has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Well, with Phillips on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Wood is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Phillips lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Phillips scores with punches and elbows.
Wood looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Phillips really dominated that round.
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.

Wood slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
A jab from Wood misses.

Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wood to the mat! Wood manages to get full guard.

Wood pushes Phillips off and gets back to his feet.
Phillips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Phillips shoots in but Wood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Rob Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phillips fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wood sprawls well initially but Phillips persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Phillips missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wood defending well though.
Wood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phillips on the ground.
Wood is trying to stand back up but Phillips is controlling him

Wood kicks Phillips off and gets back to his feet.

Phillips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wood pushes Phillips off looking to stand but Phillips dives back in and keeps control.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Phillips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wood defends it well.

Phillips is looking for a kimura but Wood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Phillips to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Wood kicks Phillips off and gets back to his feet.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination

and Phillips counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wood's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood wants to stand but Phillips is controlling the position.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
Phillips trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.

Phillips drops back looking for a leg! Wood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wood manages to kick Phillips off! Phillips jumps back into Wood's guard.
Phillips prevents Wood from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wood has his feet on Phillips's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Phillips defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phillips off to one side.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.

Phillips clinches up with Wood and pushes him back against the cage.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Phillips manages to pull guard.
Wood won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.
Phillips is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wood wants to stand but Phillips is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Wood won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.

Wood has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Phillips to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wood is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Phillips pulls down on the head and he's put Wood to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Milo Phillips!
Milo Phillips is the new welterweight champion!