PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hermanoteu Clovis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermanoteu Clovis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Clovis
vs
Phelps

180 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hermanoteu Clovis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Phelps!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Travis Phelps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phelps falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clovis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phelps is looking to clinch.
Clovis looks to land a combination but Phelps avoids it well.
Clovis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phelps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phelps throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clovis counters with a nice body shot.
Clovis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clovis keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Clovis misses.
A shot to the liver by Clovis. Beautiful body shot.
Phelps falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clovis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phelps fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clovis slips under a jab.
Phelps tries to clinch but Clovis is having none of it.
Phelps misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps throws a combination that misses
and Clovis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phelps misses with a combination
and Clovis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phelps tries to clinch up but Clovis circles away and keeps his distance.
Phelps throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clovis counters with a straight right hand.
Phelps looks winded!
Phelps misses with a combination
and Clovis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clovis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Phelps misses with a double jab
and Clovis counters with a three punch combo that has Phelps backing up. Phelps nods at Clovis to acknowledge the strikes.
Phelps swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clovis counters with a stiff right hand.
Phelps walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clovis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A cross from Clovis lands.
Clovis is looking to clinch but Phelps is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Phelps misses
enabling Clovis to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Clovis.

Clovis closes the distance and clinches.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Clovis has him pressed against the cage.
Clovis is trying to break the clinch but Phelps has him pressed against the cage.
Clovis is trying to force a seperation but Phelps has the dominant position.
Clovis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phelps prevents Clovis from breaking the clinch.
Clovis digs a right hand underneath Phelps's ribcage. Phelps let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clovis is stalling here.
Phelps has Clovis pressed against the cage, preventing Clovis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phelps wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phelps wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovis working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clovis tries to break free but Phelps pushes him back against the cage.
Phelps is looking to control Clovis's arms but Clovis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phelps has his back to the cage.
Clovis effectively controlling the action here.
Clovis is looking to break free of the clinch but Phelps has double underhooks.
Clovis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clovis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clovis scores with a shoulder strike.
Phelps stalling in the clinch but Clovis improves position.
Phelps wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Clovis.
Phelps tries to work over Clovis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clovis.
Clovis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phelps is keeping busy.
Phelps can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Clovis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phelps keeps control of Clovis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phelps.
Phelps is looking to control Clovis's arms but Clovis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phelps has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phelps wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clovis cracks Phelps with a nice body shot.
Phelps trying to control the position but instead, Clovis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phelps into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hermanoteu Clovis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Clovis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clovis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phelps throws a combination that misses
and Phelps takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phelps wants to clinch up but Clovis keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Clovis.
Phelps throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Phelps does no damage.
Phelps throws a combination that misses
and Clovis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phelps misses with a double jab
and Clovis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clovis throws a series of strikes that have Phelps backpedaling.
Phelps tries to clinch
and Clovis counters with a left and a right that stings Phelps.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clovis!
Phelps is looking to clinch but Clovis is avoiding it.
Clovis scores with a shot to the body.
Phelps misses with a wild combination.
Clovis jabs Phelps to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Travis Phelps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phelps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phelps throws a combination that misses
and Clovis counters with a right hand to the body.
Clovis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clovis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phelps.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Clovis moves out of range.
Phelps misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clovis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Phelps tries to clinch there but Clovis circles away.
Phelps falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Clovis to counter with a crisp jab.
Phelps misses with a combination
and Clovis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phelps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phelps has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clovis scores with a sloppy right hand. Phelps should have avoided that one.
Phelps misses with a combination
and Phelps takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phelps is looking to clinch but Clovis is avoiding it.
Phelps is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Clovis.
Phelps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phelps tries to bum rush Clovis with a series of wild strikes but Clovis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phelps throws a combination that misses
and Clovis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phelps wants to clinch.
Travis Phelps seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Clovis.
Clovis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phelps on the side of the head.
Clovis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phelps.
Phelps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phelps wants to clinch.
Clovis lands a nice hook to Phelps's body. Phelps takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phelps takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Clovis.
Phelps throws a hook but Clovis blocks it.
Phelps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phelps doesn't manage to clinch there - Clovis circles away.
Phelps throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clovis counters with a series of strikes. Phelps will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clovis keeps the fight on the outside.
Clovis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phelps on the side of the head.
Phelps takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phelps fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phelps throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clovis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Travis Phelps will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Clovis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clovis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phelps throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clovis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phelps tries to close the distance and clinch but Clovis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phelps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clovis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phelps takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phelps throws a combination that misses
and Clovis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phelps fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phelps wants to clinch.
Phelps closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clovis counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phelps falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clovis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clovis moves into range and clinches up with Phelps.
Clovis has had enough of the clinch but Phelps keeps him there for the moment.
Clovis blocking some punches.
Phelps has Clovis pressed against the cage, preventing Clovis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clovis is trying to push Phelps away but Phelps has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clovis.
Clovis is trying to break the clinch but Phelps is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clovis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clovis is trying to break the clinch but Phelps is controlling him.
Clovis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phelps is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Clovis has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clovis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clovis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phelps can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Clovis.
Clovis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clovis tries to stall but Phelps uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phelps struggles to land a body shot inside as Clovis controls his hands.
Phelps keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clovis's efforts to push away.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Clovis has him pressed against the cage.
Phelps is trying to break free.
Clovis wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps has a couple of punches blocked by Clovis.
Phelps wants to break free but Clovis has control.
Clovis digs a right hand underneath Phelps's ribcage. Phelps let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clovis can't break the clinch.
Clovis has Phelps pressed against the cage, preventing Phelps from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phelps misses with a punch on the inside.
Phelps wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phelps swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phelps has Clovis pressed against the cage, preventing Clovis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phelps misses with some punches.
Clovis is trying to push Phelps away but Phelps has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clovis looking to slow down the pace here.
Phelps is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clovis is trying to force a seperation but Phelps has the dominant position.
Clovis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phelps is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clovis is keeping busy.
Phelps softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phelps is trying to break free.
Clovis lands a body punch.
Phelps is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Clovis.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hermanoteu Clovis.
I think Clovis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!