PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Phillips has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Phillips
vs
Muller

177 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

184 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Muller!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller.
Muller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phillips's waist but Phillips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muller off to one side.
Richard Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller lands with a cross.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Muller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muller works Phillips's body with a nice hook.

Phillips moves into the clinch successfully.
Muller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muller tries a knee to the head but Phillips blocks it.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phillips.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phillips's brow.
Phillips is trying to break free.
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phillips lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muller.
Phillips pushes Muller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Phillips lands a takedown into guard.
Phillips working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Muller wants to stand and escape but Phillips is having none of it.
Phillips has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muller looks gassed!
Muller punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muller is keeping the position for now.
Muller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Phillips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

Muller manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Muller wants to clinch

and Phillips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phillips.

Phillips manages to break the clinch.
Muller throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to clinch but Phillips is having none of it.
Muller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Muller duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Phillips.

Phillips scores a takedown into full mount!
Phillips is landing with some decent strikes but Muller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Phillips looking for a guillotine from mount but Muller is having none of it.
Phillips lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Muller hang on?
Muller is looking to get to half guard.
Muller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Phillips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Phillips looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to lock up and control but Phillips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Phillips blocks Muller's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Phillips.
Muller is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Muller working to try and regain half guard.
Phillips is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Muller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Phillips landing shots from mount.
Phillips working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Muller is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Phillips is landing with some decent strikes but Muller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Phillips has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Muller's face.
Phillips working Muller over with strikes here.
Phillips with good strikes from the mount here!
Phillips dominating with strikes here.
Muller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Muller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Phillips lands a big shot there that rocks Muller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Phillips in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Phillips won't let Muller get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Phillips dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Phillips drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Phillips's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Muller wants to get back to his feet but Phillips passes into half guard.

Phillips decides to return to a standing position.
Tyrone Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
Phillips doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Muller tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Phillips counters by moving into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Phillips.
Nice elbow from Muller.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Phillips.

Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Muller tries to keep at a distance but Phillips has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Phillips drags the fight down to the ground.

Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muller manages to get himself to full guard.
Muller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Muller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Phillips landing some decent shots from guard.
Phillips postures up and lands a big shot to Muller's brow.
Phillips won't allow Muller to get back to his feet.
Phillips scoring with some ground and pound.
Phillips slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Muller manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller missing with punches from the bottom.
Muller pushes Phillips off looking to stand but Phillips dives back in and keeps control.
Muller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Phillips passes to full mount!
Muller is trying to stand.
Muller tries to reverse the position but Phillips maintains control.
Phillips postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Muller looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Phillips.
Muller is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Muller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Phillips is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Muller is surviving well by controlling Phillips's body position as best he can.
Muller squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Phillips with shots to the head and body - Muller looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muller is trying desperately to improve position.
Phillips has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Muller's face.
Phillips lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands a heavy elbow.

Muller defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Phillips.
Muller is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Phillips punishing his opponent with strikes.

Phillips working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Phillips working the ground and pound effectively.
Phillips avoids the attempt from Muller to control.
Muller flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Phillips dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Phillips misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
Phillips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muller blocks it with crossed arms.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muller.
Phillips digs a right hand into Muller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller's gas tank.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.

Phillips manages to break the clinch.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muller.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phillips backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.

Phillips darts in and clinches Muller up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phillips has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phillips lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muller.

Phillips manages to break the clinch.
Muller tries to clinch up but Phillips circles away and keeps his distance.
Muller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phillips but Phillips pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.

Phillips forces Muller back against the cage and clinches.
Phillips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phillips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Phillips breaks the clinch.
Phillips tries to clinch but Muller is having none of it.
Muller connects with a crisp jab.

Phillips instigates a clinch.
Phillips lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Phillips breaks the clinch.
Phillips takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Phillips drives through and clinches with Muller against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Phillips gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Muller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phillips's guard.

Phillips is looking for a triangle but Muller pushes his legs off easily.
Phillips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muller tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Phillips is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Phillips!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyrone Phillips!