PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Philips (ranked 2407 p4p, 2811 weight class) and Lachlan Brodie (ranked 340 p4p, 379 weight class). Brodie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama We're All Crazee Now/ Slade. Trevor Philips has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Philips
vs
Brodie

190 cm
26
180
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
182
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trevor Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lachlan Brodie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips moves away from the strike by Brodie.
Philips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philips misses with a straight right.
Philips misses with a looping left.
Brodie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brodie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brodie wants to counter the offense by Philips and move into the clinch position.
Brodie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brodie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brodie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brodie stuffs the takedown attempt from Philips. Philips gets slowly back to his feet.
Brodie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Philips's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Philips throws a jab but it's blocked by Brodie.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Brodie moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Philips shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Philips was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips controls the position from side control.
Philips wants to take a breather but Brodie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Philips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brodie is keeping the position for now.
Philips showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Philips wants to pass the guard but Brodie is keeping the position.
Brodie has control of Philips's left arm, preventing Philips from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Philips controlling from the top position.
Philips looking to pass the guard.
Brodie is trying to keep Philips in close.
Philips has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brodie keeping full guard, as Philips tries to pass.
Philips is looking to pass into half guard but Brodie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brodie is in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brodie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brodie preventing the sweep.
Philips seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brodie scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Philips.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brodie.
Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philips on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brodie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brodie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Brodie scores with a hook.
Philips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brodie tries to avoid it but Philips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brodie to the ground. Brodie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Philips darts in and clinches Brodie up against the cage.
Philips blocks a body shot from Brodie.
Philips is trying to break the clinch but Brodie has him pressed against the cage.
Brodie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Philips throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brodie.
Brodie misses with a punch on the inside.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Philips's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Trevor Philips will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brodie lands with a hook. Philips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brodie.
A lazy left from Brodie finds it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brodie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brodie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Philips connects with a right hand. Brodie shakes it off.
Philips digs a good body shot into Brodie's ribs.
A slow jab from Brodie misses its intended target.
Philips is looking to counter punch.
Brodie throws the left hand but Philips avoids the punch easily.
Brodie scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Philips clinches up against the cage.
Brodie working aggressively here.
Brodie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
A bit of stalling here from Philips.
Brodie tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Philips.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Philips as Brodie tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Brodie.
Philips is pushing Brodie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
Philips lands with a right to the head.
Philips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brodie blocks it with crossed arms.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Philips.
Brodie misses with the head strike.
Brodie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodie tries to work over Philips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philips is stalling here.
Lachlan Brodie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brodie pushes Philips back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brodie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Philips wants to take the fight to the mat but Brodie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brodie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Philips or not.
Brodie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brodie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Philips's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brodie tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing Brodie back against the cage.
Brodie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philips is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
Philips softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philips stalling.
Philips blocking some punches.
Philips stalling the fight.
Brodie struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
Brodie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brodie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
A head punch on the inside from Brodie fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brodie.
Brodie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brodie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brodie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brodie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Brodie fails to land.
Brodie stalling in the clinch but Philips improves position.
Philips throws an elbow but it misses.
Philips's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brodie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brodie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brodie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brodie misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lachlan Brodie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Philips misses the target.
A jab from Brodie does it's job there.
Philips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Philips connects with a right hand. Brodie shakes it off.
Brodie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Philips scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lachlan Brodie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brodie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brodie misses with a wild body shot.
Philips tries to counter by clinching up but Brodie breaks away and moves out of range.
Philips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Philips has closed the distance and engaged Brodie in a clinch.
Philips is trying to maintain a safe position but Brodie gets an underhook and turns Philips into the cage.
Brodie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brodie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brodie.
Brodie swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie has Philips pressed against the cage, preventing Philips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Philips stalling in the clinch.
Brodie swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brodie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philips is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Brodie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Philips blocks a body shot from Brodie.
Philips softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brodie struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Philips's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brodie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brodie throws a head punch that misses.
Philips stalling.
Philips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brodie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Philips misses with a knee to the head.
Brodie throws a head punch that misses.
Philips throws an elbow but it misses.
Brodie taking a breather.
Brodie misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brodie fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Brodie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Philips lands a right hand.
Brodie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
Brodie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Philips as Brodie tries to tie him up.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brodie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brodie swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brodie missing with knees to the body.
Brodie struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodie lands with a right to the head.
Philips blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Philips blocks a body shot from Brodie.
Philips stalling.
Philips stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brodie dodges an elbow strike from Philips.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Brodie.
Brodie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brodie tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lachlan Brodie.
I think Brodie 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lachlan Brodie!
Lachlan Brodie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.