PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 1650 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 199 p4p, 139 weight class). Radio Philips will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lama
vs
Philips

195 cm
36
220
20 - 14 - 0

202 cm
38
260
28 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philips.
Lama changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Philips moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Lama.
Philips takes one to the side of the head.
Philips lands with a kick to the temple. Lama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donk. Philips catches Lama right on the button with a cross.
Lama shoots and misses
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Philips enables Lama to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Philips manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lama won't allow Philips to get back to his feet.

Philips kicks Lama off and gets to his feet.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lama moves away.
Philips throws a low kick but Lama avoids it.
Jab from Philips.
Lama throws a low kick but Philips moves out of range easily.
Lama throws a head kick that misses.
Philips swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Philips counters with an inside leg kick.
Lama closes the distance and clinches up with Philips, looking for a takedown. Lama pushes Philips against the cage but Philips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balal Lama. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Philips has closed the distance and engaged Lama in a clinch.
Philips is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lama is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Philips.
Philips connects with a knee to the head.
Philips lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lama backwards.
Lama wants to take the fight to the mat but Philips manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Philips landing knees to the body.
Lama has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Philips avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Philips with a knee to the head.

It looks like Balal Lama has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips connects with a knee to the head.
Philips landing knees to the body.
Philips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Philips with a knee to the head.
Philips scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Philips - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Philips presses Lama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Philips.
Philips lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Philips.
Philips lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Philips.
Philips lands an elbow just above Lama 's eye.
Philips is leaning against Lama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Philips lands with a short shot to the head.
Philips with a knee to the head.
Philips lands an elbow that stopped Lama in his tracks for a moment.
Philips works on Lama's body with a couple of short punches.
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Philips lands a knee to the body.
Philips lands a shoulder strike.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Philips.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips stalling against the cage.
Philips connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lama's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Philips.
Philips taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Philips is stalling here.
Philips receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Philips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Philips.
Philips lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Philips pressing his opponent against the cage.
Philips scores a nice knee to the body.
Lama is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Philips is defending well.
Lama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Philips prevents it.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philips.
Philips works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Philips scores with a knee to the head.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Philips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Philips as the two fighters clinch.

Philips has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Lama goes down! Philips dives on top of him - Lama manages to get guard.

Lama is rocked!

Philips stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oh Lama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Philips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philips scores with a kick to the body.

Philips clinches.
Philips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Philips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lama seems to have got his legs back now.
Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Philips as the two fighters clinch.
Philips connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Philips on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Philips.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radio Philips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balal Lama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lama tries for a takedown but Philips circles away easily
and as Lama loses concentration momentarily, Philips counters with a picture perfect head kick! Lama goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Radio Philips!
Radio Philips decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.