PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Flintoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flintoff
vs
Phillips

190 cm
18
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Flintoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to clinch up but Flintoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
Phillips closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Flintoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Flintoff is avoiding it.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Flintoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Flintoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flintoff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flintoff moves out of range of the body kick.
Flintoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flintoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flintoff throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Flintoff blocks a head kick by Phillips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a one two! Flintoff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Flintoff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phillips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Flintoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Flintoff pushes him off.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flintoff loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phillips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phillips fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flintoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Flintoff backing up. Flintoff nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Flintoff throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Flintoff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Flintoff slips a jab from Phillips.
Phillips connects with a nice looking jab.
Phillips swinging wilding here.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Phillips lands a head shot.
Nate Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a chopping leg kick but Flintoff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flintoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phillips scores with a jab to the body.

Phillips has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phillips is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phillips throws an elbow but it misses.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flintoff.
Phillips tries to work over Flintoff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phillips stalling in the clinch but Flintoff improves position.
Phillips avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Phillips's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Phillips using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flintoff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Flintoff successfully pulls guard.
Flintoff throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Phillips must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flintoff throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Flintoff 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.
Flintoff throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Flintoff tries to strike from the bottom.
Flintoff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flintoff tries to get out of the position.
Flintoff controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Flintoff throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Flintoff wants to improve his position but instead Phillips has moved into half guard.
Flintoff is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Phillips swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flintoff.
Flintoff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Phillips dominated that round.
That's time! Flintoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Phillips tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Flintoff misses.
Flintoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
A head kick misses from Phillips.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flintoff.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Flintoff avoids it well.
Flintoff avoids the head kick by Phillips.
Flintoff dives in and grabs Phillips's left leg, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes down on Flintoff's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Flintoff ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips lands with a kick to the temple. Flintoff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Phillips misses with a body kick.
Flintoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a double jab

and Flintoff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Phillips!
Phillips tries to hold on but Flintoff postures up.
Flintoff throws some wild stikes that Phillips manages to avoid easily.
Phillips blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flintoff lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Phillips that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Nate Phillips has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Flintoff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips tries to lock up and control but Flintoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Flintoff.
Flintoff working Phillips over with strikes here.

Phillips is rocked!

The cut above Nate Phillips's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nate Phillips's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrew Flintoff!
Andrew Flintoff retains his light heavyweight title!