PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaggy Submitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Phillups (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaggy Submitter looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Submitter
vs
Phillups

200 cm
18
248 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaggy Submitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Curt Phillups!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Submitter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillups, pushing him back against the cage.
Phillups looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Submitter lands a right hand.
Submitter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phillups gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Phillups gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Submitter regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Submitter has his foot on Phillups's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Phillups works his way back into a safe position though.
Submitter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Submitter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Submitter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Phillups can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Phillups tries to reverse the position but Submitter maintains control.
Submitter raining down shots from the mount!
Submitter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Phillups hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Submitter prevents Phillups from getting the reversal.
Submitter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Phillups really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Submitter blocks Phillups's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Submitter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Phillups looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Phillups tries to roll but Submitter sticks to his back.
Submitter lands shots from the back.
Phillups is trying to break free.

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.
Submitter trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Phillups doesn't escape.
Phillups manages to reverse the position and now he's in Submitter's guard. Nice work there by Phillups.
Phillups must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Phillups looking to pass the guard.

Submitter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Phillups is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Submitter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Phillups's back instead.
Phillups is trying to break free.
Phillups avoids the strikes from Submitter.
Phillups trying to control but not successfully.
Submitter just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillups is really stuck here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Submitter.

Phillups is rocked!

It looks like Curt Phillups has been cut.
Submitter is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Phillups is still in real trouble! Can Submitter finish him?
Submitter is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Submitter gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Submitter gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Submitter apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Submitter tries to clinch up but Phillups circles away and keeps his distance.

Submitter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillups, pushing him back against the cage.
Phillups scores a nice knee to the body.
Phillups seems to have recovered his senses.
Submitter blocks an elbow strike from Phillups.
Submitter prevents Phillups from breaking the clinch.
Submitter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phillups avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Submitter wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaggy Submitter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Submitter wants the takedown. Phillups is fighting it off but Submitter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Phillups's guard against the cage.
Submitter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Submitter pushing down on Phillups's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillups is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Submitter 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.

Submitter decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Submitter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Submitter gets a takedown into half guard.
Phillups gets full guard.
Submitter trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillups is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Submitter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Submitter advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaggy Submitter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curt Phillups's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Submitter shoots in but Phillups avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phillups misses with a takedown attempt

and Submitter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Submitter.
Submitter passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Submitter wants to work for an arm triangle but Phillups is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Submitter wants to pass to mount but Phillups is defending the position.
Phillups tries to roll over but Submitter keeps him under control.

Submitter stands up from half guard.
Curt Phillups seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillups shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Submitter pinned against the cage. Submitter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Phillups walks forward, straight into a front kick from Submitter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillups misses with a double jab
and Submitter counters with a good low kick that Phillups was not able to check.
Submitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Submitter tries for a takedown but Phillups sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phillups tries to close the distance and clinch up but Submitter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Submitter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phillups tries to avoid it but Submitter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phillups to the ground. Phillups escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaggy Submitter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Submitter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Phillups regains guard immediately.
Submitter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaggy Submitter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Submitter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Submitter preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submitter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Phillups is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Phillups is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Submitter missing with punches from the bottom.
Submitter is looking to control Phillups's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Submitter avoid being mounted?
Submitter is controlling Phillups's trapped leg to prevent Phillups from advancing to side control.
Submitter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Submitter wants to stand but Phillups is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submitter has momentary wrist control but Phillups slips an elbow through the middle.

Submitter pushes Phillups off and scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Phillups misses.

Submitter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Submitter decides to stand back up. Submitter steps back and let's Phillups get back to his feet.

Submitter clinches up against the cage.

Submitter pulls Phillups into guard.
Phillups looking to sit in guard and control but Submitter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Submitter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Submitter trying to control but Phillups is working from the bottom.
Phillups not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Submitter stands up from Phillups's guard - Submitter perhaps looking for a knockout.

Submitter gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillups has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Submitter is working away from the top position though.
Submitter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Submitter landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Submitter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Submitter dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaggy Submitter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Curt Phillups's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Submitter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Phillups counter with a right hand.

The cut above Curt Phillups's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shaggy Submitter!