PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Made
vs
Phillips

182 cm
26
176 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
177 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Made!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Made misses its intended target.
Made lands with a hook. Phillips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Made misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Made.
Made throws out a leg kick but Phillips moves out of range and Made only half commits.
Phillips lands a slapping body shot.

Made rushes Phillips and presses him up against the cage.

Phillips breaks the clinch.
Made moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Made.
Made misses the jab.
Phillips checks a leg kick.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Made.
Taylor Made seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Made scores with a jab to the jaw.

Made closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Made misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Made misses with the ground and pound.
Phillips holding on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Made working the ground and pound but Phillips is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is not content to let Made control the position.
Made connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Phillips some visible discomfort.
The ground and pound from Made seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Phillips avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Made.
Made wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
Phillips regains half guard.
Phillips wants to get back to full guard but Made has mounted him!
Phillips wants to hold on but Made pushes him away.
Phillips can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Made with shots to the head and body - Phillips looks very uncomfortable down there.
Phillips is in a horrible position here. Made smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Phillips is desperately trying to improve his position but Made has a good base and remains in mount.
Made throws some wild stikes that Phillips manages to avoid easily.
Made unloads with some shots from mount but Phillips bucks and avoids them well.
Phillips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Phillips avoids a series of strikes thrown by Made.
Made thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Made controlling the position easily from mount.
Made lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Phillips hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Phillips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Made tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Phillips tries to reverse the position but Made maintains control.
Made punching from mount but Phillips doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Phillips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Made tries to control but Phillips wriggling away.
Made raining down shots from the mount!
Phillips is looking to improve his position but Made isn't that keen on the idea.
Phillips is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to hold on but Made pushes him away.
Phillips avoids a series of strikes thrown by Made.
A nice elbow there by Made.
Made fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Phillips can't escape the position.
Phillips is in a horrible position here. Made smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Made unloads with some shots from mount but Phillips bucks and avoids them well.
Made wants to control the pace but Phillips is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Made connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Made pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Made dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Made rushes Phillips and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Made avoids the damage to the body.
Made goes for a takedown in the clinch but Phillips prevents it.
Phillips gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Made.

Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Made has time to react.
Made has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Made tries for a takedown but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Made. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Made moves out of range of the body kick from Phillips.
Phillips throws a low kick, looking for Made's leg but Made calmly moves out of range.
Phillips throws a shot to the body.
Made throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Phillips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Made sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Made takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Made tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.

Made moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Made wants the takedown. Phillips is fighting it off but Made persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Phillips's guard against the cage.
Phillips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Made trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phillips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Made is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Made in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor Made overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phillips is pulling down on Made's head. It's preventing any offense from Made, at least for the moment.
Made missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phillips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Made looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Made tries to clinch up.
Made shoots in looking for a takedown. Phillips tries to sprawl out of it but Made keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phillips manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Made dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Made moves out of range as Phillips strikes.

Made darts in and clinches Phillips up against the cage.
Made prevents Phillips from breaking the clinch.
Made cracks Phillips with a nice body shot.
Made is struggling to control the position.
Phillips throws a punch but it's blocked by Made.
Made has a couple of punches blocked by Phillips.
Made trying to control the position but instead, Phillips has worked for underhooks and has pushed Made into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Made.
Phillips is looking to break free of the clinch but Made has double underhooks.
Phillips working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Made avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips blocks a body shot from Made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phillips connects with the punch.
Made takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Made works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phillips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Made gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Made is looking to control Phillips's arms but Phillips gets an underhook and turns him. Now Made has his back to the cage.
Made is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phillips lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Made or not.
Phillips tries to break free but Made pushes him back against the cage.
Phillips tries to throw a body punch but Made avoids it by throwing Phillips back against the cage.
Made tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Made tries a body shot but Phillips blocks it.
Made can't find room to land a body shot as Phillips controls the action.
Made keeps control of Phillips as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phillips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phillips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Made is looking to control Phillips's arms but Phillips gets an underhook and turns him. Now Made has his back to the cage.
Phillips can't break the clinch.
Made tries for a takedown but Phillips manages to get underhooks.
Made misses with a body punch.
Come on Made - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips blocks an uppercut.
Made with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips tries to land a front kick but Made steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Made ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Made's ribs.
Made avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philip Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Made displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Philip Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Made throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Made walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phillips checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Made finds it's way through Phillips's defenses.
Phillips blocks a low kick nicely.
Phillips keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phillips connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Made's hands.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Made.
Phillips misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Made.
Phillips closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phillips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Made keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Made misses with a combination
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Made closes the distance and clinches.
Made misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phillips.
Made presses Phillips against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phillips working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips throws a head punch that misses.
Phillips wants to stall.
Made misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Made.
Phillips presses Made against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Made.
Phillips scores with a shot to the side of Made's head.
Come on Phillips - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Made prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Made missing with knees to the body.
Made is struggling to control the position.
Phillips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phillips has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Made avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phillips has a couple of punches blocked by Made.
Made is working Phillips over against the cage.
Made goes for a takedown in the clinch but Phillips prevents it.
Made missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Made scores with a shot to the side of Phillips's head.
Made scores with a shot to the side of Phillips's head.
Phillips scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Made presses Phillips against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Made tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phillips's elbow.
Phillips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mades head.
Made trying to control the position but instead, Phillips has worked for underhooks and has pushed Made into the cage.
Made stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phillips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phillips is trying to break the clinch but Made has him pressed against the cage.
Made lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phillips.
Phillips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phillips looking for a takedown.
Taylor Made has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Phillips.
Made prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Made.
A right hand to the body from Phillips.
Made controlling the action here for a moment.
Phillips has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Made avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Made.
Phillips can't find room to land a body shot as Made controls the action.
Phillips is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Made manages to get underhooks.
Made scores with a hook to the body.
Made works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Made crunches a lovely knee into Phillips's ribcage.
Phillips wants to get back to striking at distance but Made won't allow it.
Made lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phillips.
A nice left hand lands by Made.
Made holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Phillips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor Made has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Phillips is fighting off a takedown attempt but Made is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Phillips to the mat. Phillips regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Made postures up.
Made throwing strikes but missing.
Made trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Phillips is proving hard to escape from.
Phillips trying to keep a closed guard but Made is proving a slippery customer.
Made wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Phillips pulls Made in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Made misses with a looping left.
Made throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phillips misses with a leg kick
and Made counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Made takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Made showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Made has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Made!