PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Santana Oliveira de Lima
vs
Phillips

177 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
174 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phillips looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Phillips misses with the combination.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Oliveira de Lima misses with a wild combination.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira de Lima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Benny Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Oliveira de Lima is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliveira de Lima.
Oliveira de Lima tries to score a power double leg takedown but Phillips sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oliveira de Lima somewhat.
Oliveira de Lima connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliveira de Lima misses with a double jab.
A combination from Oliveira de Lima does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Oliveira de Lima moved out of range.
Oliveira de Lima works Phillips's body with a nice hook.
Oliveira de Lima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliveira de Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira de Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira de Lima shoots for a takedown but Phillips saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Oliveira de Lima dives in and scores a takedown into Phillips's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Oliveira de Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Oliveira de Lima from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phillips can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliveira de Lima is working hard here to advance position.
Oliveira de Lima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Oliveira de Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Phillips knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Oliveira de Lima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Phillips has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oliveira de Lima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima trying to control the position but Phillips is working away.
Phillips is looking to reverse the position.

Oliveira de Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phillips is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira de Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oliveira de Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Phillips parries the strikes from Oliveira de Lima easily there. Oliveira de Lima is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Phillips to escape.
Phillips tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira de Lima is working to tighten is grip on Phillips's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Phillips has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Oliveira de Lima is really squeezing tight and eventually Phillips passes out! Oliveira de Lima breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima!