PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dylan Phillips has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Phillips
vs
Bautista

225 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylan Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Bautista misses with a double jab.
Bautista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bautista misses with a wild combination.
Bautista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bautista misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Bautista backing up. Bautista nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Bautista on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bautista misses with the combination.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bautista circles away quickly and effectively.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a series of strikes. Bautista will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bautista looks gassed!
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Phillips scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bautista misses with a combination
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phillips lands with a shot to the body.
Phillips lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Phillips is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phillips throws a one two combo.
Phillips really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bautista needs to keep his hands up - Phillips had a free shot at his head there.
Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bautista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Phillips bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.
Rey Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Bautista on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Bautista takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips lands a body shot.
Phillips lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Phillips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bautista doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Phillips.
Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bautistas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips jabs Bautista right on the nose. Bautista blinks but takes it well.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips throws a right hand that Bautista ducks under and follows up with a left that Bautista also avoids with ease.
Bautista should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A right-left combo lands from Phillips.
Bautista misses with a combination
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phillips bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Phillips dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bautista throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
Bautista throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bautista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Bautista misses with a double jab
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Dylan Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch lands to the side of Bautista 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bautista in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a one-two to the body.
Bautista tries to move into range but Phillips moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phillips.
Phillips swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bautista.
Bautista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Bautista backing up. Bautista nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips thuds a left hand into Bautista's body.
Bautista has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phillips lands a jab to the head.
Bautista misses with a combination
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phillips lands with a nice combination. Bautista backs away looking to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Bautista. Those never looked like landing.
Dylan Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips is working the combinations to good effect here.
A right-left combo lands from Phillips.
Phillips getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phillips throws a series of strikes that have Bautista backpedaling.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bautista might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Phillips has got the better of the exchanges.
Bautista misses with a double jab.
Bautista misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phillips digs a good hook to Bautista's body.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Bautista misses with a double jab
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Bautista's ribs.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Phillips.
A combination from Bautista does no damage.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Phillips dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Bautista misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bautista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bautista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautista swinging wildly here.
Bautista misses with a double jab
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Bautista.
Phillips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bautista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bautista takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bautista takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phillips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phillips with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phillips lands a nice hook to Bautista's body. Bautista takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phillips with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Phillips scores with a one two! Bautista had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Bautista takes one to the chin there.
Bautista misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a two punch combo.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Phillips. Those never looked like landing.
Bautista misses with a combination
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautista misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Phillips lunges at Bautista with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bautista's hand.
Phillips jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bautista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bautista misses with a few strikes there.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bautista misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista fails to land with a series of punches.
Bautista throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
Bautista misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bautista at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Bautista. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Bautista throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Rey Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bautista misses with a combination
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Phillips.
Well Phillips has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Phillips!