PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Rysakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Phillips
vs
Rysakov

181 cm
27
174 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Beast Body

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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Rysakov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips looks to land a combination but Rysakov avoids it well.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Rysakov misses with a head kick.
Phillips scores with a nice strike.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips checks a low kick from Rysakov.
Rysakov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Phillips's head.
Phillips moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Phillips.
Phillips with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rysakov to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rysakov darts in and clinches Phillips up against the cage.
Rysakov looking to throw knees to the head but Phillips is blocking nicely.
Rysakov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phillips lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rysakov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Rysakov.
Rysakov lands a nice knee to the body.
Rysakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phillips blocks it with crossed arms.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rysakov.
Phillips avoids a wild elbow strike from Rysakov.
Phillips avoiding damage as Rysakov throws knees to the body.
Phillips is trying to drag Rysakov to the mat but Rysakov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Rysakov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rysakov misses with an elbow over the top.
Rysakov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phillips prevents a body shot from Rysakov.
Rysakov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phillipss head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rysakov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rysakov working aggressively here.
Phillips's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Rysakov.
Rysakov scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rysakov lands with a left to the head.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rysakov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rysakov.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Rysakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rysakov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
Rysakov throws a head punch that misses.
Rysakov lands an uppercut.
Rysakov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Rysakov is pressed up against the cage. Phillips has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rysakov down to the mat. Rysakov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rysakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rysakov is looking to clinch but Phillips is avoiding it.
Rysakov dips to his left and cracks Phillips with an uppercut!
A right-left combo lands from Phillips.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rysakov staying out of range there.
Rysakov throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Rysakov.
Phillips lands with a right hand.
Phillips fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rysakov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips throws a body kick the misses
and Rysakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rysakov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Rysakov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Rysakov moved away.
Rysakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Phillips walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rysakov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rysakov.

Rysakov moves into the clinch.
Phillips drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rysakov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rysakov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phillips's face.
Rysakov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Rysakov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rysakov moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Rysakov moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Phillips on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rysakov wants to clinch.
Rysakov avoids the head kick by Phillips.
Rysakov is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Benny Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.

Rysakov darts in and clinches Phillips up against the cage.
Rysakov lands a hook that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
Phillips is trying to break free.
Rysakov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Rysakov.
Rysakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Phillips's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rysakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phillips takes a shot to the head.
Rysakov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rysakov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phillips's face.
Phillips avoiding damage as Rysakov throws knees to the body.
Phillips takes an elbow to the temple.
Phillips takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Rysakov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rysakov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phillips's brow.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
Rysakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Rysakov misses with an elbow over the top.
Rysakov lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rysakov stalling against the cage.
Nikolai Rysakov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rysakov missing with knees to the body.
Rysakov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rysakov misses with a knee strike.
Rysakov tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Rysakov lands a nice knee to the body.
Rysakov tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rysakov.
Phillips avoiding damage as Rysakov throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rysakov fails to land.
Rysakov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rysakov has a couple of punches blocked by Phillips.
Rysakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phillips blocks it with crossed arms.
Rysakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rysakov lands a nice elbow.
Rysakov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
Rysakov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rysakov has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov scores with a knee to the head.
Rysakov lands an elbow inside.
Rysakov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
Rysakov lands an elbow inside that Phillips shrugs off.
Phillips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rysakov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rysakov, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phillips lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rysakov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rysakov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rysakov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rysakov misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rysakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips tries to land a leg kick but Rysakov saw it coming and moves away.
Rysakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Rysakov tries to clinch up but Phillips circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Rysakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rysakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Rysakov.
Rysakov throws out a leg kick but Phillips moves out of range and Rysakov only half commits.
Rysakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rysakov throws a leg kick which misses Phillips's front leg but catches the back leg as Phillips tries to avoid it.
Benny Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rysakov, as that shot connected.
Nikolai Rysakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Rysakov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Rysakov clinches up against the cage.
Rysakov misses with a knee strike.
Rysakov trying to land knees to the body.
Rysakov lands an elbow inside.
Rysakov is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rysakov throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
Rysakov misses with a body punch.
Rysakov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phillips has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but Phillips blocks with his arms.
Rysakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rysakov throws an elbow but misses.
Phillips is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rysakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phillips is trying to break the clinch but Rysakov has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to get back to striking at distance but Rysakov won't allow it.
Phillips wants to break free but Rysakov has control.
Rysakov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phillips has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov cracks Phillips with a nice body shot.
Rysakov misses with an elbow over the top.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phillips avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rysakov.
Rysakov lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
Rysakov tries a knee to the head but Phillips blocks it.
Rysakov lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov lands a nice elbow.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch but Rysakov keeps him there for the moment.
Rysakov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Rysakov.
Rysakov has Phillips pushed against the cage.
Phillips wants to get back to striking at distance but Rysakov won't allow it.
Phillips managing to block the knees to the body from Rysakov.
Rysakov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rysakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips takes a shot to the head.
Benny Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips prevents a body shot from Rysakov.
Rysakov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rysakov tries to land a knee to the head but Phillips blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rysakov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rysakov lands a left hand.
Rysakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rysakov pushes Phillips back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Phillips is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rysakov misses with a knee to the head.
Rysakov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phillips lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rysakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Rysakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rysakov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Rysakov!