Issei was always my all time favourite bboy till I met Phil in person. He literally is a wizard, just fuking magical to watch. His moves are from far into the future, not the past.
Regardless of the MC's screw up. There should have been a tie breaker if anything. Phil definitely took the first round. More flow, did not repeat a single move and he was clean and on beat. Issei was not as clean, repeated moves within his set and did not flow as well.