PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Felizberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexy Narmonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Felizberto
vs
Narmonov

169 cm
26
146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Felizberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexy Narmonov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felizberto thows a body shot but no joy.
Narmonov shoots in but Felizberto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Narmonov throws a leg kick
and Felizberto counters with a right hand to the body.
Narmonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felizberto throws a series of punches but Narmonov avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Felizberto does no damage.
Felizberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felizberto. Narmonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narmonov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Felizberto blocks the leg kick.
Felizberto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Felizberto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Felizberto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narmonov under the eye.
Felizberto tests Narmonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narmonov moves away from the strike by Felizberto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Felizberto checks the leg kick nicely there.

Narmonov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Felizberto to the mat! Felizberto manages to get full guard.
Felizberto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Narmonov!
Narmonov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felizberto looking to control but Narmonov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Narmonov tries to lock up and control but Felizberto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Narmonov because Felizberto loaded up on that one.
Felizberto unloads with some shots from mount but Narmonov bucks and avoids them well.
Felizberto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Narmonov looks a forlorn figure.

Felizberto goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Narmonov turns into him and now he's in Felizberto's guard.
Narmonov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Felizberto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Felizberto is trying to control but can't.
Narmonov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Felizberto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Narmonov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Felizberto keeps working.
Narmonov prevents Felizberto from standing back up.
Felizberto is trying to control but Narmonov passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Narmonov trying to control the position but Felizberto is working away.
An elbow from Narmonov crashes against the mat.
Narmonov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Narmonov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Felizberto's shoulder. That is not cool.
Narmonov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Narmonov working away.
Narmonov trying to control the action but Felizberto is working from the bottom.
Felizberto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Narmonov off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Felizberto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Narmonov slips under a jab from Felizberto.
Ryan Felizberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narmonov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Felizberto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Felizberto scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Alexy Narmonov has been cut.
Narmonov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narmonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narmonov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Felizberto sprawls well. Felizberto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Narmonov gets slowly back to his feet.
Felizberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narmonov moves away.
Felizberto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Felizberto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Narmonov moves forwards but Felizberto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Felizberto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Felizberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felizberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narmonov.
Narmonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Felizberto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Narmonov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Felizberto has control of Narmonov's left arm, preventing Narmonov from doing any damage.
Felizberto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Felizberto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narmonov tries to hold on but Felizberto pushes him away.
Felizberto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Felizberto looking to finish with strikes here!
Felizberto unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Felizberto throws some wild stikes that Narmonov manages to avoid easily.
Felizberto looking to ground and pound but Narmonov is blocking nicely.
Narmonov is trying to escape the mount.
Felizberto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Felizberto misses with a head shot.
Felizberto avoids the attempt from Narmonov to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Narmonov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Narmonov manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Narmonov is looking to control Felizberto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Narmonov avoid being mounted?
Felizberto is pressing down on Narmonov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Narmonov is holding on for now.
Felizberto misses with a head shot. Narmonov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Felizberto trying to control but Narmonov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Felizberto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexy Narmonov's cut.
That's time! Felizberto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Narmonov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Felizberto lands with a hook. Narmonov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Narmonov moves away from the strike by Felizberto.

Narmonov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Narmonov looks up at the clock and then as Felizberto takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Narmonov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Felizberto tries to bench press Narmonov off him but Narmonov keeps the position.
Narmonov is looking to take a break and control but Felizberto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Felizberto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Felizberto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Felizberto has hold of Narmonov's hands but Narmonov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Narmonov pushes down on Felizberto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Felizberto moves into full guard.
Felizberto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Narmonov.
Narmonov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Felizberto trying to control 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.
Narmonov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Felizberto keeping moving, preventing Narmonov from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Felizberto looking for a guillotine here but Narmonov defends easily.
Narmonov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Narmonov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Felizberto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto looking for a sweep. Not yet Felizberto, not yet.
Felizberto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Narmonov controls the pace.
Ryan Felizberto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narmonov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Felizberto is keeping the position for now.
Narmonov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Narmonov trying to control but Felizberto is working from the bottom.
Felizberto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Narmonov is one step ahead there.
Narmonov wants to control from the top but Felizberto keeps moving.
Alexy Narmonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Felizberto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Narmonov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Felizberto is keeping the position for now.
Felizberto controlling Narmonov's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Narmonov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Narmonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexy Narmonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Felizberto 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Felizberto!