PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Felino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick Felino could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ezra Ray's chin.

Felino
vs
Ray

174 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
29
181 lbs
21 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrick Felino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ezra Ray!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felino with a poor takedown
and Felino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Felino gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Felino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Felino loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Felino sizes up Ray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Felino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ray counter with a right hand.
Felino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A good leg kick by Felino.
Felino moves out of range of the leg kick from Ray.
A head kick by Felino misses
and Ray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Felino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Felino.
Felino throws a leg kick
and Ray counters with a nice uppercut.
Ray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Felino misses with a jab to the body
and Ray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Felino
and Ray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Felino misses with a body punch
and Ray counters with a low kick, right behind Felino 's knee.
Felino throws an off balance right hand
and Felino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Felino gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Ray counter with a right hand.
Felino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ray finds it's way round the side to connect with Felino's head.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Felino throws out a leg kick but Ray moves out of range and Felino only half commits.
Felino throws a lazy head kick
and Ray counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felino misses with the body kick
and Felino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Felino throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Felino thinking.
Felino tries to land a body kick
and Ray counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Felino does it's job there.
Felino misses with a body shot
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Felino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Felino's knee momentarily.
Felino misses with a jab to the body
and Ray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Felino misses with a right hand
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
Ray misses with a hook
and Felino counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Felino, right into the meat.
Ray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Felino connects with a looping right hand.
Ray misses with a right hand
and Felino counters with a nice body kick.
Ray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Felino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Felino throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Felino.
A bone on bone clash there as Ray blocks the leg kick.
Felino throws a leg kick
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezra Ray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ray throws a right hand that misses
and Felino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Felino throws a poor cross that misses
and Ray counters with a good low kick that Felino was not able to check.
Felino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Felino moves out of range as Ray strikes.
Felino misses with a lunging right hand
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Felino misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Felino is looking to clinch.
Ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Felino.
Felino is looking to slow Ray down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felino throws a right hand that misses
and Felino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Felino throws an off balance right hand
and Ray counters with a nice uppercut.
Felino connects with an inside leg kick.
Felino tries to land a body kick
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Felino lands with a nice body kick.
Felino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Felino scores with a jab. Ray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Felino counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Felino swings around for an armbar but Ray sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Felino's guard.
Felino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ray is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Felino is on top in guard.
Felino might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Felino thows a big elbow that misses.
Ray wants to stand up but Felino is controlling him.
Felino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felino trying to control but Ray is working from the bottom.
Felino wants to pass the guard but Ray is keeping the position.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Felino trying to control but Ray is working from the bottom.
Felino throws a big right hand that misses.
Felino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Felino trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felino working some strikes from top position.
Felino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ray trying to keep a closed guard but Felino is proving a slippery customer.
Ray controlling Felino's posture.
Felino trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrick Felino dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Felino misses with a wild body shot.
Felino throws a lazy body kick
and Ray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Felino throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Felino throws a head kick that misses
and Felino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Felino.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Felino connects with a solid leg kick.
Ray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Felino.
Ray misses with an uppercut. Felino saw that one coming.
Felino throws a series of punches but Ray moves out of range.
Felino misses with a leg kick
and Ray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Felino misses with a jab to the body
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
Felino misses with a body punch
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Felino throws a chopping leg kick but Ray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Felino as he checks the leg kick.
Felino gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Felino's knee momentarily.
Felino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Felino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Felino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.
Ray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Felino looks for the body kick but Ray saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray misses with a low kick.
Ray fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Felino is out of range.
Ray swings for the body but Felino moves out of range.
Ray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Felino throws a combination that misses
and Ray counters with an inside leg kick.
Felino throws a head kick that misses
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Felino throws a lazy body kick
enabling Ray to counter with a crisp jab.
Felino throws a body punch but Ray moves out of range.
Felino misses with a double jab
and Ray counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Felino misses the body punch
and Ray counters with a nice uppercut.
Felino just misses with a punch to the body.
Felino throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ray counters with an inside leg kick.
Felino tries to land a body kick
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ezra Ray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ray lands a jab to the nose.
Felino misses with a leg kick
and Ray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Felino staying out of range there.
Felino looks to land a combination but Ray avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Felino throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Felino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ray counters with a nice body shot.
Ray thows a leg kick but Felino checks it
and Felino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Felino throws a solid leg kick but Ray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Felino.
Ray misses with a hook
and Felino counters with a nice body kick.
Felino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felino misses with a lunging right hand
and Ray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Felino digs a good hook to Ray's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray swings for the body but Felino moves out of range.
Ray throws a big shot that misses.
Ray swings widly with a right hand
and Felino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Felino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Felino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray works Felino's body with a nice hook.
Felino throws a right hand that misses
and Ray counters with a nice uppercut.
Felino throws a body kick the misses
and Ray counters with a low kick, right behind Felino 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felino slips under a jab from Ray.
Ray throws a right hand that misses
and Felino counters with a nice body shot.
Felino throws a leg kick
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Felino ducks under a wild hook from Ray.
Felino misses with a head kick.
Ray misses with a body shot.
Ray misses with a jab to the body

and Felino counters with a shoot takedown. Ray fights it but they end up in guard.
Felino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Felino throwing strikes from guard but Ray blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray is pulling down on Felino's head. It's preventing any offense from Felino, at least for the moment.
Felino stands up over Ray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Felino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Felino wants to control from the top but Ray keeps moving.
Felino preventing the sweep.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Felino from controlling successfully.
Felino 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.

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.
Felino is looking to work some ground and pound but Ray has wrist control.
Felino wants to control from the top but Ray keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Felino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Felino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ray is keeping the position for now.
Ray is trying to keep Felino in close.
Felino trying to control but Ray is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrick Felino had his way with Ezra Ray in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Felino throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ray misses with a wild body shot.
Felino lands a leg kick that knocks Ray off balance momentarily.
Felino lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick by Felino misses
and Ray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Felino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Felino throws a lazy body kick
and Ray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Felino lands a really nice looking cross but Ray seems unphased.
Ray digs a good body shot into Felino's ribs.
Felino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray throws a right hand that misses
and Felino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ray's knee momentarily.
Felino throws a leg kick which misses Ray's front leg but catches the back leg as Ray tries to avoid it.
Ray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Felino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Felino throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
Felino throws a poor cross that misses
and Felino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Felino throws a leg kick
and Ray counters with a good low kick that Felino was not able to check.
Felino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felino punishes Ray's body with a nice straight punch.
Felino scores with a leg kick.
Felino misses with a kick to the body
and Ray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Felino misses the body punch
and Ray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Felino thinking.
Ray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Felino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Felino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Felino throws a shot from downtown. Ray moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felino slips under a jab.
Felino misses with a right hand
and Ray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Felino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Felino moves out of range as Ray strikes.
Ray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felino's sensitive parts.
Felino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Felino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ray's head.
Felino throws a body punch but Ray moves out of range.
Fredrick Felino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Felino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Felino shoots for a double leg takedown but Ray sprawls well. He's pushed Felino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Felino takes one to the side of the head.
Felino doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
Felino throws a poor cross that misses
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.
Felino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Felino tries to land a body kick
and Ray counters with a low kick, right behind Felino 's knee.
Ezra Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Felino.

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 Fredrick Felino.
I think Felino 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrick Felino!
Fredrick Felino is the new welterweight champion!