PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Dowe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Urskilz
vs
Dowe

164 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
28
135 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Dowe!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowe blocks a head kick by Urskilz.
Urskilz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dowe.
Dowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Urskilz connects with a solid leg kick.
Urskilz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dowe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dowe feints and then cracks Urskilz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urskilz down.
Dowe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urskilz.
Dowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but Dowe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dowe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urskilz misses with a low kick.
Urskilz slips under a jab.
Dowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dowe looks to land a combination but Urskilz avoids it well.
Dowe misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowe misses with a double jab
and Urskilz counters with a leg kick.

Urskilz instigates a clinch.
Urskilz connects with a knee to the head.
Dowe throws a head punch that misses.
Dowe is trying to push Urskilz away but Urskilz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urskilz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dowe tries to break the clinch but Urskilz is controlling the position.
Urskilz works on Dowe's body with a couple of short punches.
Dowe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urskilz has Dowe pressed against the cage, preventing Dowe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dowe.
Dowe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Urskilz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Urskilz has Dowe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Urskilz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dowe tumbling to the mat - Urskilz dives into Dowe's guard.
Urskilz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dowe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Urskilz controls the pace.
Urskilz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dowe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Urskilz postures up in Dowe's guard and throws a big left but Dowe blocks it.
Urskilz 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz wants to pass the guard but Dowe is keeping the position.
Dowe wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Urskilz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urskilz looking to pass the guard.
Urskilz postures up in Dowe's guard and throws a big left but Dowe blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowe keeping moving, preventing Urskilz from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urskilz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Urskilz clinches.
Urskilz connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Urskilz.
Dowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urskilz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Urskilz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dowe's face.
Urskilz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Urskilz.
Urskilz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urskilz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dowe takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilafat Urskilz dominated that round.
That's time! Urskilz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urskilz. Dowe shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urskilz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urskilz, right into the meat.
Dowe looks to throw the jab but Urskilz is out of range.
Urskilz connects with a leg kick. Dowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Dowe tries to sprawl but Urskilz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urskilz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urskilz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Urskilz controlling the action here.
Dowe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Urskilz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dowe is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz is trying to control. Dowe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Urskilz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dowe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Urskilz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Urskilz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Urskilz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dowe can do to turn this around?
Urskilz is nestled in close to Dowe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dowe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Urskilz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz slows the pace down in half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Ilafat Urskilz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Both fighters circling a little - Urskilz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Urskilz cracks the inside of Dowe's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz throws a front kick that sends Dowe stumbling back into the cage.
Urskilz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urskilz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dowe's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urskilz lands a glancing blow to the side of Dowe's head.
Urskilz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dowe takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a leg kick which misses Dowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Dowe tries to avoid it.
Dowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urskilz.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urskilz. Dowe shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Urskilz - the referee stops the clock and Dowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Urskilz. Dowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ilafat Urskilz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dowe drops his hands momentarily and Urskilz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urskilz.
Dowe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Urskilz. That one must have hurt.

Urskilz moves into the clinch successfully.
Urskilz avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Urskilz.
Dowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Urskilz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dowe regains guard.
Urskilz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urskilz throws a big elbow that misses.
Urskilz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Urskilz stays in close to Dowe's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urskilz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilafat Urskilz dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Urskilz counters with an outside leg kick.
Dowe throws a lazy right hand but Urskilz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Urskilz slams his shin into Dowe's torso.
Urskilz throws a right hand that Dowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Dowe also avoids with ease.
Urskilz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urskilz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urskilz tries a low kick but Dowe avoids it.
Urskilz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Dowe blocks the leg kick.
Dowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Dowe tries to keep at a distance but Urskilz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Urskilz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Urskilz blocks an elbow strike.
Urskilz landing knees to the head.

Dowe is rocked!
Urskilz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Urskilz finish him?
Dowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urskilz content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Urskilz lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Dowe out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ilafat Urskilz!
After winning the bout, Ilafat Urskilz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.