PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Ilafat Urskilz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Urskilz
vs
Washington

164 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

169 cm
24
157 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urskilz lands the left hand.
That kick from Washington tenderised Urskilz's leg. Urskilz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Washington throws out a powerful jab.
Washington connects with the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Washington.
Urskilz swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Urskilz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urskilz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Washington moves out of range as Urskilz throws a body kick.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urskilz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Washington's head backwards.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Washington blocks the leg kick.
Urskilz misses with a head kick.
Washington catches Urskilz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Urskilz misses.
Urskilz throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz misses with a hook.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urskilz.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Urskilz.
Urskilz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Ilafat Urskilz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urskilz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urskilz throws a body kick that misses.
Urskilz tries a low kick but Washington avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washington.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Urskilz scores with a nice right hand.
Washington scores with a jab.
Urskilz lands with an overhand left.
Ilafat Urskilz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington checks a leg kick.
Urskilz takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington lands a head kick. Urskilz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Washington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Urskilz moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Urskilz misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Washington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Washington checks a low kick from Urskilz.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urskilz doesn't seem bothered though.
Urskilz throws a head kick that misses.
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Urskilz off balance momentarily.
Washington scores with a nice strike.
Washington moves away from the strike by Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Urskilz moves away and avoids it.
Urskilz scores with a nice body kick.
Washington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Urskilz under the eye.
Urskilz moves forwards but Washington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Washington misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urskilz throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington shoots in looking for a takedown but Urskilz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Washington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ilafat Urskilz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Washington.
Urskilz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Washington tries to move into range but Urskilz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urskilz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Urskilz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Urskilz fakes the leg kick and cracks Washington in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urskilz.
Washington is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Urskilz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Urskilz throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Washington avoids a kick to the body.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urskilz to score with a decent uppercut.
Urskilz tried to score with a low kick but Washington checks it.
Urskilz misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington drops his hands momentarily and Urskilz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washington slips under a jab from Urskilz.
Washington checks a leg kick.
A jab from Urskilz misses.
A swing and a miss from Urskilz.

Washington dives in and scores a takedown into Urskilz's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Washington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Washington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Urskilz keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samuel Washington will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Urskilz scores with a jab.
Washington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Urskilz lands an overhand right.
Urskilz stuns Washington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington keeps Urskilz at a distance using the push kick.
Urskilz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urskilz throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Urskilz tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Washington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urskilz tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urskilz's head.
Urskilz looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Urskilz cracks the inside of Washington's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Urskilz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Urskilz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Washington finds it's way round the side to connect with Urskilz's head.
Washington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urskilz thuds his right hand into Washington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Urskilz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urskilz.
Washington avoids the body shot from Urskilz.
Urskilz misses with a body shot.
Washington walks into a stiff left hand from Urskilz.
Washington scoring well with a low kick there.
Urskilz is looking to clinch.
Urskilz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urskilz throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
Urskilz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington cracks the inside of Urskilz's front leg.
Washington looks for a takedown but Urskilz sprawls well.
Urskilz gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Washington counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Washington with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Washington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urskilz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Washington controlling from the top position.
Washington throws a big elbow that misses.
Urskilz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Washington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz working a defensive guard but Washington passes into half guard.
Urskilz is not content to let Washington control the position.
Urskilz is positioning himself well to prevent Washington advancing to mount.
Washington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urskilz keeps working.
Washington trying to mount his opponent but Urskilz defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Washington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Washington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Washington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Urskilz is in trouble now - Washington has advanced to mount!
Urskilz wants to control but Washington is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington tries to control but Urskilz wriggling away.
Washington throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Urskilz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Urskilz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Urskilz is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Washington, right into the meat.
Urskilz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Urskilz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urskilz.
Urskilz clobbers Washington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Urskilz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Washington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Urskilz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Urskilz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Urskilz misses.
Urskilz looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urskilz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Washington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Urskilz's guard.
Samuel Washington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urskilz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Urskilz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Washington puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Washington is nestled in close to Urskilz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Washington working the head and body with strikes.
Washington uses his free foot to push down on Urskilz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Urskilz.
Washington throwing strikes here but Urskilz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington working the ground and pound effectively.
Urskilz is working to get back to half guard.
Urskilz tries to hold on but Washington pushes him away.
Urskilz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Washington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washington controlling his opponent.
Urskilz wants to hold on but Washington pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Washington seems to be working for a kimura but Urskilz defends the submission attempt.
Washington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Urskilz's head.

Washington looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Washington is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz trying to control from the bottom.
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urskilz defending well though.
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urskilz defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urskilz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Washington.
Washington trying to control the action but Urskilz is working from the bottom.
Ilafat Urskilz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urskilz defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Washington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington!
Our winner, Samuel Washington, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.