PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TNT. Samuel Washington had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Washington
vs
Urskilz

169 cm
29
145 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

164 cm
28
143 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

LOPS 160q + 90% Laundry
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urskilz thuds his shin into the meat of Washington's side.
Urskilz tried to score with a low kick but Washington checks it.
Urskilz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Washington checks a leg kick.
Urskilz checks a leg kick.
Urskilz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Washington.
Urskilz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Washington checks a leg kick.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urskilz moves away.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Urskilz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Washington has time to react.
Urskilz misses with an uppercut. Washington saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urskilz throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urskilz.
A lazy left from Urskilz finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz looks to land a body kick but Washington moved away.
Ilafat Urskilz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington checks the leg kick.
Urskilz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Urskilz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Washington is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Washington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Urskilz is out of range.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Urskilz.
Urskilz misses with a leg kick

so Washington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Washington with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Urskilz wants to hit a switch here but Washington passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Urskilz there!
Urskilz gets back to half guard.
Urskilz wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Urskilz is looking to improve his position.
Urskilz wants to control but Washington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Washington prevents Urskilz from improving his position.
Urskilz trying to control but Washington postures up.
Urskilz controlling the position for now.
Urskilz regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington postures up.
Washington looking to sit in guard and control but Urskilz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Washington controls Urskilz momentarily but Urskilz frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Urskilz wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.

Washington has his foot on Urskilz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Urskilz works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Urskilz postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Washington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Urskilz throws a leg kick that is checked

and Washington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Washington.
Washington wants to control from the top but Urskilz keeps moving.
Washington looking to sit in guard and control but Urskilz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Washington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urskilz wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Urskilz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Urskilz.
Urskilz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Urskilz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Washington has been working on his balance at Pain , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Urskilz.
Washington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urskilz throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
Washington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urskilz can pounce on him.
Urskilz lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Washington.
Urskilz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Washington. That did some damage!
Washington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Urskilz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Urskilz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urskilz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Washington counters with a shoot takedown. Urskilz fights it but they end up in guard.
Washington trying to control but Urskilz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Washington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Urskilz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

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.
Urskilz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Washington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Urskilz throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
Urskilz moves out of range of the leg kick from Washington.
Washington lands with a kick to the temple. Urskilz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Washington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Washington wants it to stay on the feet.
Urskilz lands a glancing blow to the side of Washington's head.
Washington slips a jab from Urskilz.

Urskilz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Urskilz is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Washington.
Washington tries to work over Urskilz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urskilz blocks a body shot from Washington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Urskilz controls the action.
Washington working aggressively here.
Urskilz blocks a body shot from Washington.
Urskilz lands a nice uppercut.
Washington digs a right hand into Urskilz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Urskilz's gas tank.
Urskilz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Washington blocking some punches.
A short right from Washington.
Urskilz misses with the head strike.
Urskilz stalling in the clinch but Washington improves position.
Washington digs a right hand into Urskilz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Urskilz's gas tank.
Washington presses Urskilz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Washington trying to stall but Urskilz improves his position.
Washington blocks a body shot from Urskilz.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington is trying to pull guard but Urskilz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Urskilz misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urskilz misses with a knee strike.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urskilz is looking to control Washington's arms but Washington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Urskilz has his back to the cage.
Urskilz can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Urskilz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Urskilz avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Urskilz swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz prevents a body shot from Washington.
A short uppercut from Washington.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urskilzs head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urskilz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Washington misses with some punches.
Urskilz misses with the head strike.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urskilz lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Washington will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Washington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urskilz lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Urskilz.
Urskilz looks for the body kick but Washington saw that one coming.
Washington throws a leg kick but Urskilz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Washington misses with a hook.
Washington dodges the punch combination from Urskilz.
Urskilz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Urskilz throws a leg kick

and Washington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urskilz pulls Washington in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington controlling from the top position.
Urskilz has his hands on Washington's head, controlling the position.
Urskilz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Washington stands and throws Urskilz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Urskilz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Urskilz is trying to control Washington's posture but Washington avoids it.
Washington works to advance to full mount. Urskilz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Washington is working for a guillotine from mount but Urskilz frees his head quite easily.
Urskilz working to try and regain half guard.
Washington cracks Urskilz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Urskilz is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Washington is staying active.
Poor strikes thrown by Washington there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Urskilz tries to lock up and control but Washington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Urskilz is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Urskilz wants to control but Washington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Washington prevents Urskilz from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urskilz is not content to let Washington control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz wants to improve his position but Washington is controlling well.

Washington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Washington trying to control from half guard but Urskilz is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Washington tries to pass the half guard into mount. Urskilz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urskilz defending well though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Washington 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington!
After winning the bout, Samuel Washington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.