PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francis Featherstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Featherstone
vs
Young

195 cm
20
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Balco Boys - Hilo

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Featherstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Featherstone misses with a wild combination.
Young throws a series of punches but Featherstone moves out of range.
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
A big right from Featherstone misses.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Featherstone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Featherstone has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Featherstone controlling from the full mount.
Featherstone working the ground and pound effectively.
Featherstone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Featherstone goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Young is on top in guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Featherstone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young won't allow Featherstone to get back to his feet.
Featherstone trying to control the position.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Featherstone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Featherstone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young wants to control from the top but Featherstone keeps moving.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Young is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Young stops Featherstone from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young with a lazy takedown attempt
and Featherstone counters with a nice uppercut.
Francis Featherstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Young.
Young with a lazy takedown attempt
and Featherstone counters with a slapping leg kick.

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.
Featherstone misses the jab.
Featherstone jabs at Young's body.
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Featherstone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Young gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Featherstone counters with a nice uppercut.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Featherstone moves into the clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but Featherstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Young has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Featherstone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but Featherstone prevents it.
Young looks gassed!
Featherstone lands a body shot.

Featherstone breaks the clinch.
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Featherstone lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Featherstone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Featherstone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Featherstone. That snapped Young's head back.

Featherstone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Featherstone lands a nice forearm strike.

Featherstone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Featherstone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young tries for a takedown but Featherstone circles away easily

and Featherstone moves into the clinch.
Young wants a takedown but no success here.
Featherstone landing knees to the body.
Young tries to pull guard but Featherstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young drops down looking for an ankle pick but Featherstone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Featherstone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Young checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young with a lazy takedown attempt

and Featherstone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Young!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Featherstone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Young is squirming around, avoiding Featherstone's attempts to control the action.
Featherstone controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Featherstone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Featherstone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Featherstone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Young!
Young tries to lock up and control but Featherstone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Young is looking to get to half guard.

Featherstone is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Young is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francis Featherstone!