PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Featherstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Flintlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Featherstone comes to the cage accompanied by Hey Mickey. Flintlock has chosen Undead by Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Featherstone
vs
Flintlock

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Featherstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Flintlock!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Featherstone wants to clinch up but Flintlock keeps it at a distance.
Flintlock stuffs the takedown attempt from Featherstone. Featherstone gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Featherstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Featherstone does no damage.
Featherstone tries to clinch up but Flintlock circles away and keeps his distance.
Featherstone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Featherstone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flintlock swats away the attempt to clinch by Featherstone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Featherstone shoots in for a double leg but Flintlock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Featherstone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Featherstone closes the distance and clinches up with Flintlock, looking for a takedown. Featherstone pushes Flintlock against the cage but Flintlock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Featherstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Featherstone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flintlock stuffs the takedown.
Featherstone wants to slow Flintlock down by chopping away at his legs.
Featherstone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flintlock as he jumps to the side.
Featherstone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Featherstone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Featherstone has Flintlock up against the cage in a clinch.
Flintlock is working Featherstone over against the cage.

Flintlock drags the fight down to the ground.
Flintlock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flintlock is trying to keep Featherstone in close.

Flintlock has his foot on Featherstone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Featherstone works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flintlock keeping moving, preventing Featherstone from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flintlock is trying to control the position but Featherstone postures up.

Flintlock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Featherstone stopping the sweep attempt from Flintlock.
Featherstone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Flintlock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Featherstone passes Flintlock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Featherstone is looking to take a break and control but Flintlock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flintlock is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flintlock gets back to full guard.
Featherstone won't allow Flintlock to sweep him here.
Featherstone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flintlock is keeping the position for now.
Flintlock keeping moving, preventing Featherstone from controlling successfully.

Flintlock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Featherstone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Featherstone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flintlock looks gassed!
Featherstone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Featherstone postures up in Flintlock's guard and throws a big left but Flintlock blocks it.
Flintlock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Featherstone doesn't manage to clinch there - Flintlock circles away.
Featherstone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flintlock throws a jab but it's blocked by Featherstone.

Flintlock clinches up with Featherstone and pushes him back against the cage.
Featherstone leaning against his opponent.
Featherstone seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Featherstone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flintlock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Flintlock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Flintlock postures up in Featherstone's guard and throws a big left but Featherstone blocks it.
Featherstone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Flintlock!
Featherstone moves to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Flintlock showing good submission defense here.
Featherstone trying to control momentarily.
Featherstone doesn't have the hooks in and Flintlock manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Flintlock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flintlock keeps the fight on the outside.
Featherstone throws a shot from downtown. Flintlock moves away and avoids it.

Featherstone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flintlock is looking to improve his position.
Flintlock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Featherstone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Featherstone moves into full mount! Flintlock won't be happy about that!
Flintlock sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Featherstone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flintlock trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Featherstone is tying to control. Flintlock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Featherstone 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.
Flintlock wants to get back to full guard.
Flintlock is staying active underneath Featherstone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flintlock is trying to get back to full guard.
Flintlock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flintlock.

Featherstone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Featherstone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Flintlock is looking for a triangle but Featherstone pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Flintlock is looking for a triangle but Featherstone pushes his legs off easily.
Featherstone won't allow Flintlock to sweep him here.

Flintlock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flintlock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Featherstone is one step ahead there.
Flintlock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Flintlock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Featherstone passes into half guard.
Flintlock is not content to let Featherstone control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flintlock tries to roll over but Featherstone keeps him under control.
Featherstone moves nicely into side control.
Featherstone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Flintlock manages to get back to half guard.
Featherstone tries to pass to full mount but Flintlock defends it.
Featherstone uses his free foot to push down on Flintlock's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Flintlock.
Flintlock is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flintlock regains half guard.

Flintlock actively working from the bottom here.
Featherstone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flintlock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Featherstone prevents Flintlock from improving his position.
Featherstone stops Flintlock from getting back to his feet.
Flintlock gets full guard.
Flintlock looking for a sweep. Not yet Flintlock, not yet.

Featherstone is sitting in close to Flintlock's body. Flintlock has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Featherstone is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Featherstone is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Flintlock.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gene Flintlock!