PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Featherstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Featherstone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bresnar
vs
Featherstone

180 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
188 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lock Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Featherstone!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bresnar wants it to stay on the feet.
Featherstone tries for a takedown but Bresnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bresnar misses with a double jab.

Featherstone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Featherstone is looking for a kimura here.
Featherstone wants to take a breather but Bresnar is having none of it.

Featherstone is working for a submission of some sort.
Bresnar is trying to stand back up but Featherstone is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Featherstone wants to work for an arm triangle but Bresnar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Featherstone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Bresnar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bresnar throws a hook to the side of Featherstone's head but Featherstone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Featherstone shoots in looking for a takedown. Bresnar tries to sprawl out of it but Featherstone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bresnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lock Bresnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Featherstone.

Featherstone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Featherstone stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar throws a hook but Featherstone avoids it easily.
Bresnar looks to land a combination but Featherstone avoids it well.
Featherstone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bresnar.
Featherstone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bresnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Featherstone somewhat.

Featherstone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bresnar was covering up waiting for the punch and Featherstone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bresnar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Featherstone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Featherstone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Featherstone looks gassed!

Featherstone 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.

Bresnar has his feet on Featherstone's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Featherstone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bresnar as he jumps to the side.

Featherstone shoots in and bounces Bresnar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Featherstone drops back looking for a leg! Bresnar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bresnar manages to kick Featherstone off! Featherstone jumps back into Bresnar's guard.
Featherstone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar wants to get back to his feet but Featherstone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Featherstone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Featherstone fails with the takedown.

Featherstone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bresnar to the mat! Bresnar manages to get full guard.

Featherstone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Featherstone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Featherstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Featherstone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Featherstone dominated that 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.

Featherstone shoots in for a double leg but Bresnar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bresnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Featherstone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bresnar's waist but Bresnar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Featherstone off to one side.
Featherstone misses with the combination.
Bresnar misses the shot to the body.
Featherstone tries for a takedown but Bresnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lock Bresnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Featherstone.
Featherstone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Featherstone shoots for a takedown but Bresnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar dips to his left and cracks Featherstone with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Featherstone is defended easily by Bresnar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bresnar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Featherstone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Featherstone won't allow Bresnar to get back to his feet.
Featherstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Featherstone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Featherstone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bresnar keeping moving, preventing Featherstone from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Featherstone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bresnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Featherstone somewhat.
Featherstone looks for a takedown but Bresnar sprawls well.
Featherstone connects with a jab.
Bresnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Featherstone counters with a shoot takedown. Bresnar fights it but they end up in guard.
Featherstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Featherstone is controlling him.
Featherstone is stalling in the full guard.
Featherstone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Featherstone 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Featherstone has gone for a leg lock! Bresnar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Featherstone's guard.
Featherstone has control of Bresnar's left arm, preventing Bresnar from doing any damage.
Bresnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Featherstone manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Featherstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

Featherstone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bresnar did well to prevent Featherstone getting side control.

Featherstone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bresnar defends it well.
Featherstone prevents Bresnar from standing back up.

Featherstone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bresnar defends it well.
Featherstone wants to take a breather but Bresnar is having none of it.
Featherstone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bresnar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Featherstone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Featherstone is trying to work for a kimura but Bresnar is defending well.
Featherstone wants to pass the guard but Bresnar is defending well.
Featherstone trying to control from half guard but Bresnar is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bresnar misses with the combination.
Lock Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bresnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Featherstone.

Bresnar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Featherstone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Featherstone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Featherstone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bresnar wants to stand but Featherstone is controlling the position.

Featherstone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bresnar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bresnar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bresnar!
Featherstone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bresnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar wants to stand but Featherstone is controlling his arm.
Featherstone gets back to half guard.
Featherstone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bresnar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bresnar's back!
Francis Featherstone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bresnar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bresnar prevents Featherstone from getting a body triangle.

Featherstone has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Bresnar! Can he survive? No! He's out! Featherstone gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francis Featherstone!