PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Felizberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Downtime
vs
Felizberto

176 cm
23
152 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

169 cm
28
146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Felizberto!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downtime slips a jab from Felizberto.
Downtime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Downtime moves away from the strike by Felizberto.
Felizberto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Felizberto throws out a loose jab but Downtime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felizberto misses with a lunging right hand

and Downtime holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Felizberto stalling.

Downtime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Downtime closes the distance looking to clinch
and Felizberto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Felizberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Downtime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Felizberto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime tries to clinch up but Felizberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Felizberto connects with a jab.
Ryan Felizberto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felizberto cracks Downtime with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Felizberto misses with a hook
and Downtime counters with a two punch combo.
Downtime staying out of range there.
Felizberto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Downtime moves out of range of the strikes.
Downtime closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Downtime takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Felizberto loads up on a big right hand but Downtime slips the punch.
Felizberto connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Downtime misses with a body shot.
Downtime tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Felizberto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Felizberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Felizberto with a jab.
Downtime tries to close the distance and clinch but Felizberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Felizberto both land. Nice combination.

Downtime is rocked!

Felizberto moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Downtime goes down! Can Felizberto finish him!?
Oh Downtime is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Felizberto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Downtime controls Felizberto momentarily but Felizberto frees himself.
Felizberto 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.

Downtime is looking for a triangle but Felizberto pushes his legs off easily.
Felizberto pushes down on Downtime's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Downtime seems to have got his legs back now.
Downtime is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Felizberto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Felizberto's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Felizberto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Downtime gets his way!

Downtime tightening his grip on Felizberto, looking for the choke.
Felizberto has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Downtime is trying to stick to Felizberto's back but Felizberto is turning into Downtime. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Downtime's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Felizberto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Downtime looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Felizberto passes into half guard.
Felizberto is keen to just control but Downtime is a slippery customer.
Downtime is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Downtime wants to control but Felizberto is keeping busy.
Felizberto trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Felizberto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Felizberto thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan Felizberto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Felizberto misses with an uppercut. Downtime saw that one coming.
Felizberto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Downtime has time to react.
Downtime on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Downtime.
Downtime tries to close the distance and clinch but Felizberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Felizberto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Downtime at a distance.
Felizberto keeps the fight on the outside.
Downtime is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Felizberto there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Felizberto.
Felizberto misses the shot to the body.
Downtime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Downtime doesn't manage to clinch there - Felizberto circles away.
Felizberto keeps the fight on the outside.
Downtime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Felizberto.
Felizberto jabs Downtime to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Downtime changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Felizberto tries to avoid it but Downtime manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Felizberto to the ground. Felizberto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Felizberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Downtime.
Felizberto misses with a hook.
Downtime misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Downtime tries to close the distance and clinch but Felizberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Felizberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Downtime was well out of range. Poor timing from Felizberto.
Nycky Downtime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felizberto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Downtime shoots in and drives through. Felizberto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nycky Downtime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felizberto connects with a body shot that sends Downtime's belly button to the back.
Downtime tries to clinch but Felizberto is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felizberto blocks a head kick by Downtime.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Felizberto. That snapped Downtime's head back.
Felizberto scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Felizberto - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Downtime counters with a nice uppercut.
Downtime avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
Felizberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Felizberto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Downtime ducks under a wild hook from Felizberto.
Felizberto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Downtime doesn't seem bothered though.
Felizberto lands a nice shot to the body.

Downtime closes the distance and clinches.
Downtime takes a shot to the head.

Downtime ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Downtime no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Downtime can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Felizberto controls the pace.
Let's hope that Felizberto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Felizberto looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Felizberto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Downtime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Felizberto as he avoids it easily.
Felizberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Downtime manages to avoid it.
Felizberto lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felizberto cracks Downtime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Felizberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Downtime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felizberto just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Felizberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Felizberto throws a shot to the body.
Felizberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Downtime was well out of range. Poor timing from Felizberto.
Downtime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Felizberto misses with a body shot.
Felizberto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Downtime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Felizberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Felizberto digs a good hook to Downtime's body.
Felizberto lands a lovely overhand right.
Downtime wants to clinch but Felizberto slips to the side
and Felizberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Downtime misses with the combination.
Felizberto keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan Felizberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downtime scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto jabs Downtime right on the nose. Downtime blinks but takes it well.
Felizberto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Felizberto finds it's way through Downtime's defenses.
Felizberto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Felizberto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felizberto. Downtime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Downtime defending well as Felizberto loads up on a big left hand.

Felizberto steps into range and cracks Downtime with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Downtime flops backwards and Felizberto dives into his guard looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felizberto pushes down on Downtime's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felizberto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nycky Downtime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Felizberto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Downtime trying to control but Felizberto postures up.
Felizberto slows the pace down in half guard.
Ryan Felizberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Felizberto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Felizberto misses with a right hand
and Downtime counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Felizberto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Downtime circles away quickly and effectively.
Downtime wants to clinch up but Felizberto keeps it at a distance.
Felizberto lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Felizberto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto scores with a jab. Downtime acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Felizberto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Downtime. Downtime circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Felizberto punishes Downtime's body with a nice straight punch.
Downtime fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Felizberto avoids it really well and circles away.
Felizberto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Downtime is looking to clinch.
Downtime tries to clinch but Felizberto moves away
and Felizberto counters with a right hand to the body.
Downtime takes one to the side of the head.
Downtime on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto looks to throw the jab but Downtime is out of range.
Downtime closes the distance looking to clinch
and Felizberto counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Downtime gets the takedown into side control.
Felizberto struggling a bit here.
Felizberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Downtime scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felizberto can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felizberto gets back to half guard.

Downtime is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Felizberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Felizberto 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Felizberto!
Ryan Felizberto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 for their support in the buildup to the fight.