PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dont Know (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dont Know has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Know
vs
Felterbush

184 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dont Know!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Felterbush!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felterbush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Know moves out of range easily.
Know checks a low kick from Felterbush.
Know feinted with a counter takedown.
Felterbush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Know misses with an uppercut

and Felterbush counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Felterbush working the head and body with strikes.
Know's coaches at Restricted area have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Felterbush looks to land a strike but Know avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felterbush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felterbush throws a big elbow that misses.
Know is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Felterbush is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush looking to sit in guard and control but Know gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felterbush keeping moving, preventing Know from controlling successfully.
Felterbush wants to sweep here but Know controlling him for the moment.
Felterbush managing to control the position.
Know stopping the sweep attempt from Felterbush.
Felterbush keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felterbush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Know has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Felterbush is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Know misses.
Felterbush throws a looping overhand right but Know ducks down to avoid it.
Know connects with a crisp jab.
Know tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Felterbush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Know leaves Felterbush with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Know throws a left and a right that both miss

and Felterbush counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Felterbush trying to control but Know is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Know avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Felterbush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Felterbush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Felterbush chips away with some ground and pound.
Know is looking to stand up but Felterbush isn't so interested in that idea.
Felterbush distracts Know with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Felterbush working some strikes from top position.
Know working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Felterbush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Know utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Felterbush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Know avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Felterbush with a nice head shot there.
Felterbush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Felterbush wants to pass the guard but Know is keeping the position.
Felterbush throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felterbush tries to free his leg and advance position but Know is retaining full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Know uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Felterbush has time to react.
Dont Know is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Know is looking to clinch.
Felterbush changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dickie Felterbush dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Felterbush misses with a looping left.
Felterbush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Know ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felterbush moves away.
Felterbush drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Know defends it well.
Know tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Felterbush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Felterbush scores with a head kick. Know tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Felterbush feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Felterbush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felterbush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Felterbush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Felterbush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felterbush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felterbush trying to control the position from guard on top but Know is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felterbush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush won't allow Know to get back to his feet.
Felterbush looking to sit in guard and control but Know gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Felterbush keeping moving, preventing Know from controlling successfully.
Felterbush tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Felterbush manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Know manages to get himself to full guard.

Felterbush cracks Know with a solid left hand.
Felterbush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Felterbush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Know preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Felterbush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Felterbush cracks Know with a solid left hand.
Felterbush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Know is rocked!
Felterbush stands up over Know, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Know is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Felterbush postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Know covers up, he's hurt! Felterbush keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Felterbush and the ref steps in to end the fight! Felterbush can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dickie Felterbush!
After winning the bout, Dickie Felterbush thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.