PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deandre Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Bones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Deandre Felix's chin.

Felix
vs
Bones

180 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deandre Felix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Bones.
Bones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Felix at a distance.
Bones sizes up Felix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Felix tries to move into range but Bones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bones cracks the inside of Felix's front leg.
Bones misses with a low kick.
Felix attempts a counter takedown but Bones avoids it well and moves away.
Felix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felix appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bones lands with a cross.
Bones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Felix doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones scores with a leg kick.
Johnny Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones jabs Felix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones lands a leg kick that knocks Felix off balance momentarily.
Bones lands a nice shot that snaps Felix's head back.
Bones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Felix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnny Bones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felix manages to avoid it.
Bones swings for the body but Felix moves out of range.
Felix feinted with a counter takedown.
Bones throws a low kick, looking for Felix's leg but Felix calmly moves out of range.
Bones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Felix doesn't seem bothered though.
Bones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Felix rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Felix drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bones sprawls and moves away.
Bones throws a nice looking combination but Felix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Felix changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bones thuds his right hand into Felix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Felix half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bones looks for the body kick but Felix saw that one coming.
Felix appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Felix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Felix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bones misses with a kick to the body.
Felix half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Felix takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bones scores with a decent looking hook.
Bones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That kick from Bones tenderised Felix's leg. Felix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Felix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bones with a hook.
Felix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Felix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bones.
A jab from Bones finds it's way through Felix's defenses.
Felix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bones!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bones motions for Felix to come forward. Bones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bones throws a right hand that Felix ducks under and follows up with a left that Felix also avoids with ease.
Felix appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Felix takes one on the button.
Bones misses with a lunging right hand

and Felix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Felix is looking for a kimura but Bones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Felix to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Felix there.
Felix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Felix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Felix thows a huge punch but Bones dodges it nicely.

Felix is working for a submission of some sort.
Felix working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bones looks for the body kick but Felix saw that one coming.
Felix tries to counter with a takedown but Bones is quick to defend against it.
A left lands for Bones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bones. That's going to slow Felix down.
Bones lands with a right hand.
Bones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Bones misses.
Bones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Felix.
Felix appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Felix half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felix feinted with a counter takedown.
Bones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bones fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones misses with a two punch combination.
Bones punishes Felix's body with a nice straight punch.
Bones lands an overhand right.
Felix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnny Bones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Felix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Felix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Felix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bones can pounce on him.
Felix slips under a jab from Bones.
Bones digs a good body shot into Felix's ribs.
Bones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Felix appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Felix under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Felix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bones swings for the body but Felix moves out of range.
Felix tries to counter with a takedown but Bones is quick to defend against it.
Bones misses with a wild body shot.
Bones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Felix at a distance.
Bones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Felix.
Felix tries to counter with a takedown but Bones is quick to defend against it.
Bones throws a wild body kick that Felix sees coming a mile off.
Felix half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bones throws a leg kick that misses.
Felix attempts a counter takedown but Bones avoids it well and moves away.
Bones misses with an uppercut. Felix saw that one coming.
Bones misses with a series of wild punches.
Felix half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Felix checks a leg kick.
Felix half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Felix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bones, right into the meat.
Felix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Bones misses its intended target.
Bones throws a right hand that misses

so Felix counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Felix with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Felix sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bones's guard.
Bones is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felix scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felix.
Felix takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Felix lands with a punch from half guard.

Felix seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bones is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Deandre Felix!