PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Ziskie (ranked 688 p4p, 83 weight class) and Snake Duanesboy (ranked 316 p4p, 37 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ziskie
vs
Duanesboy

173 cm
23
156 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ziskie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duanesboy.
Ziskie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Ziskie misses with a hook.
Ziskie misses with a hook
and Duanesboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ziskie swings widly with a right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duanesboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ziskie throws out the jab.
Ziskie misses with a hook to the body
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Ziskie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ziskie misses with a straight left.
Duanesboy dodges the punch combination from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a shot from downtown. Duanesboy moves away and avoids it.
Ziskie throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duanesboy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziskie.
Nice shot lands for Duanesboy.
Ziskie throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ziskie misses with a straight right.
Duanesboy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ziskie with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ziskie tries to land a front kick but Duanesboy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duanesboy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ziskie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duanesboy.
Ziskie throws a leg kick
and Duanesboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ziskie misses with a jab to the body
and Duanesboy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ziskie throws a leg kick but Duanesboy moved away.
Duanesboy ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
Ziskie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ziskie moves out of range of the strikes.
Ziskie walks into a left hand.
Duanesboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ziskie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ziskie cracks Duanesboy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziskie throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy slips under a jab from Ziskie.
Duanesboy ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
Duanesboy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ziskie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ziskie with a poor takedown
and Duanesboy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ziskie moves out of range of the strikes.
Ziskie misses with a takedown
and Ziskie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duanesboy connects with a solid leg kick.
Ziskie moves forwards but Duanesboy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ziskie misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ziskie misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duanesboy thuds a left hand into Ziskie's body.
Ziskie misses with a combination
and Duanesboy counters with a low kick, right behind Ziskie 's knee.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a right hand that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ziskie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziskie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duanesboy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut
and Duanesboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ziskie slips under a jab from Duanesboy.
Snake Duanesboy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziskie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duanesboy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duanesboy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duanesboy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ziskie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ziskie throws a right hand that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Ziskie cracks Duanesboy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ziskie jabs Duanesboy right on the nose. Duanesboy blinks but takes it well.
Ziskie misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ziskie moves out of range as Duanesboy strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziskie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duanesboy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duanesboy looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duanesboy.
Ziskie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duanesboy counters with a good low kick that Ziskie was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Ziskie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziskie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duanesboy.
Ziskie ducks under a wild hook from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ziskie moves to clinch but Duanesboy breaks away
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Duanesboy moves out of range of the strikes.
Duanesboy connects with the punch.
Duanesboy misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziskie looks to land a combination but Duanesboy avoids it well.
Ziskie throws out a loose jab but Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duanesboy misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ziskie tries to bum rush Duanesboy with a series of wild strikes but Duanesboy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duanesboy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duanesboy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ziskie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duanesboy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ziskie counters with a nice body shot.
Ziskie staying out of range there.
Ziskie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duanesboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Duanesboy misses.
Ziskie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ziskie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duanesboy moves out of range of the strikes.
Duanesboy scores with a nice head shot.
Ziskie throws a body punch but Duanesboy moves out of range.
Ziskie misses with a right hand
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Ziskie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziskie clobbers Duanesboy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a hook
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Ziskie.
Duanesboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duanesboy blocks a jab.
Ziskie misses with a leg kick.
Ziskie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ziskie misses with a leg kick
and Ziskie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Duanesboy as he checks the leg kick.
Ziskie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duanesboy moves away.
Ziskie tries for a takedown but Duanesboy circles away easily
and Duanesboy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ziskie misses with a right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ziskie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duanesboy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duanesboy tries a quick counter leg kick but Ziskie is wise to it.
Duanesboy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ziskie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duanesboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziskie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duanesboy connects with a body shot that sends Ziskie's belly button to the back.
Ziskie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ziskie misses the body punch
and Duanesboy counters with a left to the body.
Ziskie throws a right hand that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ziskie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ziskie digs a good body shot into Duanesboy's ribs.
Ziskie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ziskie backing away here, and Duanesboy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ziskie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ziskie lands with a shot to the body.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ziskie misses with a straight right.
Ziskie throws a leg kick but Duanesboy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ziskie scores with a nice strike.
Ziskie misses with a lunging right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ziskie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Ziskie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziskie misses with a straight right.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ziskie throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ziskie misses with a hook
and Duanesboy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ziskie's knee momentarily.
Ziskie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ziskie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duanesboy is out of range and Ziskie settles back down.
A nice side step and Duanesboy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Ziskie rushes Duanesboy and presses him up against the cage.

Duanesboy breaks from the clinch.
Duanesboy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ziskie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duanesboy.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Duanesboy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ziskie scores with the left hand. Duanesboy knows he should have avoided that one.
Duanesboy cracks Ziskie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duanesboy tests Ziskie's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a sloppy head kick and Duanesboy moves out of range easily.
Ziskie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duanesboy has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Duanesboy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ziskie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ziskie moves out of range of the strikes.
Duanesboy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duanesboy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ziskie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ziskie throws a leg kick but Duanesboy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Snake Duanesboy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duanesboy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ziskie momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Snake Duanesboy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ziskie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duanesboy.
Ziskie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duanesboy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ziskie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duanesboy jabs Ziskie right on the nose. Ziskie blinks but takes it well.
Ziskie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duanesboy.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ziskie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ziskie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ziskie misses with an uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with an outside leg kick.
Ziskie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duanesboy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duanesboy counters with a stiff right hand.
Duanesboy connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duanesboy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ziskie thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy tries to move into range but Ziskie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duanesboy staying out of range there.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut. Ziskie saw that one coming.
Duanesboy lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Ziskie misses
and Duanesboy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ziskie's knee momentarily.
Ziskie slips a straight right by Duanesboy.
Ziskie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ziskie misses with a hook
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Ziskie looks to land a combination but Duanesboy avoids it well.
Duanesboy moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
Ziskie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ziskie lands with a cross.
Duanesboy connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duanesboy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ziskie checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Ziskie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duanesboy.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Duanesboy lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ziskie.
Duanesboy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ziskies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ziskie throws a shot from downtown. Duanesboy moves away and avoids it.
Ziskie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duanesboy misses with a looping right.
Ziskie misses with a right hand
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duanesboy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duanesboy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A leg kick checked by Ziskie.
Ziskie falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy tries a quick counter leg kick but Ziskie is wise to it.
Duanesboy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Duanesboy lands.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Duanesboy is out of range.
It seemed like Duanesboy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duanesboy moves out of range as Ziskie throws a body kick.
Duanesboy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ziskie.
Ziskie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duanesboy on the side of the head.
Ziskie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ziskie defending well as Duanesboy loads up on a big left hand.
Duanesboy throws an overhand right that lands on Ziskie's shoulder, as Ziskie tries to avoid the shot.
Duanesboy throws a body punch but Ziskie moves out of range.
Duanesboy works the jab nicely.
Ziskie throws a series of punches but Duanesboy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ziskie was well out of range. Poor timing from Duanesboy.
Ziskie throws a head kick that misses.
Ziskie throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a thumping low kick.
Ziskie throws a body shot but no joy.
Ziskie moves away from the strike by Duanesboy.
Ziskie misses with a hook to the body
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziskie just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziskie throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ziskie wants to clinch
and Ziskie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ziskie throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. Duanesboy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duanesboy walks into a straight right hand from Ziskie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ziskie misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ziskie misses with a straight left.
Duanesboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ziskie throws out the jab.
Ziskie misses with a looping right.
Ziskie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duanesboys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duanesboy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Duanesboy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Duanesboy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ziskie throws a right hand that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Ziskie sizes up Duanesboy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ziskie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziskie moves away from the strike by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy moves out of range as Ziskie strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ziskie throws out the jab.
Duanesboy throws a leg kick which misses Ziskie's front leg but catches the back leg as Ziskie tries to avoid it.
Ziskie misses with a right hand
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Duanesboy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ziskie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ziskie misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ziskie misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Ziskie jabs Duanesboy right on the nose. Duanesboy blinks but takes it well.
Duanesboy misses with a looping right.
Ziskie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duanesboy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ziskie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Duanesboy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duanesboy with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziskie scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie thows a body kick. Duanesboy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ziskie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duanesboy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Duanesboy is out of range.
Duanesboy avoids the body shot from Ziskie.
Nice straight punches there by Ziskie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ziskie.
Duanesboy scoring well with a low kick there.
Ziskie just misses with a punch to the body.
Duanesboy tries a quick counter leg kick but Ziskie is wise to it.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a stiff right hand.
Duanesboy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Duanesboy.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.
Ziskie misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ziskie thinking.
Ziskie misses with a takedown attempt
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy scores with a nice strike.
Ziskie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duanesboy counters with a stiff right hand.
Duanesboy misses with a hook
and Ziskie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ziskie throws a series of punches but Duanesboy avoids them all with ease.
Ziskie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ziskie.
Ziskie staying out of range there.
Ziskie misses with a wild body shot.
Ziskie misses with a lunging right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ziskie throws a low kick, looking for Duanesboy's leg but Duanesboy calmly moves out of range.
Ziskie misses with a hook. Duanesboy ducked under it nicely.
Ziskie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ziskie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ziskie misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy misses the jab.
Ziskie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Ziskie.
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!
Duanesboy lands with an uppercut that bounces Ziskie off the cage and back into range.
Ziskie throws a lazy right hand but Duanesboy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Duanesboy. Beautiful body shot.
Ziskie slips a jab from Duanesboy.
Jab by Ziskie.
Duanesboy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Duanesboy.
Ziskie slips a jab from Duanesboy.
Ziskie throws a combination that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Duanesboy dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!

Duanesboy scores with a nice strike.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ziskie misses with a combination
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with a hook. Duanesboy ducked under it nicely.
Duanesboy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ziskie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duanesboy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziskie.

Duanesboy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ziskie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Duanesboy has his hands on Ziskie's head, controlling the position.
Ziskie trying to control but Duanesboy is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duanesboy is keeping the position for now.
Duanesboy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duanesboy managing to control the position.
Duanesboy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ziskie pushing down on Duanesboy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Duanesboy trying to hold on to Ziskie's head to control him but Ziskie postures up.

Ziskie is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Duanesboy to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ziskie wants to pass the guard but Duanesboy is keeping the position.
Snake Duanesboy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ziskie throwing strikes from guard but Duanesboy blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duanesboy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie forces his way into half guard.

Duanesboy is defending against the submission attempts here by Ziskie.
Duanesboy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Ziskie is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Duanesboy as he works his way to full guard.
Philip Ziskie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ziskie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ziskie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Duanesboy.
Ziskie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duanesboy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duanesboy avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Philip Ziskie.
I think Duanesboy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Duanesboy!
Snake Duanesboy is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Snake Duanesboy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.