PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Represent - Hed PE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ferreira
vs
Travis

180 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Travis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Travis lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferreira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Ferreira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Travis is trying to stand up here but Ferreira is controlling him well.
Ferreira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Travis is trying to maintain the position but Ferreira is very close to passing his half guard.
Travis pushes Ferreira off looking to stand but Ferreira dives back in and keeps control.
Ferreira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ferreira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Travis looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ferreira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Travis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Travis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferreira swivels and escapes.
Some bone on bone action there as Travis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Travis doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
Ferreira misses the jab.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Travis moves out of range.
Tyson Travis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Ferreira. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira misses with a hook

and Travis moves into the clinch.
Travis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Travis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Travis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira stalling in the clinch.
Ferreira is trying to stall.

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.
Travis wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferreira won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
Travis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferreira keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Travis just leaning against Ferreira, taking a breather.
Ferreira gets underhooks to prevent Travis's takedown attempt.
Travis looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira slows down the pace here.

Ferreira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ferreira controlling the action here.
Travis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Ferreira seems content to control.
Travis looks like he's trying to stand up.

Ferreira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Travis is just riding it out for now. Ferreira eventually gives up the hold.
Ferreira controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis is looking to escape.

Ferreira decides to stand and escape the position.
Ferreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Travis counters with a three punch combo that has Ferreira backing up. Ferreira nods at Travis to acknowledge the strikes.
Travis tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Travis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferreira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Travis tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
Travis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ferreira clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira manages to break the clinch.
Ferreira swings for the body but Travis moves out of range.
Ferreira cracks a nice hook into Travis's ribs.
Travis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ferreira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Travis's guard now.
Travis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ferreira content to stall in guard here.
Ferreira advances to half guard.
Ferreira is thwarting Travis's attempts to control the position.
Travis wants to get back to his feet.
Travis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ferreira manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ferreira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Travis clinches but Ferreira breaks the clinch
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis shoots in but no luck this time.
Travis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Travis wants to clinch.
Travis is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Ferreira wants to land a leg kick but Travis is out of range.
Travis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Travis lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Travis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Travis.
Travis looks to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Ferreira has Travis up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis tries to land a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks with his arms.
Travis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira wants to stall.

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
Travis closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Travis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Travis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Travis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Travis wants to clinch.
Travis tries to clinch
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira counters with a low kick, right behind Travis 's knee.
Travis tries to clinch but Ferreira moves away
and Ferreira counters with a big head kick but Travis shrugs it off.

Travis is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Travis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira finish him?
A combination from Travis does no damage.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses

and Travis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Travis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira just leaning against Travis, taking a breather.
Ferreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferreira lands an uppercut.
Travis wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferreira won't allow it.
Travis tries to pull guard but Ferreira won't allow it.
Ferreira stalling.
Ferreira keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses
and Travis counters with an outside leg kick.
Travis darts in trying to clinch
and Ferreira counters with an inside leg kick.
Travis seems to have recovered his senses.
Travis swinging wilding here.
Ferreira tries for a takedown but Travis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Travis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Ferreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Travis tries to bum rush Ferreira with a series of wild strikes but Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Travis wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Travis.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Travis.
An inside leg kick lands from Travis.
Travis throws a series of punches but Ferreira avoids them all with ease.
Ferreira stuffs the takedown.
James Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Travis.
Ferreira misses with a double jab.
Ferreira throws a head kick that half lands.
Travis wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferreira is looking to slow Travis down with leg kicks.
Ferreira circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ferreira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Travis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Travis has had enough of the clinch but Ferreira keeps him there for the moment.
Travis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
Ferreira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Travis.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira wants to land a leg kick but Travis is out of range.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Travis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferreira prevents Travis from breaking the clinch.

Ferreira manages to break the clinch.
Travis closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.

Travis tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Travis tries to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling the position.
Travis tries to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ferreira dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Ferreira darts in and clinches Travis up against the cage.
Ferreira keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ferreira keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ferreira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Travis has had enough of the clinch but Ferreira keeps him there for the moment.
Ferreira avoiding damage.
Ferreira crunches a lovely knee into Travis's ribcage.
Ferreira lands a left hand.
Travis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Travis is trying to break free.
Ferreira avoiding damage.
Travis throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Travis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ferreira looks to land a right hand but Travis moved out of range.
Tyson Travis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a hook but Travis blocks it.
Travis clinches but Ferreira breaks the clinch
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
Travis wants to clinch but Ferreira slips to the side
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Travis thinking.
Travis blocks a head kick by Ferreira.
Travis fails with the takedown.
Travis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Travis blocks a leg kick.
Travis darts in trying to clinch

and Ferreira counters by clinching up.
Travis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Travis wants a takedown but no success here.
Travis scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Travis.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body.
Travis looking to slow down the pace here.
Travis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Travis trying to stall but Ferreira improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Travis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferreira keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Travis lands with a right to the head.

Travis breaks from the clinch.
Travis has a takedown stuffed.
James Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Travis.
Travis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Travis throws a low kick but Ferreira avoids it.
Travis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferreira counters with a series of strikes. Travis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Travis fails with the takedown.
James Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferreira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Travis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferreira counters with a big head kick but Travis shrugs it off.
Ferreira thows a leg kick but Travis checks it
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Travis counter with a right hand.

Travis clinches.
Ferreira has Travis pressed against the cage.
Ferreira tries to stall but Travis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Travis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferreira looking to slow down the pace here.
Ferreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Travis tries to stall but Ferreira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferreira missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Travis has had enough of the clinch but Ferreira keeps him there for the moment.
Ferreira keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Ferreira.
Travis stalling in the clinch but Ferreira improves position.
Ferreira wants to stall.

Travis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Travis has his takedown stuffed

and Ferreira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Travis wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferreira won't allow it.
Travis lands a hook to the side of the head.

Travis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Travis doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
Travis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ferreira is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Travis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira walks into a straight right hand from Travis.
Travis tries to clinch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Travis connects with a solid leg kick.
Travis tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Travis moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Travis is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Travis wants to clinch.
Ferreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Travis.
Travis throws a right and a left that Ferreira avoids nicely.
Travis looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Travis is looking to clinch.
Tyson Travis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Travis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Travis tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Ferreira!