PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murilo Ferreira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ferreira
vs
The Coward

188 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coward wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferreira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The Coward lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Murilo Ferreira has been cut.
The Coward comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Coward lands a big shot that drops Ferreira! Can he finish him?
The Coward is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Coward decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ferreira, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward scores with a shot to the body.
Ferreira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Coward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Coward thuds a left hand into Ferreira's body.
The Coward drops Ferreira with a left right combo! The Coward follows him down to the ground into side control.
The Coward in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Coward stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The Coward throws a series of strikes that have Ferreira backpedaling.
The Coward feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ferreira sprawling to the canvas! Ferreira rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The Coward finish him?!

Murilo Ferreira's cut is getting worse.
The Coward rushes Ferreira with punches - Ferreira moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ferreira goes down! The Coward follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machida The Coward!