PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Ferreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferreira
vs
Cage

186 cm
25
197 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
199 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Convicted
Crippler's Corner

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferreira cracks Cage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cage lands a jab.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cage scores with a shot to the body.
Cage throws a chopping leg kick but Ferreira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cage pinned against the cage. Cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ferreira swings away with a body shot that misses

and Cage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cage.
A short body shot lands from Cage as the two fighters clinch.
Cage prevents a body shot from Ferreira.
Cage is pressed up against the cage. Ferreira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cage down to the mat. Cage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage feints and then cracks Ferreira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferreira down.
Cage looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Ferreira throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cage counters with a body kick.
Ferreira is looking to land body kicks.
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferreira throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Ferreira
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferreira thinking.
Ferreira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with an outside leg kick.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage motions for Ferreira to come forward. Cage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferreira tries for a takedown but Cage circles away easily
and Cage counters with a nice body kick.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ferreira misses
and Cage counters with a series of strikes. Ferreira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Cage counters with a leg kick.
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!
Cage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferreira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cage scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cage.
Ferreira moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cage feints and then cracks Ferreira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferreira down.
Cage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferreira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Ferreira.
Cage wants to land a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnny Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferreira 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.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage slips a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Cage works Ferreira's body with a nice hook.
Cage throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage cracks Ferreira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cage counters with a good low kick that Ferreira was not able to check.
Ferreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Cage misses
and Ferreira counters with a two punch combo.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
Ferreira looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Ferreira misses with the body kick
and Cage counters with an outside leg kick.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage cracks the inside of Ferreira's front leg.
Ferreira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage throws a front kick aimed at Ferreira's knee but Ferreira avoids it well.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Ferreira down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Cage makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ferreira really felt that one!
Cage misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Cage.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Cage is predictable there
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage thumps Ferreira with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ferreira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Ferreira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cage. Cage obviously looking to wear him down.
Cage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cage tries to work over Ferreira's front leg with a kick but Ferreira checks it.
Ferreira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferreira lands a nice hook to Cage's body. Cage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
Cage lands with a right hand.
Cage tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ferreira misses with a few strikes there.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira.
Ferreira has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cage scores with a shot to the body.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage lands an overhand right.
Cage misses the jab.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a head kick that misses
and Ferreira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Cage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Cage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looks to land a combination. Cage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cage scores with a spinning back kick!
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cage throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Cage is predictable there
and Ferreira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferreira looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Ferreira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a lazy head kick
and Cage counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnny Cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cage swinging wilding here.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira works on Cage's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Johnny Cage!

Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!