PBP Commentary

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

Ferreira
vs
Derleth

180 cm
27
145 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

176 cm
26
135 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Derleth!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira has a takedown stuffed.
Derleth tries to clinch but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira throws a head kick that half lands.
Derleth throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Derleth throws a head kick that misses

and Ferreira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ferreira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ferreira won't allow Derleth to get back to his feet.
Ferreira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferreira is standing up over Derleth. Derleth looks to escape but Ferreira dives into side control.
Ferreira wants to control but Derleth is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ferreira seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Derleth dodges the ground and pound from Ferreira.
Ferreira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferreira lands an elbow.
Ferreira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Derleth is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ferreira asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Ferreira goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Derleth rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ferreira's guard! Nice work there by Derleth!

Ferreira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Derleth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ferreira has his foot on Derleth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Derleth works his way back into a safe position though.
Derleth wants to get up but he can't break Ferreira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ferreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferreira, not yet.
Derleth tries to stand but Ferreira is controlling from the bottom.

Ferreira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Derleth escapes and throws Ferreira's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ferreira is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Derleth decides to stand back up. Derleth steps back and let's Ferreira get back to his feet.
Derleth wants to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Derleth moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Derleth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira is looking to score with low kicks.
Derleth closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
Derleth tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ferreira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira prevents Derleth from standing back up.
Ferreira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Derleth is refusing to be controlled, as Ferreira sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derleth tries to kick Ferreira off but Ferreira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Derleth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferreira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferreira's back!
Will Derleth go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ferreira rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Derleth is pressing down on Ferreira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferreira is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ferreira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Derleth wants to clinch but Ferreira slips to the side

and Ferreira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Derleth's guard.
Derleth wants to stand but Ferreira is controlling the position.
Ferreira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferreira controlling from the top position.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Derleth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derleth is trying to keep Ferreira in close.
Ferreira sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferreira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Derleth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Derleth tries to clinch but Ferreira moves away
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derleth darts in trying to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Derleth clinches but Ferreira breaks the clinch
and Ferreira counters with a low kick, right behind Derleth 's knee.
Derleth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferreira counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derleth darts in trying to clinch
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
August Derleth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derleth thows a leg kick but Ferreira checks it
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Derleth tries to clinch up
and Ferreira counters with a series of strikes. Derleth will be more careful next time no doubt.
Derleth wants to clinch but Ferreira slips to the side
and Ferreira counters with a three punch combo that has Derleth backing up. Derleth nods at Ferreira to acknowledge the strikes.
Derleth connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Derleth ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferreira circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ferreira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Derleth's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derleth being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derleth wants to stand up but Ferreira is controlling him.
Ferreira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Derleth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James Ferreira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira thows a big elbow that misses.
Ferreira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Derleth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ferreira cracks Derleth with a solid left hand.
Derleth has momentary wrist control but Ferreira slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferreira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ferreira is in close to Derleth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ferreira throwing strikes from guard but Derleth blocks nicely.
Derleth wants to stand but Ferreira is controlling the position.
Ferreira lands a couple of digs.
Ferreira passes Derleth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Derleth taking some punishment here, with Ferreira in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ferreira dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ferreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derleth circles away quickly and effectively.
Derleth tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ferreira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Derleth's guard now.
Ferreira won't allow Derleth to sweep him here.
Derleth keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Derleth wants to stand and escape but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Derleth keeps moving.
Derleth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control but Derleth is working from the bottom.
Ferreira won't allow Derleth to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Derleth misses
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Derleth darts in trying to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a two punch combo.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Derleth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Derleth closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Derleth's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Derleth wants to clinch

and Ferreira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Derleth won't be happy with that.
Derleth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Derleth tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ferreira.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira wants to control but Derleth passes into side.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Derleth stands up and we're back to a striking position.
August Derleth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derleth tries to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derleth slips a jab and a cross from Ferreira.
Derleth misses with a two punch combination.
Derleth defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Derleth tries to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Derleth tries to clinch up

and Ferreira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Derleth wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to control. Derleth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira stalling.
Ferreira thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Derleth to regain full guard.
James Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferreira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Derleth is keeping the position for now.
Ferreira sitting in guard here, content to control.
August Derleth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Derleth can do to turn this around?

Derleth working for a triangle but Ferreira defends it easily.

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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

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