PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley L Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashley L Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ferreira
vs
L Williams

180 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Fast

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Apocalypse Clothing

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 1 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ashley L Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Ferreira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Ferreira is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira stuffs the takedown.
Ashley L Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Ferreira tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferreira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams looks gassed!
Ferreira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Williams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ferreira with a hook.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
A head kick from Ferreira lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Williams looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashley L Williams.
Ferreira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ferreira counters with a body kick.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
James Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferreira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferreira knocks Williams to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Ferreira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ferreira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Ferreira scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a leg kick but Ferreira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
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.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Ferreira looking to slow down the pace here.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams 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 Williams.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferreira counters with a big head kick but Williams shrugs it off.
Williams tries a low kick but Ferreira avoids it.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams tests Ferreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ferreira as Williams shoots in.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferreira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Ferreira was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
Williams tries to bum rush Ferreira with a series of wild strikes but Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.

Ferreira darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams lands a body shot.
Ferreira missing with knees to the body.
Williams avoiding damage as Ferreira throws knees to the body.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.

Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Ferreira moves out of range as Williams strikes.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ferreira dominated that round.
That's time! Ferreira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Ferreira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferreira finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Ferreira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams throws a low kick but Ferreira avoids it.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams slips a straight right by Ferreira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Williams throws a combination that misses

and Ferreira moves into the clinch.
Ferreira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Ferreira counters with a nice body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!

Ferreira is rocked!
Williams tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Ferreira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferreira seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Ferreira backpedaling.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferreira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Ferreira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ferreira counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams tries to stall but Ferreira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams jumps guard but Ferreira stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashley L Williams.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Ferreira, against the cage.
Ferreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Ferreira keeps him there for the moment.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Ferreira keeps him there for the moment.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferreira just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams leaning against his opponent.

Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Ferreira dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Ferreira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab to Ferreira's midsection.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.

Ferreira rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira taking a breather.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams wants to break free but Ferreira has control.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira controlling the action here for a moment.
Ferreira lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ashley L Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira stuffs the takedown.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ferreira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Ferreira.
Ferreira thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
Ferreira scores with a head kick.
Ferreira lands a head kick!
Ferreira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Ferreira lands a slapping body shot.
Ferreira scores with a push kick.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Williams throws a right and a left that Ferreira avoids nicely.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ferreira.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira misses with a head kick.
Ferreira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams throws a body kick the misses
and Ferreira counters with a good, hard body kick but Williams shrugs it off.
Ferreira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a solid body kick.
Ferreira throws a one two combo.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
James Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferreira connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Williams tumbling to the canvas! Ferreira pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Williams was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Ferreira!