PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes into the arena with My Ding-A-Ling blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

De Vries
vs
Ferro

173 cm
22
157 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

172 cm
28
142 lbs
16 - 11 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
Gladiator gear [OO]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries scores with a nice head shot.
De Vries tries to land a front kick but Ferro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

De Vries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferro avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Ferro blocks with his arms.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Ferro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
De Vries lands an elbow just above Ferro 's eye.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferro is trying to break free.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ferro breaks the clinch.
Ferro swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferro tries to bum rush De Vries with a series of wild strikes but De Vries uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferro fails with a takedown attempt.
De Vries slips under a jab.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferro throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Vries fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferro.
Ferro throws the left hand but De Vries avoids the punch easily.
De Vries slips under a jab.
Ferro ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
De Vries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Vries leaves Ferro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ferro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tries to clinch but Ferro moves out of range.
Ferro dives in and grabs De Vries's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Vries pushes down on Ferro's head and hops out.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferro scores with a nice right hand.
Ferro misses with a two punch combination.
Ferro missing with a left hand there. De Vries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferro misses with a wild combination.

That's four 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.
De Vries fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ferro checks it well.
Ferro throws a series of punches but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Ferro.
De Vries slips a jab and a cross from Ferro.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferro shoots in but De Vries avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries dominated that 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.

Ferro connects with a single shot there.
Ferro throws a jab but it's blocked by De Vries.
Ferro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Vries tries to avoid it but Ferro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Vries to the ground. De Vries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Vries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferro.
Ferro tries to bum rush De Vries with a series of wild strikes but De Vries uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Ferro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Vries.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferro fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferro misses the target.
De Vries throws a looping overhand right but Ferro ducks down to avoid it.
Ferro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Ferro avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Vries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Vries lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Jerry Ferro has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferro misses with a combination
and De Vries counters with a nice body kick.
De Vries connects with a high kick.

De Vries lands a big uppercut and Ferro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ferro looks OK. De Vries waves Ferro back to his feet!

Ferro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vries dodges the punch combination from Ferro.
Ferro is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vries finish him?
Ferro slips a straight right by De Vries.
Ferro seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the body from Ferro misses
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferro is trying desperately to land a takedown but De Vries is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ferro.
Ferro is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Ferro.
Ferro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jerry Ferro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferro misses with a hook to the body
and De Vries finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Vries tries to clinch there but Ferro circles away.
De Vries fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferro misses with a looping right.
Ferro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ferro misses.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferro misses with an uppercut.
Ferro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferro misses the shot to the body.
De Vries wants to clinch.
Ferro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Ferro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

No joy there for Ferro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Vries moves away from the strike by Ferro.
De Vries closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Vries throws a leg kick which misses Ferro's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferro tries to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Ferro or perhaps it was just good defense by De Vries which made him look bad.
Ferro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferro throws a right hand that De Vries ducks under and follows up with a left that De Vries also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ferro.
Ferro misses with a straight left.
Ferro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferro avoids the head kick by De Vries.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses.
Ferro fails with the takedown

and De Vries counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferro.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferro.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Ferro in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferro's brow.
De Vries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Ferro's ribcage.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that Ferro shrugs off.
Ferro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferro wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Ferro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.
Ferro tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Ferro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferro's defenses.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferro avoids the damage to the body.

Ferro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries misses with a head kick.

De Vries gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferro is trying to force a seperation but De Vries has the dominant position.

Ferro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferro throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferro. That snapped De Vries's head back.
De Vries takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferro throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Vries counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jerry Ferro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferro connects with a right hand. De Vries shakes it off.
Ferro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferro.
Ferro throws a sloppy body shot
and De Vries counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ferro shoots in and drives through. De Vries sprawls well.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ferro.
Ferro works over De Vries's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferro moves out of range of the strikes.
De Vries throws the left hand but Ferro avoids the punch easily.
Ferro falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vries counters with a good low kick that Ferro was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Ferro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferro throws a combination that misses
and De Vries counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hans De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferro takes one to the chin there.
De Vries scores with a punch to the head.
Ferro fails with the takedown.
Ferro looks to land a right hand but De Vries moved out of range.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferro falls off balance throwing a combination

and De Vries holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ferro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro takes an elbow to the temple.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Vries.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
Ferro is trying to break free.
De Vries working Ferro over with knees to the body.
Ferro tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the ropes.
Ferro working hard to break the clinch.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferro tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the ropes.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferro wants to break free but De Vries has control.
De Vries prevents Ferro from breaking the clinch.
Ferro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferro won't want to take too many of those.
Ferro tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the ropes.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries connects with a knee to the head.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Vries keeps control of Ferro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferro's brow.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Ferro is blocking nicely.
De Vries keeps control of Ferro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vries connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferro's face.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferro wants to break free but De Vries has control.
Ferro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
Ferro is trying to break free.
Ferro is trying to force a seperation but De Vries has the dominant position.
Ferro is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferro is defending well for now.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
Ferro tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the ropes.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
Hans De Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Ferro is blocking nicely.
Ferro is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries prevents Ferro from breaking the clinch.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferro's efforts to push away.
Ferro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four 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.
De Vries keeps control of Ferro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vries prevents Ferro from breaking the clinch.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
Ferro tries to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling the position.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Ferro in his tracks for a moment.
Ferro wants to break free but De Vries has control.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jerry Ferro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Vries landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferro misses with some punches.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferro avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for De Vries to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferro working aggressively here.
Ferro misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Vries 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 40:36
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 40:36
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 40:36

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!