PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes to the ring accompanied by Drop the World. Mauricio Ferreira is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ferreira
vs
Morozov

180 cm
27
191 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferreira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morozov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ferreira is in Morozov's guard.
Ferreira is looking to work some ground and pound but Morozov has wrist control.
Ferreira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morozov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ferreira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferreira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferreira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Ferreira is trying to get an arm triangle but Morozov is defending well.

Ferreira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ferreira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Ferreira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Ferreira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morozov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morozov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferreira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira in side control lands a decent elbow.

Ferreira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morozov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morozov struggling a bit here.
Ferreira cracks Morozov with a big right hand but Morozov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Ferreira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ferreira is trying to get an arm triangle but Morozov is defending well.
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 is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morozov struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Ferreira is trying to get an arm triangle but Morozov is defending well.

Ferreira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Ferreira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morozov is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira has hold of Morozov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Morozov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ferreira cranks the arm and Morozov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Morozov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mauricio Ferreira!