PBP Commentary

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

Ferreria
vs
Barbaroza

200 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
191 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor Ferreria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Barbaroza!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbaroza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferreria throws a right and a left that Barbaroza avoids nicely.
Ferreria connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferreria scores with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ferreria!
Ferreria misses with a two punch combination.
Barbaroza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferreria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferreria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreria throws a series of punches but Barbaroza avoids them all with ease.
Ferreria misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbaroza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferreria defends it nicely.
Ferreria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbaroza.
Connor Ferreria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Barbaroza.
Barbaroza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferreria.
A combination from Ferreria does no damage.
Barbaroza is looking to clinch but Ferreria is avoiding it.
Ferreria cracks Barbaroza with an open hand slap.
Connor Ferreria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreria misses with a few strikes there.
Ferreria throws a one two combo.
Ferreria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbaroza.
Ferreria leaves Barbaroza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferreria looks to land a combination but Barbaroza avoids it well.
Barbaroza fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbaroza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Connor Ferreria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbaroza tries to clinch but Ferreria moves out of range.
Ferreria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ferreria throws a right and a left that Barbaroza avoids nicely.
Ferreria displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ferreria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbaroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbaroza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferreria tries to avoid it but Barbaroza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferreria to the ground. Ferreria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Ferreria takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbaroza can't get the takedown.
Barbaroza looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreria tries to circle away but Barbaroza has him pinned against the cage.

Ferreria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barbaroza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ferreria throws a series of punches but Barbaroza moves out of range.
Ferreria throws a right hand that Barbaroza ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbaroza also avoids with ease.
Ferreria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barbaroza shoots in but no luck this time.
Barbaroza has a takedown stuffed.
Ferreria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferreria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreria throws a one two combo.
Ferreria lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferreria.

Ferreria rushes Barbaroza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbaroza can't break the clinch.

Ferreria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferreria scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbaroza.
Ferreria throws out a powerful jab.
Ferreria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ferreria clinches up against the cage.

Barbaroza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbaroza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferreria to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferreria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbaroza circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Ferreria.
Ferreria tests Barbaroza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbaroza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Ferreria misses.
Ferreria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ferreria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ferreria enables Barbaroza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ferreria manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barbaroza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barbaroza prevents Ferreria from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barbaroza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ferreria is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ferreria has escaped and now he's on top!
Ferreria is looking to stand up but Barbaroza won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Barbaroza is looking for a triangle but Ferreria pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Ferreria dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ferreria moves into the clinch successfully.

Ferreria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferreria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbaroza.
Ferreria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferreria is working the combinations to good effect here.

Ferreria closes the distance and clinches.
Barbaroza goes for a takedown attempt but Ferreria pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barbaroza walks into a stiff left hand from Ferreria.
Ferreria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ferreria clinches.
Ferreria tries to break the clinch but Barbaroza is controlling the position.

Barbaroza turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Barbaroza is breathing heavily.
Ferreria is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barbaroza has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaroza works to advance to full mount. Ferreria defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ferreria's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ferreria taking shots to the head.
Ferreria really wants to buck Barbaroza off and get back to his feet.
Barbaroza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ferreria is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Barbaroza working the ground and pound effectively.
Ferreria is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Barbaroza looking for a guillotine from mount but Ferreria is having none of it.
Ferreria is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaroza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ferreria can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ferreria is bucking up trying to escape but Barbaroza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ferreria wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Barbaroza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Barbaroza.
Ferreria is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Barbaroza landing strikes from the mount and Ferreria is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ferreria that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barbaroza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barbaroza misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ferreria wants to try and get back to his feet.
Barbaroza landing strikes from the mount and Ferreria is in trouble!
Barbaroza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barbaroza throws some wild stikes that Ferreria manages to avoid easily.
Barbaroza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barbaroza is landing with some decent strikes but Ferreria is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barbaroza lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ferreria is bucking up trying to escape but Barbaroza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreria squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreria is bucking up trying to escape but Barbaroza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barbaroza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barbaroza landing shots from mount.
Ferreria is trying to stand up.
Barbaroza unloading with bombs!
Barbaroza landing strikes from the mount.
Ferreria is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Barbaroza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barbaroza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ferreria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferreria is trying to stand back up but Barbaroza is controlling him

Barbaroza seems to be working for a kimura but Ferreria defends the submission attempt.
Barbaroza looks to land a strike but Ferreria avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ferreria keeping full guard, as Barbaroza tries to pass.
Ferreria wants to stand up but Barbaroza is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaroza with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ferreria wriggles free and stands up.
Barbaroza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ferreria moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbaroza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferreria just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferreria stops a takedown attempt from Barbaroza.
Connor Ferreria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Barbaroza.
Barbaroza keeps control of Ferreria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbaroza is trying to break the clinch but Ferreria is controlling him.

Ferreria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreria lands a lovely overhand right.
Ferreria misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferreria lands a jab-cross combination.

Ferreria forces Barbaroza back against the cage and clinches.

Barbaroza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbaroza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferreria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferreria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbaroza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbaroza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreria.
Ferreria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Ferreria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbaroza keeps control of Ferreria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barbaroza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreria tries to clinch but Barbaroza moves out of range.
Ferreria misses with a wild combination.
Ferreria tries to clinch there but Barbaroza circles away.
Barbaroza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferreria.
Barbaroza fails to land the takedown.
Ferreria scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferreria throws a series of punches but Barbaroza moves out of range.
Barbaroza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferreria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferreria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbaroza dodges the punch combination from Ferreria.

That's four 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbaroza.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferreria, as that shot connected.
Barbaroza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ferreria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferreria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferreria connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbaroza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Ferreria gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ferreria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbaroza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ferreria misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Ferreria.

Ferreria gets a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Ferreria showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferreria has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Ferreria!