PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sabah Nur's choice of entrance music: Apocalipse Now. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ferrari
vs
Sabah Nur

185 cm
26
175 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

183 cm
23
181 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabah Nur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabah Nur connects with the punch.

Ferrari lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sabah Nur sprawling to the canvas. Ferrari follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sabah Nur hang on?

Sabah Nur is rocked!

It looks like En Sabah Nur has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferrari tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sabah Nur knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sabah Nur is still in real trouble! Can Ferrari finish him?
Ferrari is controlling the pace.
Sabah Nur seems to have recovered his senses.
Sabah Nur wants to control but Ferrari is keeping busy.
Ferrari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabah Nur keeps working.
Ferrari tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sabah Nur knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari is keen to just control but Sabah Nur is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vinicius Ferrari wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ferrari tries to move into range but Sabah Nur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Ferrari. Beautiful body shot.
Ferrari just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabah Nur misses with a hook.
Ferrari scores with a body shot.
Sabah Nur looks to land a combination but Ferrari avoids it well.
Ferrari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabah Nur looks gassed!
Ferrari misses with a straight right.
Ferrari just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sabah Nur counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Ferrari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabah Nur misses the jab.
Ferrari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabah Nur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferrari works over Sabah Nur's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabah Nur is just out of range.
Ferrari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabah Nur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferrari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrari looks to land a combination but Sabah Nur avoids it well.
Ferrari throws a series of strikes that have Sabah Nur backpedaling.
Ferrari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabah Nur was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrari.
Ferrari fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferrari swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabah Nur.
Ferrari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferrari swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabah Nur.
Ferrari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Sabah Nur finds it's target.
Sabah Nur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sabah Nur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferrari throws a hook but Sabah Nur avoids it easily.
Ferrari thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabah Nur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sabah Nur counters with a three punch combo that has Ferrari backing up. Ferrari nods at Sabah Nur to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari cracks a nice hook into Sabah Nur's ribs.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabah Nur moves away.
Ferrari thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabah Nur slips under a jab.
Ferrari misses with a double jab.
Sabah Nur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sabah Nur dodges the punch combination from Ferrari.
Sabah Nur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferrari finds it's way round the side to connect with Sabah Nur's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari throws a right and a left that Sabah Nur avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabah Nur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sabah Nur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferrari throws the left hand but Sabah Nur avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Ferrari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on En Sabah Nur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ferrari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabah Nur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabah Nur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferrari.
Ferrari is looking to wear down Sabah Nur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferrari scores with a hook to the body. Sabah Nur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Ferrari misses its intended target.
Ferrari connects with a single shot there.
Vinicius Ferrari is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferrari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Ferrari scores with a jab. Sabah Nur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ferrari staying out of range there.
Ferrari lands with a nice body punch.
Sabah Nur is breathing heavily.
Ferrari tries to bum rush Sabah Nur with a series of wild strikes but Sabah Nur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferrari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabah Nur can do to turn this around?
Ferrari catches Sabah Nur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabah Nur works the jab nicely.
Vinicius Ferrari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari missing with a left hand there. Sabah Nur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a looping right.
Ferrari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferrari lands a slapping body shot.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferrari lands a nice shot to the body.
Sabah Nur avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
A shot to the body from Ferrari misses
and Sabah Nur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferrari lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari lands a hook that stumbles Sabah Nur back into the cage. Ferrari follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Sabah Nur to the canvas! Ferrari pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Sabah Nur has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vinicius Ferrari!
Vinicius Ferrari is the new welterweight champion!