PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Derleth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ferreira
vs
Derleth

180 cm
29
145 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

176 cm
28
135 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Derleth!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derleth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derleth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derleth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Derleth tries to move into range but Ferreira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Derleth misses.
Derleth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Derleth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derleth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
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.
Derleth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derleth throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Derleth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Derleth is looking to clinch.
Derleth throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Ferreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Derleth.
Derleth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derleth throws a head kick that misses.
Derleth scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Derleth.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferreira as he connects with a hook.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
August Derleth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ferreira clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derleth throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Derleth fails to land.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Derleth tries to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling the position.
Ferreira is trying to break free.
Derleth pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferreira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Derleth to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferreira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Derleth tries a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks it.
Derleth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body.
Derleth avoiding damage as Ferreira throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Derleth.
Derleth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
Derleth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Derleth.
August Derleth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derleth wants to clinch but Ferreira slips to the side

and Ferreira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ferreira blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Derleth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Derleth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ferreira up against the cage.
Derleth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Derleth working hard to break the clinch.

Derleth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derleth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferreira counters with a series of strikes. Derleth will be more careful next time no doubt.
Derleth throws a head kick that misses.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but Derleth checks it.

Derleth clinches up with Ferreira and pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferreira dodges an elbow strike from Derleth.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
Derleth wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferreira won't allow it.
Derleth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferreira avoids a wild elbow strike from Derleth.
Derleth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferreira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derleth backwards.
Ferreira keeps control of Derleth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Derleth lands with a right to the head.
Ferreira works on Derleth's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derleth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferreira's brow.
Derleth throws a head punch that misses.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira cracks Derleth with a nice body shot.
Ferreira is working Derleth over against the cage.
Ferreira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derleth lands a knee to the body.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferreira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Derleth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derleth circles away quickly and effectively.
Derleth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferreira counters with a solid body kick.
Derleth throws a low kick but Ferreira avoids it.

Derleth forces Ferreira back against the cage and clinches.
Derleth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ferreira tries to score a body lock takedown but Derleth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Derleth lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Ferreira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derleth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferreira pushes Derleth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ferreira lands a knee to the head.
Ferreira lands a shot to the body.
Derleth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferreira just leaning against Derleth, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ferreira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Derleth throws a head kick that misses.
Derleth looks to clinch

and Ferreira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ferreira won't allow Derleth to get back to his feet.
Ferreira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferreira pushes down on Derleth's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ferreira is trying to work for a kimura but Derleth is defending well.
Ferreira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferreira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derleth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira working over Derleth with some ground and pound. Derleth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ferreira misses with a head shot. Derleth uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ferreira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derleth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferreira is controlling him.
Ferreira trying to control but Derleth is working from the bottom.
Derleth wants to get back to his feet but Ferreira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ferreira won't allow Derleth to sweep him here.
Derleth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferreira.
Derleth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derleth keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Derleth can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferreira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derleth is looking to escape.
Ferreira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Derleth is refusing to be controlled, as Ferreira sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferreira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Derleth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Derleth is trying to stand up here but Ferreira is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ferreira trying to control from half guard but Derleth is working away.
Ferreira not doing much here.
Ferreira is looking to pass Derleth's guard but actually Derleth recovers to full guard.
Ferreira pushing down on Derleth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ferreira pushes Derleth up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks an elbow strike from Derleth.

Derleth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
August Derleth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira misses with a head kick.
Ferreira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Ferreira takes the fight into the clinch.
Derleth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Derleth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Derleth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferreira's defenses.
Derleth tries to stall but Ferreira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferreira with a knee to the head.
Ferreira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Derleth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Derleth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Derleth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Ferreira - that landed with a thud.
Derleth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferreira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Derleth walks away with a smile on his face. Ferreira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derleth throws a head kick that misses
and Derleth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Derleth looks to throw a body kick

and Ferreira counters by moving into the clinch.
Derleth with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferreira, as that shot connected.
Derleth tries to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Derleth tries to clinch up
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Derleth thinking.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Derleth counters with a good low kick that Ferreira was not able to check.
Derleth misses with a series of wild punches.
Derleth tries to clinch

and Ferreira counters with a shoot takedown. Derleth fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferreira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Derleth some visible discomfort.
Ferreira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira staying calm.
Derleth tries to buck Ferreira off but Ferreira is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to take a break and control but Derleth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferreira remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Derleth taking a bit of punishment here - Ferreira scoring with strikes.
Derleth wants to get back to his feet but Ferreira drags him back down.
Derleth can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ferreira in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ferreira working away.

Ferreira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferreira is looking to take a break and control but Derleth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
August Derleth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Derleth works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Ferreira!