PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Izecson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Ferreira has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Izecson
vs
Ferreira

201 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

199 cm
18
256 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Izecson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ferreira does no damage.
Ferreira tries to clinch up.
Ferreira misses with a two punch combination.

Ferreira gets caught flat footed, as Izecson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Izecson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferreira is retaining full guard.

Izecson stands up from Ferreira's guard - Izecson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ferreira wants to clinch.

Izecson moves into range and clinches up with Ferreira.

Izecson breaks the clinch.
Ferreira misses with a jab, cross combination.

Izecson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ferreira!
Ferreira looks gassed!
Ferreira really wants to buck Izecson off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Ferreira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Izecson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izecson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ferreira for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izecson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ferreira can't escape the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luiz Izecson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Izecson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Izecson has Ferreira pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Izecson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izecson thuds his right hand into Ferreira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Izecson instigates a clinch.
Ferreira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Izecson leaning his opponent against the cage.

Izecson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Izecson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Izecson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izecson scores with a head kick. Ferreira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Izecson drives through with a takedown into guard.

Izecson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Richard Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Izecson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ferreira seems a little lost for a moment, as Izecson dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Izecson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Izecson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Izecson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Izecson looking to finish Ferreira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ferreira!
Izecson scoring with strikes but Ferreira is staying in there.
Izecson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Izecson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferreira on the ground.
Izecson lands with some strikes.
Izecson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izecson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Izecson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Izecson controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Izecson with good strikes from the mount here!
Izecson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Izecson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ferreira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Izecson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Izecson gets to his feet. Ferreira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Izecson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ferreira.

Izecson drives through and clinches with Ferreira against the cage.
Izecson landing knees to the body.
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!
Izecson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Izecson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Izecson scores with a takedown into Ferreira's guard.

Izecson stands up from Ferreira's guard - Izecson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Izecson.
Izecson controlling from side mount.

Izecson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ferreira to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferreira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Izecson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
Ferreira being controlled here, momentarily.
Ferreira has a closed guard, preventing Izecson from standing up.
Izecson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luiz Izecson.
Ferreira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izecson.

Izecson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ferreira was covering up waiting for the punch and Izecson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Izecson chips away with some ground and pound.
Luiz Izecson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Izecson controlling him for the moment.
Izecson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Izecson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Izecson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Luiz Izecson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ferreira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Izecson throws a nice head kick!

Izecson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Izecson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferreira!
Izecson controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Izecson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferreira really wants to buck Izecson off and get back to his feet.
Izecson controlling his opponent.
Izecson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Izecson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Izecson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Izecson darts in and clinches Ferreira up against the cage.

Izecson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses

and Izecson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ferreira's guard now.
Izecson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Izecson scoring with some ground and pound.
Izecson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luiz Izecson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Izecson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferreira to the mat! Ferreira manages to get full guard.
Izecson works over Ferreira with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Izecson stands and steps away. Ferreira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Izecson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ferreira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Izecson is in Ferreira's guard.

Ferreira is working an open guard so Izecson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Izecson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ferreira is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Izecson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Luiz Izecson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ferreira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izecson counters with a series of strikes. Ferreira will be more careful next time no doubt.

Izecson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izecson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Izecson working the head and body with strikes.
Izecson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Izecson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ferreira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izecson looking to control and managing it successfully.

Izecson looking for a guillotine from mount but Ferreira is having none of it.
Izecson controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Izecson has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferreira wants to try and get back to his feet.
Izecson raining down shots from the mount!
Izecson controlling from mount.
Ferreira tries to reverse the position but Izecson maintains control.
Izecson controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Izecson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Izecson 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Izecson!