PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Audley Obiri Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ferrari
vs
Obiri Yeboah

196 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Audley Obiri Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrari slips a jab and a cross from Obiri Yeboah.

Ferrari throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Obiri Yeboah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ferrari is in Obiri Yeboah's guard.
Ferrari tries to free his leg and advance position but Obiri Yeboah is retaining full guard.
Ferrari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Obiri Yeboah wants to sweep here but Ferrari controlling him for the moment.
Ferrari controls from within his opponent's guard.

Ferrari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrari is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Obiri Yeboah will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dominic Ferrari wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Obiri Yeboah jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferrari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obiri Yeboah is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ferrari has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Obiri Yeboah is trying to escape the position but Ferrari is controlling the position.
Ferrari wants to take a breather but Obiri Yeboah manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ferrari.
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obiri Yeboah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferrari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Dominic Ferrari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obiri Yeboah throwing strikes but missing.
Obiri Yeboah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obiri Yeboah trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Obiri Yeboah wants to stand and escape but instead Ferrari has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ferrari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ferrari perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ferrari'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.
Ferrari seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Obiri Yeboah for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Ferrari dominated that round.
That's time! Ferrari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Obiri Yeboah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ferrari decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Obiri Yeboah's guard.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Obiri Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obiri Yeboah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ferrari content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari looking to sit in guard and control but Obiri Yeboah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Obiri Yeboah should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ferrari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Dominic Ferrari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Obiri Yeboah loads up on a big right hand but Ferrari slips the punch.
Obiri Yeboah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ferrari counters with a single leg into guard. Obiri Yeboah didn't expect that.
Ferrari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obiri Yeboah trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrari is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obiri Yeboah fails with the takedown

and Ferrari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Obiri Yeboah won't be happy with that.
Dominic Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Audley Obiri Yeboah.
A lull in the action here as Ferrari stalls from top position.

Ferrari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Obiri Yeboah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Obiri Yeboah will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to take a break and control but Obiri Yeboah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrari content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ferrari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.

Ferrari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Obiri Yeboah is not content to let Ferrari control the position.
Obiri Yeboah is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Ferrari dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Obiri Yeboah gets a takedown into half guard.
Ferrari is pressing down on Obiri Yeboah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Obiri Yeboah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Obiri Yeboah working some strikes from top position.
Obiri Yeboah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferrari's head.
Obiri Yeboah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrari looking to control.
Ferrari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferrari is looking to stall here but Obiri Yeboah recovers full guard.
Ferrari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obiri Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Obiri Yeboah's face as Ferrari controls the position.
Obiri Yeboah wants to control but Ferrari postures up.
Ferrari slows the pace down.

That's two 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Obiri Yeboah fails with the takedown

and Ferrari counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Obiri Yeboah is in trouble now - Ferrari has advanced to mount!
Ferrari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Obiri Yeboah is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Ferrari has taken his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obiri Yeboah staying busy and making it hard for Ferrari to control.
Ferrari has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Obiri Yeboah's body.
Audley Obiri Yeboah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.

Obiri Yeboah is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ferrari gets his way!
Obiri Yeboah is trying to get back to his feet but Ferrari has full control of the position and if anything, Obiri Yeboah has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ferrari biding his time, controlling Obiri Yeboah.
Ferrari trying to control momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Ferrari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferrari 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Ferrari!