PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ferragem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Nassim de Monte Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying de Monte Cristo's choice of entrance music: Rebecca Black - Friday (Such an epic song, isn't it?). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferragem
vs
Nassim de Monte Cristo

180 cm
22
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Ferragem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Nassim de Monte Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferragem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferragem misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferragem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferragem throws out a loose jab but de Monte Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
de Monte Cristo tries to clinch there but Ferragem circles away.
Ferragem misses with a series of wild punches.

Ferragem drives through and clinches with de Monte Cristo against the cage.
de Monte Cristo tries to pull guard but Ferragem holds him up against the cage and eventually de Monte Cristo drops back down to his feet.
Ferragem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Abdul Nassim de Monte Cristo has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferragem lands a left hand that snaps the head of de Monte Cristo backwards.
de Monte Cristo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ferragem is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferragem.
Nice body punch from Ferragem.
Ferragem lands a nice uppercut.

de Monte Cristo is rocked!
Ferragem lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops de Monte Cristo to his knees! Ferragem keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Ferragem!