PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Liver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Pablo Ferreira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mister Liver's chin.

Ferreira
vs
Liver

179 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mister Liver!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferreira tries to sprawl but Liver drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Liver decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Ferreira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Liver counters with a shoot takedown. Ferreira fights it but they end up in guard.
Liver with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liver is pushing down on Ferreira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferreira is fighting to maintain full guard but Liver has managed to sneak the leg through.
Liver not doing much here.

Liver decides to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Liver clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liver gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ferreira regains guard.
Ferreira can't keep his opponent in guard - Liver advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ferreira tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Liver manages to move to mount!

Liver looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Liver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Liver lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liver lands with some strikes.
Liver looking to control and managing it successfully.
It looks like Liver might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liver controlling from the full mount.
Liver with shots to the head and body - Ferreira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Liver looking to control and managing it successfully.

Liver stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Liver has closed the distance and engaged Ferreira in a clinch.
Ferreira tries for a takedown. No joy.

Liver has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ferreira is trying to keep an underhook but Liver manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Liver works his way into full mount!
Liver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Liver looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Liver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Ferreira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Liver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Liver lands in his opponent's guard.
Liver engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Liver passes Ferreira's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Liver decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liver feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Liver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Liver lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liver's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mister Liver wasn't active enough on the ground.

Liver moves into range and clinches up with Ferreira.

Liver pulls guard effortlessly.
Liver is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Liver striking off his back.

Liver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferreira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferreira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Liver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liver trying to control the position here.

Liver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferreira defends it easily.

Liver has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ferreira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Liver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Liver counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferreira is looking to regain half guard here but Liver keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferreira is working hard here to advance position.

Liver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ferreira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ferreira gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Liver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Ferreira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Liver scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Liver seems content to control.
Ferreira is in trouble now - Liver has advanced to mount!
Liver with good strikes from the mount here!
Ferreira wants to control but Liver is having none of it.
Liver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferreira?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liver landing strikes from the mount.
Liver controlling the position easily from mount.
Liver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liver controlling the position easily from mount.
Liver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Liver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liver fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ferreira is working to get back to half guard.
Liver content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is in all sorts of trouble here.

Liver is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Liver has managed to clinch.

Liver has Ferreira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Liver pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ferreira tumbling to the mat - Liver dives into Ferreira's guard.
Liver passes Ferreira's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liver not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Liver connects with a nice short shot to Ferreira's temple.
Ferreira has a hand on Liver's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Liver takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Liver content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Liver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Liver!