PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa has chosen Jore Marjaranta - Tunteisiin as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Ferreira
vs
Taalasmaa

186 cm
30
197 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

184 cm
28
194 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Legal High's [CBK]
[CBK] Smashwear Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira is looking to chop away at Taalasmaa's legs.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taalasmaa misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to the nose.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and Ferreira makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Taalasmaa really felt that one!
Nice cross by Taalasmaa.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Ferreira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taalasmaa is able to avoid easily.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
Taalasmaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ferreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferreira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa looks to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Taalasmaa's leg. Taalasmaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
Taalasmaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
Taalasmaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
Ferreira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taalasmaa thinking.
Ferreira misses with a right hand
and Taalasmaa counters with a left and a right that stings Ferreira.
Taalasmaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taalasmaa looks to clinch
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taalasmaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira drops his hands momentarily and Taalasmaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa blocks a leg kick.
Taalasmaa misses the jab.
Taalasmaa misses the body punch
and Ferreira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taalasmaa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ferreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taalasmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two 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.
Taalasmaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Ferreira tries to sprawl but Taalasmaa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferreira's head.
Taalasmaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Ferreira is defending well.
Taalasmaa is stalling here. Ferreira is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Taalasmaa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ferreira has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa is pushing Ferreira's head away, looking to escape. Ferreira manages to hold on to the position though.

Ferreira decides to stand back up.
Ferreira scores with a jab. Taalasmaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taalasmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferreira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taalasmaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taalasmaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taalasmaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Taalasmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Taalasmaa counters with a left to the body.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kari Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ferreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kari Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira misses with a hook
and Taalasmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
Ferreira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch but Ferreira slips to the side
and Ferreira counters with a good low kick that Taalasmaa was not able to check.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taalasmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa cracks Ferreira with a good jab.
Ferreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferreira throws a right hand that Taalasmaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Taalasmaa also avoids with ease.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab to the body
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Taalasmaa both land. Nice combination.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira misses with a head kick.
Ferreira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taalasmaa throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Taalasmaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferreira pinned against the cage. Ferreira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Ferreira clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that misses
and Taalasmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taalasmaa is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronaldo Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt - Ferreira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook

and Ferreira counters by moving into the clinch.
Ferreira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Ferreira wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Taalasmaa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taalasmaa.

Ferreira manages to break the clinch.
Ferreira wants to land a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab to the body
and Ferreira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taalasmaa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ferreira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
Taalasmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira misses with a hook
enabling Taalasmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taalasmaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taalasmaa misses with a left hand
and Ferreira counters with an outside leg kick.

Taalasmaa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Taalasmaa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Taalasmaa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kari Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Ferreira avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferreira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taalasmaa counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a right hand that Taalasmaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Taalasmaa also avoids with ease.
Taalasmaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferreira counters with a low kick, right behind Taalasmaa 's knee.

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.

Ferreira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taalasmaa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ferreira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taalasmaa is controlling him.
Taalasmaa is pushing down on Ferreira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferreira is fighting to maintain full guard but Taalasmaa has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa wants to pass to mount but Ferreira is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taalasmaa is just content to waste time from the top position. Ferreira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Taalasmaa looking to pass the guard.

Taalasmaa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ferreira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ferreira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ferreira!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taalasmaa tries to bench press Ferreira off him but Ferreira keeps the position.
Ferreira trying to control the action but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ferreira's best efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kari Taalasmaa.
I think Taalasmaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kari Taalasmaa! Kari Taalasmaa retains his middleweight title!