PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinando Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victorio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ferrari
vs
Nogueira

178 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victorio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nogueira 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 Ferrari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ferrari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Nogueira gets caught flat footed, as Ferrari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ferrari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Nogueira trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrari is proving a slippery customer.
Ferrari landing with the ground and pound.
Ferrari is looking to work some ground and pound but Nogueira has wrist control.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrari throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ferrari distracts Nogueira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ferrari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throwing strikes but missing.
Ferrari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferrari is working Nogueira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ferrari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ferrari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ferrari scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nogueira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferrari is looking to work some ground and pound but Nogueira has wrist control.
Ferrari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferrari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferrari wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrari.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Ferrari from controlling successfully.
Nogueira is trying to keep Ferrari in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferrari is looking to work some ground and pound but Nogueira has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nogueira has Ferrari pulled in close to control his posture.
Ferrari is pushing down on Nogueira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nogueira is fighting to maintain full guard but Ferrari has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ferrari throwing shots but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
Ferrari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nogueira defending well though.
Ferrari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.
Ferrari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ferrari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nogueira's head.
Ferrari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nogueira to regain full guard.
Ferrari lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ferrari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrari throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferrari works over Nogueira with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinando Ferrari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Nogueira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferrari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferrari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nogueira tries to avoid it but Ferrari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nogueira to the ground. Nogueira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ferrari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferrari missing with a left hand there. Nogueira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Ferrari.
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrari.
Ferrari punishes Nogueira's body with a nice straight punch.
Nogueira misses with a body kick.
Ferrari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nogueira stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferrari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Nogueira's head but Nogueira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nogueira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nogueira checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferrari fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinando Ferrari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferrari.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nogueira. That's going to slow Ferrari down.
Ferrari just misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Ferrari checks it.
Nogueira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.

Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Ferrari in a clinch.
Ferrari misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari pulls guard successfully.
Nogueira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferrari's guard.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from Ferrari.
Nogueira looking to sit in guard and control but Ferrari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari postures up in Nogueira's guard and throws a big left but Nogueira blocks it.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Ferrari wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari cracks Nogueira with a solid left hand.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Nogueira trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferrari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferrari chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferrari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nogueira's guard.
Ferrari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferrari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nogueira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferrari throwing shots but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Ferrari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nogueira trying to control here.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrari.
Ferrari drops an elbow to the side of Nogueira's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferrari lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Ferrari.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinando Ferrari dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ferrari throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Ferrari lunges at Nogueira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nogueira's hand.
Ferrari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ferrari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferrari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira walks into a straight right hand from Ferrari.
Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferrari finish him?
Ferrari connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Nogueira! He's out on his feet! Ferrari rushes in and drops Nogueira with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ferdinando Ferrari!
After the fight, Ferdinando Ferrari was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.