PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). French's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hunters. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mario Ferrari enters the cage!

French
vs
Ferrari

188 cm
23
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

198 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
French misses with a wild body shot.
Ferrari tries to clinch there but French circles away.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
French throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
French is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferrari.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari moves away from the strike by French.
French misses with a body shot.
French lands with a shot to the body.
Ferrari blocks a leg kick.
French lands with an overhand left.
French checks a low kick from Ferrari.
French ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
Ferrari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
French takes one to the chin there.
French throws the left hand but Ferrari avoids the punch easily.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari is looking to slow French down with leg kicks.
Ferrari misses with the body kick
and French counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferrari ducks under a wild hook from French.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
French ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferrari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari closes the distance looking to clinch
and French counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferrari blocks the body kick.
French misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
French pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
French throws a shot to the body.
Ferrari is looking to land body kicks.
Ferrari misses with a straight left.
French lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferrari circles away quickly and effectively.
French tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrari was well out of range. Poor timing from French.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
French misses with a straight left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
French keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferrari lands with a cross.
French misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - French looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
French swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.
French on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
French missing with a left hand there. Ferrari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferrari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrari feints and then cracks French's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow French down.
French takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Steve French has been cut.
French fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid body kick from Ferrari.
Ferrari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by French.
French misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from French.
Ferrari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferrari moves in looking to clinch but French pushes him off.
Ferrari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Ferrari.
French tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrari was well out of range. Poor timing from French.
French is looking to wear down Ferrari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
French fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferrari on the side of the head.
French wants to clinch up but Ferrari keeps it at a distance.
French misses with a body kick.
Ferrari connects with a high kick.

French is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
French looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Ferrari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ferrari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from French finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferrari's head.
French waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferrari.
Ferrari looks to land a combination but French avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari looks to land a right hand but French moved out of range.
Ferrari scoring well with a low kick there.
French throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari connects with a body shot.
A big left from French misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferrari!
French is breathing heavily.
Ferrari misses with a hook.
A cross from Ferrari lands.
Ferrari is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferrari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
French throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferrari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferrari lands with an overhand left.
Oh French is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. French takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Ferrari sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! French bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Ferrari!
A relieved looking Mario Ferrari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.