PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ferro
vs
Dumas

187 cm
33
215 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Granite chin

Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service)

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Ferro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Con Dumas!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas tries to clinch up but Ferro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dumas has his takedown stuffed
and Ferro counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Ferro misses.

Dumas gets tackled into the cage by Ferro. Ferro maintains the clinch.
Ferro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dumass head.

It looks like Con Dumas has been cut.
Ferro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dumas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dumas blocks a body shot from Ferro.
Dumas tries to pull guard but Ferro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dumas tries to pull guard but Ferro won't allow it.
Bruno Ferro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con Dumas.
Ferro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferro tries to land knees in the clinch but Dumas avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ferro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferro misses with a punch on the inside.
Dumas blocks a body shot from Ferro.
Dumas blocks a body shot from Ferro.
Ferro tries a body shot but Dumas blocks it.
Ferro misses with a body punch.
Ferro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferro misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ferro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dumas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dumas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferro counters with a series of strikes. Dumas will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dumas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dumas shoots and misses
and Ferro counters with a thumping low kick.
Dumas looks gassed!
Ferro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dumas back to the cage. Ferro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good leg kick by Ferro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferro fakes the leg kick and cracks Dumas in the body.
Bruno Ferro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferro misses with a two punch combination.
Dumas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferro swinging wildly here.
Ferro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferro lands a nice hook to Dumas's body. Dumas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Con Dumas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferro misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Ferro lands but Dumas takes it in his stride.
Dumas misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumas fails with the takedown
and Ferro counters with a two punch combo.
Dumas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferro counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Ferro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Con Dumas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ferro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dumas circles away quickly and effectively.
Dumas 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.
Ferro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ferro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumas with a poor takedown
and Ferro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ferro.
Dumas drops his hands momentarily and Ferro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dumas fails with the takedown.
Dumas is breathing heavily.
Dumas fails with the takedown
and Ferro counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruno Ferro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con Dumas.
Ferro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dumas can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferro.
Ferro cracks Dumas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dumas shoots in but Ferro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dumas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferro.

That has opened up Con Dumas's cut even more.
Dumas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferro counters with a series of strikes. Dumas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bruno Ferro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferro is looking to slow Dumas down with leg kicks.
Ferro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumas has his takedown stuffed
and Ferro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dumas's knee momentarily.
Dumas dodges the punch combination from Ferro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Ferro does no damage.
Dumas walks into a straight right hand from Ferro.
Dumas shoots in looking for a takedown. Ferro tries to sprawl out of it but Dumas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ferro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas slips a jab and a cross from Ferro.
Dumas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dumas tries for a takedown but Ferro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Ferro closes the distance and pushes Dumas back into the cage.
Ferro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dumas managing to block the knees to the body from Ferro.
Ferro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dumas managing to block the knees to the body from Ferro.
Ferro tries to throw a body punch but Dumas avoids it by throwing Ferro back against the cage.
Dumas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ferro is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dumas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferro tries a knee to the head but Dumas blocks it.
Dumas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dumas blocks a body shot from Ferro.
Ferro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dumas.
Ferro landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferro.
Ferro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dumas is defending well for now.
Ferro tries to throw a body punch but Dumas avoids it by throwing Ferro back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dumas pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ferro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dumas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dumas keeping moving, preventing Ferro from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Ferro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Con Dumas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dumas fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferro fails to land with a series of punches.
Dumas fails with the takedown
and Ferro counters with a body kick.
Dumas tries to clinch there but Ferro circles away.
Ferro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ferro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dumas takes a step back to recover.
Dumas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferro as he jumps to the side.
Bruno Ferro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con Dumas.
Dumas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferro swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dumas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferro but Ferro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ferro throws a right hand that Dumas ducks under and follows up with a left that Dumas also avoids with ease.
Dumas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferro counters with a nice leg kick.
Ferro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferro scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Ferro does no damage.
Dumas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferro fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferro.
Ferro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dumas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Ferro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferro throws a right hand that Dumas ducks under and follows up with a left that Dumas also avoids with ease.
Ferro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dumas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferro cracks the inside of Dumas's front leg.
Bruno Ferro is winning the standup battle so far.
Dumas shoots and misses
and Ferro counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ferro does no damage.
Ferro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dumas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dumas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ferro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ferro cracks the inside of Dumas's front leg.
Ferro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Dumas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dumas showed some decent athleticism there.

Ferro is defending against the submission attempts here by Dumas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dumas wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dumas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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. Dumas connects with a nice short shot to Ferro's temple.
Ferro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dumas.
Con Dumas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dumas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Ferro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Ferro!
Bruno Ferro tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.