PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane comes to the cage accompanied by Candy Paint. Ferrall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera's Domination. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dane
vs
Ferrall

189 cm
31
184 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
184 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Ferrall!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrall.
Ferrall cracks Dane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scott Ferrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferrall misses the jab.
Ferrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dane looks to land a right hand but Ferrall moved out of range.
Ferrall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferrall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferrall throws a series of punches but Dane moves out of range.
Dane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferrall.
Dane misses the shot to the body.
Dane slips a straight right by Ferrall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane blocks a head kick by Ferrall.
Ferrall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferrall misses with a head kick.
Dane lands a leg kick that knocks Ferrall off balance momentarily.
Dane lunges at Ferrall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferrall's hand.
Ferrall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferrall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferrall to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferrall.
Dane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferrall can pounce on him.
Dane slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferrall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferrall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferrall somewhat.
Donny Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Ferrall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferrall wants to clinch up but Dane keeps it at a distance.
Dane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferrall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Ferrall misses.
Ferrall with a nice cross.
Ferrall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Ferrall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferrall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferrall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dane blocks a jab.
Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrall is just out of range.
Ferrall tries to clinch up.
Dane throws a body punch but Ferrall moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Ferrall.
Ferrall takes a swing at Dane's ribcage but misses.
Ferrall ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Dane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferrall throws out the jab.
Ferrall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrall misses with a double jab
and Dane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Ferrall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ferrall fails with the takedown.
Ferrall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dane moves away.
Dane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferrall's head backwards.
Scott Ferrall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Dane.
Ferrall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dane at a distance.
Ferrall throws a low kick but Dane moves out of range easily.
Ferrall throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferrall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott Ferrall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrall tries to clinch up but Dane circles away and keeps his distance.
Dane slips a jab and a cross from Ferrall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dane.
Ferrall looks to land a left hand but Dane moved out of range nicely.
Dane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ferrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferrall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferrall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dane misses with an uppercut. Ferrall saw that one coming.
Dane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrall.
Ferrall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dane defends it nicely.
Ferrall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Donny Dane has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall misses with a takedown
and Dane counters with a right hand to the body.
Donny Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Ferrall.
Dane lands a jab.
Ferrall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dane counters with a straight right hand.
Ferrall tries to bum rush Dane with a series of wild strikes but Dane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferrall throws a combination that misses
letting Dane counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferrall misses the jab.
Ferrall wants to clinch up but Dane keeps it at a distance.
Dane throws a leg kick
and Ferrall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Dane misses.
Dane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferrall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dane counters with a two punch combo.
Ferrall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dane fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferrall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dane to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferrall moves into the clinch.
Dane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dane breaks the clinch.
Ferrall throws a right hand that Dane ducks under and follows up with a left that Dane also avoids with ease.

Ferrall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Dane kicks off Ferrall and gets to his feet.
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!
Dane dodges the punch combination from Ferrall.
No luck for Ferrall with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dane lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Ferrall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donny Dane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ferrall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Ferrall does no damage.
Ferrall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dane swivels and escapes.
Ferrall shoots in looking for a takedown but Dane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferrall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dane keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferrall misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Ferrall with that takedown attempt.
Donny Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Ferrall.
Dane scores with a body shot.
Dane thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane throws a body punch but Ferrall moves out of range.
Ferrall moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferrall misses with a kick to the body
and Dane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferrall.
Dane cracks Ferrall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferrall misses with an uppercut.
Ferrall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrall throws a jab when Dane was well out of range.
A big right from Dane misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane slips a jab and a cross from Ferrall.
Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrall.
Ferrall misses with a takedown
and Dane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferrall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferrall throws a jab when Dane was well out of range.
Dane with a jab.
Dane catches Ferrall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Dane scores with a takedown into Ferrall's guard.
Dane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dane gets to his feet - Ferrall follows without any prompting.
Dane lands with a cross.
Ferrall lands a jab.
Dane misses with a straight right.
Dane throws a hook but Ferrall avoids it easily.
Ferrall misses the jab.
Ferrall ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
A big left from Ferrall misses.
Donny Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferrall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ferrall scores with the left hand. Dane knows he should have avoided that one.
Dane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scott Ferrall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ferrall throws a sloppy head kick and Dane moves out of range easily.

Ferrall has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Dane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Dane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donny Dane.
I think Ferrall 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Ferrall!
In his post fight interview, Scott Ferrall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.