PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender and Bruno Ferro. Bruno Ferro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sam Fender
vs
Ferro

197 cm
29
218 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

187 cm
33
215 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Gilop®

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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cpl. Sam Fender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fender scores with a hook to the body. Ferro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fender scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferro should have avoided that one.
Fender slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fender scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fender.
Fender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferro was well out of range. Poor timing from Fender.
Ferro checks a leg kick.
Fender scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferro in his tracks.
Ferro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro ducks under a wild hook from Fender.
Fender swings for the body but Ferro moves out of range.
Ferro misses with a wild combination.
Ferro misses with a wild combination.
Fender takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cpl. Sam Fender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferro misses with the combination.

Ferro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferro wants to free his trapped foot but Fender is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender is trying to maintain the position but Ferro is very close to passing his half guard.

Fender looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fender keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fender is looking to improve his position.
Fender wants to control but Ferro is keeping busy.

Fender is defending against the submission attempts here by Ferro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferro is thwarting Fender's attempts to control the position.
Fender is holding on to half guard well.
Fender is trying to control but can't.
Ferro prevents Fender from improving his position.

Ferro is looking for a kimura but Fender is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ferro to get the leverage.

Ferro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Ferro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fender keeping control of the position.
Fender gets back to full guard.

Fender is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ferro frees his head nicely. Oh but Fender has switched to an armbar! Ferro is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cpl. Sam Fender!
Cpl. Sam Fender thanked the fans post fight for their support.