PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adanez Ferrodenes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Huffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrodenes comes to the cage accompanied by TNT. Huffman has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. John Huffman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Ferrodenes
vs
Huffman

180 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

186 cm
21
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adanez Ferrodenes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Huffman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrodenes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Huffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huffman tries a head kick but it misses.
Huffman throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferrodenes.
Huffman throws a head kick but Ferrodenes moves out of range.

Ferrodenes takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Huffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferrodenes stops a takedown attempt from Huffman.

Ferrodenes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferrodenes tries to clinch up.
Huffman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrodenes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huffman but Huffman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huffman looks to land a combination but Ferrodenes avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huffman forces Ferrodenes back against the cage and clinches.

Huffman pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Ferrodenes stands up and waves to Huffman to follow him.
Huffman looks gassed!

Ferrodenes forces Huffman back against the cage and clinches.
Huffman stalling.

Ferrodenes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huffman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Adanez Ferrodenes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huffman slips a jab and a cross from Ferrodenes.
Huffman staying out of range there.
Ferrodenes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adanez Ferrodenes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huffman lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrodenes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huffman defends it nicely.
Huffman throws a series of punches but Ferrodenes avoids them all with ease.
Ferrodenes tries to clinch but Huffman is having none of it.
Ferrodenes throws a wild body kick that Huffman sees coming a mile off.
Ferrodenes fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Huffman.

Huffman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ferrodenes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrodenes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huffman manages to avoid it.
Huffman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huffman counters with a series of strikes. Ferrodenes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Huffman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ferrodenes doesn't manage to clinch there - Huffman circles away.
Huffman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huffman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferrodenes circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferrodenes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferrodenes fails to land the takedown.
Huffman fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrodenes shoots in for a takedown but Huffman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huffman leaves Ferrodenes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferrodenes looks to land a right hand but Huffman moved out of range.
Ferrodenes misses with a double jab
and Huffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Huffman has Ferrodenes up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huffman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huffman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adanez Ferrodenes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Huffman throws a series of punches but Ferrodenes avoids them all with ease.
Ferrodenes throws a sloppy head kick and Huffman moves out of range easily.
Huffman misses with a two punch combination.
Ferrodenes is looking to clinch.
Ferrodenes shoots in for a double leg but Huffman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ferrodenes throws a head kick but Huffman moves out of range.
Huffman avoids the head kick by Ferrodenes.
Adanez Ferrodenes is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferrodenes misses with a two punch combination.
Huffman is looking to clinch but Ferrodenes is avoiding it.
Huffman misses with a low kick.
John Huffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huffman throws a series of punches but Ferrodenes avoids them all with ease.
Huffman lands with a nice combination. Ferrodenes backs away looking to recover.
Huffman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ferrodenes dives in and grabs Huffman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huffman pushes down on Ferrodenes's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huffman feints a jab promting Ferrodenes to slip. Huffman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ferrodenes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Huffman.
Ferrodenes lands a head kick. Huffman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ferrodenes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huffman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferrodenes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huffman swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adanez Ferrodenes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huffman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Huffman scores with the left hand. Ferrodenes knows he should have avoided that one.
Ferrodenes lands a high kick!
Huffman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huffman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrodenes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huffman sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Ferrodenes gets tackled into the cage by Huffman. Huffman maintains the clinch.
Huffman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferrodenes pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Ferrodenes breaks the clinch.
Ferrodenes has a takedown stuffed.
Huffman tries to bum rush Ferrodenes with a series of wild strikes but Ferrodenes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferrodenes connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferrodenes misses with a jab to the body
and Huffman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Huffman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huffman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ferrodenes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Huffman sprawls well initially but Ferrodenes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferrodenes decides to return to a standing position.
Ferrodenes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huffman pinned against the cage. Huffman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab lands there for Huffman.
Ferrodenes throws a head kick but Huffman moves out of range.
Huffman scores with a body shot.
No luck for Ferrodenes with that takedown attempt.
Huffman connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrodenes misses with a right hand
and Huffman counters with a straight right hand.
Huffman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Huffman slips a jab from Ferrodenes.
Huffman throws a series of strikes that have Ferrodenes backpedaling.
Ferrodenes scores with a hook.
Ferrodenes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ferrodenes moves into the clinch.
Huffman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huffman is trying to break the clinch but Ferrodenes is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huffman working hard to break the clinch.
Huffman is trying to push Ferrodenes away but Ferrodenes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ferrodenes manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adanez Ferrodenes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Ferrodenes.
Huffman defending well as Ferrodenes loads up on a big left hand.
Huffman is looking to clinch.
Huffman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huffman.
Ferrodenes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferrodenes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ferrodenes slips a jab and a cross from Huffman.
Huffman avoids the head kick by Ferrodenes.
Ferrodenes misses with a looping right.
Huffman avoids the head kick by Ferrodenes.
Ferrodenes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferrodenes misses with a lunging right hand
and Huffman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Huffman looks to land a combination but Ferrodenes avoids it well.
Ferrodenes tries to close the distance and clinch but Huffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrodenes misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferrodenes misses with a head kick.
Huffman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Ferrodenes.
Nice straight punches there by Huffman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huffman.
Ferrodenes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Huffman pushes Ferrodenes up against the cage in a clinch.

Huffman manages to break the clinch.
Ferrodenes misses with a straight right.
Huffman throws a series of punches but Ferrodenes avoids them all with ease.
Huffman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Ferrodenes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huffman blocks a head kick by Ferrodenes.
Ferrodenes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ferrodenes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huffman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John Huffman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrodenes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huffman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ferrodenes is looking to clinch but Huffman is avoiding it.
Ferrodenes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Huffman counters with a nice body shot.
Huffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huffman throws a right and a left that Ferrodenes avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrodenes tries to clinch but Huffman moves out of range.
Jab from Ferrodenes.
Huffman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferrodenes shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferrodenes throws a looping overhand right but Huffman ducks down to avoid it.
Huffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrodenes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferrodenes lands a head kick!
Huffman looks to land a combination but Ferrodenes avoids it well.
Huffman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferrodenes.
Ferrodenes slips a jab and a cross from Huffman.
Ferrodenes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrodenes misses with a hook.
Ferrodenes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huffman misses with a few strikes there.
Ferrodenes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adanez Ferrodenes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huffman wants to clinch.
Ferrodenes keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrodenes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huffman avoids it really well and circles away.
John Huffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adanez Ferrodenes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Huffman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Huffman.
I think Ferrodenes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adanez Ferrodenes!