PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Shaunessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaunessey comes into the arena with Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shaunessey
vs
Ferrari

164 cm
23
152 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

189 cm
24
158 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaughn Shaunessey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaunessey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrari.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaunessey moves away.
Shaunessey connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body kick from Shaunessey.
Ferrari blocks a head kick by Shaunessey.
Shaunessey throws a leg kick which misses Ferrari's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferrari tries to avoid it.

Shaunessey pushes Ferrari up against the cage in a clinch.
Shaunessey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shaunessey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shaunessey lands a knee to the head.

Ferrari is rocked!

It looks like Vito Ferrari has been cut.
Ferrari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferrari is still on wobbly legs! Can Shaunessey finish him?
Shaunessey tries to break the clinch but Ferrari is controlling the position.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Ferrari trying to control the position but instead, Shaunessey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferrari into the cage.
Ferrari seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaunessey is trying to break the clinch but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage.
Ferrari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shaunessey is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari wants to break free but Shaunessey has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Shaunessey drops Ferrari with a big knee straight up the middle! Ferrari is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Shaunessey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari tries to score with a low kick but Shaunessey moves his leg out of the way.
Shaunessey throws a hook but Ferrari avoids it easily.
Ferrari connects with a body shot.
Shaunessey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaunessey cracks Ferrari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferrari avoids the body shot from Shaunessey.
Ferrari moves out of range of the leg kick from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaunessey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferrari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari checks the leg kick.
A big right from Shaunessey misses.
Ferrari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vaughn Shaunessey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Ferrari tries to clinch up.
Shaunessey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaunessey ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
Shaunessey tests Ferrari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaunessey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferrari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaunessey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaunessey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferrari's calf.
Ferrari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferrari.

It looks like Vaughn Shaunessey has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Ferrari.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferrari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaunessey throws a body punch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Shaunessey slips a jab and a cross from Ferrari.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaunessey misses the target.
Ferrari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaunessey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaunessey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaunessey tests Ferrari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaunessey tries to move into range but Ferrari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Shaunessey misses.
Ferrari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferrari swings for the body but Shaunessey moves out of range.
Ferrari cracks Shaunessey with a good jab.
Ferrari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Ferrari misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrari. Shaunessey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaunessey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferrari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shaunessey.
A low kick from Shaunessey misses
and Ferrari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shaunessey's knee momentarily.
Shaunessey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferrari's calf.
Ferrari moves out of range as Shaunessey throws a body kick.
Shaunessey sizes up Ferrari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shaunessey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferrari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaunessey.
Ferrari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaunessey motions for Ferrari to come forward. Shaunessey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaunessey misses with a leg kick.
Ferrari staying out of range there.
Shaunessey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrari was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaughn Shaunessey dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ferrari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shaunessey scores with a body shot.
Shaunessey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shaunessey tries to clinch but Ferrari is having none of it.
Good work by Shaunessey as he checks the leg kick.
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaunessey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaunessey throws a jab when Ferrari was well out of range.
Shaunessey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferrari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaughn Shaunessey is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaunessey cracks Ferrari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferrari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shaunesseys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shaunessey connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaunessey misses with a straight right.
Ferrari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaunessey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferrari's sensitive parts.
Shaunessey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaunessey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferrari throws a one two combo.
Ferrari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaunessey misses the shot to the body.
Shaunessey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ferrari.
Shaunessey misses with a body shot.
Ferrari lands with a shot to the body.
Shaunessey misses the shot to the body.
Shaunessey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferrari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Ferrari scores with the left hand. Shaunessey knows he should have avoided that one.
Ferrari lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shaunessey checks it well.
Shaunessey misses with a low kick.
Shaunessey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferrari. Ferrari obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari throws a series of punches but Shaunessey avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Shaunessey.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferrari.
Shaunessey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaunessey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shaunessey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferrari lands a lovely overhand right.
Ferrari misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Shaunessey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shaunessey.
Shaunessey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferrari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Shaunessey.
Ferrari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferrari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaunessey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferrari takes a step back to recover.
Ferrari pushes Shaunessey away with a front kick.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Ferrari avoids a kick to the body.
Shaunessey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari moves out of range of the body kick from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Shaunessey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferrari if he has to take too many more of those.
Shaunessey scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ferrari moves away from the strike by Shaunessey.
Shaunessey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaunessey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferrari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferrari looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Shaunessey lands a big right hand that sends Ferrari crashing to the mat! Shaunessey stays standing though and waves Ferrari back to his feet!
Shaunessey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shaunessey throws a leg kick but Ferrari moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaunessey.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferrari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shaunessey - the referee stops the clock and Ferrari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shaunessey. Ferrari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaunessey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shaunessey lands with a nice body punch.
Ferrari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaunessey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferrari scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaughn Shaunessey dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shaunessey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaunessey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferrari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferrari scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferrari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaunessey. Shaunessey obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferrari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Shaunessey! Ferrari is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaughn Shaunessey!
Vaughn Shaunessey is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Vaughn Shaunessey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.