PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vito Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Taurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vito Ferrari has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ferrari
vs
Taurus

189 cm
26
158 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
148 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

[IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus tries to bum rush Ferrari with a series of wild strikes but Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taurus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taurus misses with a low kick as Ferrari jumps back.
Ferrari throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Taurus throws a right hand that misses
and Ferrari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taurus connects with an inside leg kick.
Taurus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taurus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrari lands a jab to Taurus's midsection.
Taurus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Taurus moves out of range.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Taurus.
Taurus misses with a body kick.
Taurus defending well as Ferrari loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari dips to his left and cracks Taurus with an uppercut!
Taurus on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari fakes the leg kick and cracks Taurus in the body.
Ferrari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ferrari throws a low kick, looking for Taurus's leg but Taurus calmly moves out of range.
Ferrari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taurus ducks right into an uppercut from Ferrari.
Vito Ferrari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taurus throws a head kick but Ferrari moves out of range.
Taurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferrari.
Taurus throws a push kick but Ferrari slaps the foot to one side.
Taurus blocks a head kick by Ferrari.
Taurus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferrari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Ferrari has closed the distance and engaged Taurus in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taurus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
Ferrari blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is pushing Taurus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
Ferrari with a hook.
That kick from Taurus tenderised Ferrari's leg. Ferrari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taurus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferrari's calf.
Ferrari 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.
Sloppy strikes from Ferrari. Those never looked like landing.
Ferrari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ferrari misses with a hook. Taurus ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taurus. Ferrari shrugs it off though.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferrari. That's going to slow Taurus down.
Ferrari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ferrari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taurus can pounce on him.
Ferrari looks to land a combination but Taurus avoids it well.
Ferrari 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.
Taurus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taurus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Taurus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ferrari takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Ferrari misses

and Taurus counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Taurus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taurus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taurus lands a nice uppercut.
Ferrari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taurus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taurus lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taurus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taurus lands an elbow just above Ferrari 's eye.
A short left from Ferrari.
Taurus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taurus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferrari.
Taurus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taurus misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferrari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferrari avoids the elbow strike from Taurus, against the cage.
Ferrari managing to block the knees to the body from Taurus.
Taurus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taurus lands an elbow inside.
Ferrari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miguel Taurus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ferrari closes the distance looking to clinch

and Taurus counters by clinching up.
Taurus tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
Taurus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferrari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taurus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferrari's face.
Taurus pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferrari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taurus tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
Taurus misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferrari taking a breather.
Taurus misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Ferrari.
Ferrari blocks an elbow strike from Taurus.
A knee to the head by Taurus.
Ferrari lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
Ferrari is pushing Taurus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taurus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taurus lands an elbow inside.
Ferrari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taurus.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ferrari is trying to stall.
Taurus misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taurus.
Ferrari takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Vito Ferrari has been cut.
Taurus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferrari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vito Ferrari is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taurus connects with an inside leg kick.
Taurus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferrari avoids it really well and circles away.
Vito Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Taurus.
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taurus avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
Taurus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferrari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Ferrari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!

Taurus tries to keep at a distance but Ferrari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miguel Taurus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taurus landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taurus.
Ferrari tries to work over Taurus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus looking to throw knees to the head but Ferrari is blocking nicely.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Ferrari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taurus's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taurus.
Ferrari looking to slow down the pace here.
Ferrari blocking some punches.

Ferrari manages to break the clinch.
Taurus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miguel Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari slaps away a takedown attempt from Taurus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taurus avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
Taurus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ferrari is out of range and Taurus settles back down.
Ferrari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taurus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari stuffs the takedown attempt from Taurus. Taurus gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferrari wants to clinch up but Taurus keeps it at a distance.
Ferrari throws a poor cross that misses

and Taurus moves into the clinch.
Taurus lands a nice knee 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 avoids the elbow strike from Taurus, against the cage.
Taurus lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferrari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taurus up against the cage.
Ferrari blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taurus is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taurus.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Taurus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Taurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vito Ferrari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Taurus scoring well with a low kick there.
Taurus misses with a body kick.
Ferrari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taurus.
A punch combination from Taurus misses.
Taurus connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferrari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taurus fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferrari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferrari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferrari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus misses with a double jab.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ferrari to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferrari.
Taurus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taurus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferrari wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Taurus.
Miguel Taurus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taurus thows a body kick. Ferrari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferrari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taurus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taurus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferrari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferrari falls off balance throwing a combination

and Taurus counters with a shoot takedown. Ferrari fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taurus wants to pass the guard but Ferrari is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrari controls Taurus momentarily but Taurus frees himself.

Taurus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ferrari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taurus.
Taurus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferrari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taurus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ferrari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vito Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferrari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taurus.
Ferrari is pulling down on Taurus's head to control his posture.
Ferrari punching from the bottom - just letting Taurus know he's still in a fight.
Taurus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taurus throwing strikes but missing.
Taurus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferrari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taurus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Taurus drops back looking for a leg! Ferrari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferrari manages to kick Taurus off! Taurus jumps back into Ferrari's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taurus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miguel Taurus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taurus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Taurus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferrari trying to strike off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Taurus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taurus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Taurus!
Our winner, Miguel Taurus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.