PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes to the cage accompanied by Wrathchild. Leonardo Ferreira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Mastain's chin.

Ferreira
vs
Mastain

193 cm
25
240 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

182 cm
31
279 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastain connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mastain misses with a looping left.
Mastain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferreira. Ferreira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferreira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mastain on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Mastain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain throws a hook but Ferreira avoids it easily.
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mastain 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.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mastain.
Ferreira thows a leg kick but Mastain checks it
enabling Mastain to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Ferreira lands but Mastain takes it in his stride.
Mastain throws a hook to the side of Ferreira's head but Ferreira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mastain thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira throws a hook but Mastain blocks it.
Mastain missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mastain doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferreira.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mastain.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira lands a jab to the nose.
Mastain avoids a kick to the body.
Ferreira scores with the left hand. Mastain knows he should have avoided that one.
Mastain misses with a hook
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mastain thinking.
Ferreira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mastain.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mastain checks a leg kick.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Mastain is just out of range.
Mastain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferreira at a distance.
Mastain stalks Ferreira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferreira's face. Ferreira staggers backwards, shaken.
Mastain tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.
Mastain throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Mastain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mastain throws out the jab.
Mastain takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Mastain throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mastain.
Mastain throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferreira counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferreira wants to land a leg kick but Mastain is out of range.
Mastain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ferreira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Mastain.
Mastain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Mastain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mastain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Mastain avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira with a nice cross.
Ferreira misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mastain throws out the jab.
Ferreira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mastain.
Crunch! Ferreira slams his shin into Mastain's torso.
Ferreira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mastain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferreira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mastain.
A jab from Ferreira finds it's way through Mastain's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mastain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mastain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ferreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mastain looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferreira.
Ferreira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mastain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mastain misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Mastain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ferreira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mastain's head.
Mastain swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. Mastain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mastain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Mastain off balance momentarily.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Mastain's front leg.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that Mastain avoids nicely.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Ferreira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ferreira misses with a kick to the body.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body kick.
Ferreira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ferreira misses with a low kick as Mastain jumps back.
Ferreira scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mastain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mastain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mastain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ferreira.
Mastain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Leonardo Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Mastain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ferreira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A solid body kick from Ferreira.
Mastain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferreira.
Mastain is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mastain throws a hook but Ferreira avoids it easily.
Ferreira throws a leg kick which misses Mastain's front leg but catches the back leg as Mastain tries to avoid it.
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mastain can do to turn this around?
Ferreira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mastain.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. Mastain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferreira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Mastain moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Mastain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mastain checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Mastain's leg. Mastain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mastain if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferreira lands a jab to the head.
Ferreira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mastain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira throws a push kick but Mastain slaps the foot to one side.
Mastain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferreira finds it's way round the side to connect with Mastain's head.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Mastain's leg. Mastain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferreira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to land a front kick but Mastain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Ferreira slams his shin into Mastain's torso.
Mastain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mastain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ferreira has got the better of the exchanges.
Mastain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good work by Mastain as he checks the leg kick.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ferreira 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.

Mastain is rocked!
Ferreira swings for the body but Mastain moves out of range.
Mastain is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira finish him?
Mastain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Mastain seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferreira thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ferreira lands a big right hand that sends Mastain crashing to the mat! Ferreira stays standing though and waves Mastain back to his feet!
Ferreira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Mastain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mastain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferreira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mastain misses with a few strikes there.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Mastain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mastain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mastain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mastain blocks the body kick.
Mastain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ferreira cracks Mastain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mastain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mastain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Ferreira dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ferreira thuds his right hand into Mastain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mastain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferreira lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferreira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ferreira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mastain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mastain walks into a left hand.
Mastain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Ferreira dips to his left and cracks Mastain with an uppercut!
Nice body kick from Mastain.
Mastain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Mastain throws a hook but Ferreira avoids it easily.
Mastain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mastain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira.
A right-left combo lands from Ferreira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mastain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mastain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mastain manages to avoid it.
Ferreira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses.
Ferreira digs a good hook to Mastain's body.
Mastain blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferreira connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
A slow jab from Mastain misses its intended target.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferreira. That snapped Mastain's head back.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mastain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.

Ferreira feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mastain sprawling to the canvas! Mastain rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ferreira finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Mastain off balance momentarily.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira wants to slow Mastain down by chopping away at his legs.
Mastain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mastain throws a solid leg kick but Ferreira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mastain.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mastain throws a leg kick but Ferreira moved away.
Ferreira throws a leg kick which misses Mastain's front leg but catches the back leg as Mastain tries to avoid it.
Mastain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ferreira thuds a left hand into Mastain's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mastain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferreira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mastain's calf.
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Mastain off balance momentarily.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira lands a slapping body shot.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dave Mastain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid body kick from Ferreira.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Ferreira!
A very excited looking Leonardo Ferreira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.