PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fereiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramiro Cienfuegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramiro Cienfuegos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fereiera
vs
Cienfuegos

180 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

166 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Fereiera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramiro Cienfuegos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cienfuegos misses with a series of wild punches.
Cienfuegos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fereiera counters with a left and a right that stings Cienfuegos.
Cienfuegos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fereiera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fereiera.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cienfuegos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fereiera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fereiera is stalling in the full guard.
Cienfuegos wants to stand but Fereiera is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fereiera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fereiera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cienfuegos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fereiera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cienfuegos wants to stand up but Fereiera is controlling him.
Cienfuegos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fereiera trying to control but Cienfuegos is working from the bottom.
Fereiera is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cienfuegos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fereiera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

We're going to have a standup here because Gabriel Fereiera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Fereiera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cienfuegos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fereiera postures up in Cienfuegos's guard and throws a big left but Cienfuegos blocks it.
Cienfuegos wants to stand and escape but Fereiera is having none of it.
Fereiera content to stall in guard here.
Cienfuegos tries to strike from the bottom.
Cienfuegos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cienfuegos looks winded!
Fereiera wants to stand but Cienfuegos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fereiera wants to control from the top but Cienfuegos keeps moving.
Cienfuegos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fereiera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gabriel Fereiera has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cienfuegos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fereiera dodges the punch combination from Cienfuegos.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cienfuegos enables Fereiera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cienfuegos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Fereiera has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fereiera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cienfuegos 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.
Fereiera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fereiera controlling from the top position.
Cienfuegos wants to stand and escape but Fereiera is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fereiera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fereiera scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fereiera working some strikes from top position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cienfuegos has eaten all the pies!
Cienfuegos being controlled here, momentarily.
Fereiera's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Fereiera just wasn't active enough.
Fereiera punishes Cienfuegos's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cienfuegos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fereiera shoots for a takedown but Cienfuegos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fereiera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cienfuegos.

Cienfuegos pushes Fereiera up against the cage in a clinch.
Cienfuegos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fereiera is defending well for now.
Cienfuegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cienfuegos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fereiera gets a clinch.
Cienfuegos pushes off an throws an elbow but Fereiera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Cienfuegos manages to break the clinch.

Fereiera gets a double leg takedown into Cienfuegos's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fereiera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cienfuegos wants to stand and escape but Fereiera is having none of it.

Cienfuegos pushes Fereiera off and gets back to his feet.

Fereiera feints and as Cienfuegos raises his hands in defense, Fereiera changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Fereiera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fereiera looking to score a takedown here. Cienfuegos is defending well but Fereiera drives through and ends up in Cienfuegos's guard.
Cienfuegos lands a decent punch to the body there.
Fereiera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cienfuegos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fereiera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Fereiera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cienfuegos wants to stand and escape but Fereiera is having none of it.
Fereiera wants to get up but he can't break Cienfuegos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fereiera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cienfuegos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fereiera is one step ahead there.
Cienfuegos is breathing heavily.
Cienfuegos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fereiera controls the pace.
Fereiera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cienfuegos has a closed guard, preventing Fereiera from standing up.

Gabriel Fereiera has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cienfuegos throws a hook to the side of Fereiera's head but Fereiera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cienfuegos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cienfuegos takes a swing at Fereiera's ribcage but misses.
Cienfuegos misses with a series of wild punches.

Cienfuegos gets tackled into the cage by Fereiera. Fereiera maintains the clinch.
Cienfuegos stops a takedown attempt from Fereiera.
Fereiera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cienfuegos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ramiro Cienfuegos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fereiera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cienfuegos tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Cienfuegos tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Fereiera in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cienfuegos is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Fereiera!