PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo has chosen smoke the fire as his entrance music. Juan Pablo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ferrari
vs
Pablo

170 cm
23
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
40
146 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Pablo fails with the takedown.
A solid body kick from Ferrari.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferrari sprawls well. Ferrari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Pablo looks for a takedown but Ferrari sprawls well.
Marcelo Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Pablo avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Pablo moves out of range.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
Pablo has a takedown stuffed.
Pablo takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferrari forces Pablo back against the cage and clinches.
Pablo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pablo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pablo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pablo avoids it.

Ferrari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pablo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Pablo moves into the clinch successfully.

Ferrari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ferrari clinches with his opponent.

Ferrari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Ferrari as Pablo shoots in.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pablo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pablo misses with a takedown
and Ferrari counters with an inside leg kick.
Pablo looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferrari, right into the meat.
Ferrari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Pablo moves into the clinch successfully.

Ferrari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juan Pablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablo avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
Pablo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferrari is fending him off so far but Pablo persists. Nope, Ferrari circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferrari.
A head kick misses from Ferrari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari instigates a clinch.
Pablo wants a takedown.

Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
Pablo shoots in and drives through. Ferrari sprawls well.
Ferrari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pablo.
Pablo blocks a head kick by Ferrari.

Pablo gets tackled into the cage by Ferrari. Ferrari maintains the clinch.
Pablo is looking for a takedown.

Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferrari.

Ferrari lands a big head kick that sends Pablo tumbling to the mat! Ferrari takes a step backwards and waves Pablo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Pablo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pablo if he has to take too many more of those.
Pablo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferrari finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ferrari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pablo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ferrari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pablo seems to have recovered his senses.
Pablo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ferrari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pablo somewhat.
Pablo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferrari circles away.
Ferrari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari is looking to slow Pablo down with leg kicks.
Pablo 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.
Ferrari scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Ferrari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ferrari connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Pablo moves out of range.

Ferrari moves into the clinch.
Ferrari prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferrari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pablo is trying to drag Ferrari to the mat but Ferrari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Ferrari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferrari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pablo can do to turn this around?
Ferrari throws a head kick that half lands.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari stuffs the takedown.
Marcelo Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Pablo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferrari rushes Pablo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pablo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
Ferrari lands a damaging elbow.

Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pablo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferrari circles away.
Ferrari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferrari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Ferrari pushes Pablo up against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ferrari is defending well.
Pablo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferrari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pablo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferrari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ferrari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marcelo Ferrari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Ferrari tenderised Pablo's leg. Pablo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferrari delivers a nice body kick.
Ferrari scores with a kick to the body.
Pablo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ferrari.

Ferrari lands a big head kick that sends Pablo tumbling to the mat! Ferrari takes a step backwards and waves Pablo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick and Pablo moves out of range easily.
Ferrari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pablo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferrari.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferrari, right into the meat.
Marcelo Ferrari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcelo Ferrari!
A relieved looking Marcelo Ferrari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.