PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voodoo Child kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Borschev
vs
Ferreira

201 cm
26
285 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

193 cm
28
240 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Milwaukee's Best 160

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira.
Borschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Borschev throws a wild body kick that Ferreira sees coming a mile off.
Borschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Borschev closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Borschev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borschev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borschev misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Borschev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Borschev throws a series of punches but Ferreira avoids them all with ease.
Borschev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreira.
Borschev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Borschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borschev cracks Ferreira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Borschev misses with a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a good low kick that Borschev was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Borschev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ferreira.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Ferreira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Borschev misses with a body kick.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Borschev counters with a stiff right hand.
Borschev throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borschev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borschev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Borschev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Nice body kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borschev. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Borschev is breathing heavily.
Borschev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Borschev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev throws a wild body kick that Ferreira sees coming a mile off.
Ferreira tried to score with a low kick but Borschev checks it.
Ferreira swings for the body but Borschev moves out of range.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferreira.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
Borschev throws a solid leg kick but Ferreira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borschev.
Decent striking displayed by Borschev there.
Borschev looks to land a combination. Ferreira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferreira misses with a few strikes there.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Borschev moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferreira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferreira is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferreira blocks the leg kick.
Borschev jabs Ferreira right on the nose. Ferreira blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Borschev misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
Ferreira walks into a straight right hand from Borschev.
Borschev tries to clinch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Borschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ferreira looks to land a body kick but Borschev moved away.
Ferreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Borschev.
Borschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ferreira moves out of range of the body kick.
Borschev misses with a wild combination.
Borschev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Borschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borschev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Borschev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borschev throws the left hand but Ferreira avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Borschev uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ferreira checks it well.
Borschev throws a body kick that misses
and Ferreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Borschev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferreira. That did some damage!
Borschev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferreira lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Ferreira.
Borschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Borschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Borschev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Borschev slams his shin into Ferreira's torso.
Borschev tried to score with a low kick but Ferreira checks it.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ferreira slips a jab from Borschev.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Borschev rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
and Borschev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Borschev moves out of range.
Borschev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferreira.
Borschev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Borschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Borschev's leg. Borschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borschev tries to clinch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Borschev tries to land a leg kick but Ferreira saw it coming and moves away.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borschev manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferreira 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 Borschev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borschev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferreira lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borschev throws a head kick that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice body kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Borschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Borschev blocks the body kick.
Borschev scores with a kick to the body.

Borschev gets a clinch.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Borschev.
Borschev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borschev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borschev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
Nice body punch from Ferreira - that landed with a thud.
Ferreira cracks Borschev with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Borschev controls his hands.
Ferreira tries to work over Borschev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borschev misses with a body punch.
Borschev misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borschev's efforts to push away.
Borschev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borschev takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira.
Ferreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Borschev blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira has Borschev pushed against the cage.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borschev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Borschev avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Ferreira blocks a body shot from Borschev.
Borschev misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Ferreira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Borschev is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Borschev blocks it.
Ferreira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borschev throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Borschev working aggressively here.
Borschev misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Borschev avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borschev.
Borschev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borschev avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borschev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferreira avoiding damage.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Borschev is leaning against Ferreira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Borschev blocks it.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Borschev blocks it.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira tries to work over Borschev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borschev throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Borschev.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Borschev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leonardo Ferreira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ferreira throws a body punch but Borschev moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Borschev.
Borschev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferreira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferreira checks a low kick from Borschev.
A good leg kick by Borschev.
Borschev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferreira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borschev's head backwards.
Ferreira moves out of range as Borschev throws a body kick.
Borschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borschev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Borschev checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferreira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Borschev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to slow Borschev down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferreira tests Borschev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Borschev's front leg.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Borschev scores with a nice head shot.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borschev.
Borschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Borschev.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Borschev tries to land a leg kick but Ferreira saw it coming and moves away.
Ferreira with a jab.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Borschev moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Dmitry Borschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range and Borschev settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borschev.
A jab from Ferreira finds it's way through Borschev's defenses.
Borschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira cracks a nice hook into Borschev's ribs.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borschev takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Borschev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira feints a jab promting Borschev to slip. Ferreira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Borschev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Borschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Ferreira dodges the punch combination from Borschev.
Ferreira defending well as Borschev loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borschev.
Borschev thuds his shin into the meat of Ferreira's side.
Borschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Borschev. Borschev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.

Borschev moves into the clinch successfully.
Borschev misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Borschev controls his hands.
Borschev gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Borschev.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borschev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Borschev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Borschev throws a head punch that misses.
Ferreira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferreira is looking to control Borschev's arms but Borschev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferreira has his back to the cage.
Ferreira avoiding damage.
Borschev throws a head punch that misses.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Dmitry Borschev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferreira blocks a body shot from Borschev.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira gets through Borschev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira cracks Borschev with a nice body shot.
Ferreira 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!
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Borschev avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Ferreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borschev.
Borschev misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Ferreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferreira 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Ferreira!
Leonardo Ferreira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.