PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryon Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herick Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hall
vs
Ferreira

161 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryon Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herick Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferreira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall has Ferreira pulled in close to control his posture.
Ferreira wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Hall is trying to control the position but Ferreira postures up.

Bryon Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Ferreira trying to control but Hall postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ferreira has recovered full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ferreira holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ferreira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ferreira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Ferreira's legs - danger averted.

Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall really is a fat lump.
Ferreira is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herick Ferreira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ferreira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ferreira showed some decent athleticism there.
Ferreira is trying to control. Hall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Herick Ferreira has got the better of the ground game so far.

Ferreira is looking for a kimura here.
Ferreira is trying to control. Hall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to stall here but Hall recovers full guard.

Hall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ferreira passes into side control.

Ferreira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hall has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ferreira but great work by Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira can't do much from the bottom here.
Ferreira manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira is defending against the submission attempts here by Hall.

Ferreira actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ferreira is trying to control but can't.
Ferreira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Ferreira is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hall frees his head nicely. Oh but Ferreira has switched to an armbar! Hall is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Herick Ferreira!