PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). Ferreira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Williams
vs
Ferreira

193 cm
36
275 lbs
33 - 10 - 1

193 cm
30
240 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams has Ferreira up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams has Ferreira pressed against the cage.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams pushes Ferreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
I was talking to Williams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Ferreira being controlled against the cage.
Ferreira lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferreira is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams slips under a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a body kick.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Ferreira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Ferreira looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Simon Williams has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira misses with the combination.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira throws a lazy body kick
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the cage.
Williams misses the jab.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Ferreira checks it.
Williams 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 throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferreira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Williams's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ferreira throws a body kick that misses.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Ferreira throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Ferreira misses with a kick to the body
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Williams checks a low kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick there by Ferreira.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Ferreira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Ferreira throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira misses with the body kick
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Ferreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferreira slips under a jab from Williams.
Ferreira lands a slapping body shot.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira blocks the body kick.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
Williams tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
Ferreira thumps Williams with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Ferreira - just one landing.
Ferreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferreira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Ferreira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferreira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferreira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Ferreira tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ferreira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ferreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ferreira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira lands a slapping body shot.
Ferreira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ferreira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Ferreira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams wants to clinch.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferreira's sensitive parts.
Ferreira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams tries to work over Ferreira's front leg with a kick but Ferreira checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreira jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira misses with a leg kick
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams staying out of range there.
Ferreira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferreira.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Ferreira thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Ferreira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
That kick from Williams tenderised Ferreira's leg. Ferreira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferreira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferreira cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferreira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferreira scores with a nice body kick.
Williams moves forwards but Ferreira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferreira lands a big head kick that sends Williams to the canvas! Ferreira follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.