PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Ferreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Paul's chin.

Paul
vs
Ferreira

180 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Paul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leandro Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paul gets caught napping as Ferreira dives in and scores a takedown. Paul manages to retain guard.
Ferreira throws a strike but Paul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ferreira wants to stand and escape but Paul is having none of it.
Paul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferreira's head.
Ferreira has momentary wrist control but Paul slips an elbow through the middle.
Ferreira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paul lands a couple of elbows.
Paul advances to half guard.
Paul is nestled in close to Ferreira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Ferreira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul prevents Ferreira from standing back up.
Paul scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paul slows the pace down in half guard.
Paul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferreira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paul lands with a punch from half guard.
Paul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ferreira is refusing to be controlled, as Paul sits in half guard.
Paul lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to get to full guard but Paul has control of the leg.
Paul lands with a punch from half guard.
Paul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paul working Ferreira over with strikes.
Paul lands strikes from half guard.
Paul 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.
Paul lands with a punch from half guard.

Paul seems to be looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Ferreira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.

Paul is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Paul is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ferreira is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Paul!
John Paul is the new welterweight champion!