PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales's entrance music is AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. A fine choice. Ferreira has chosen Nasty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whales
vs
Carlos Ferreira

181 cm
33
207 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

185 cm
31
215 lbs
27 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Pearson Specter Litt

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Whales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whales throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira wants to control but Whales is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Whales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whales scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferreira is trying to control but can't.
Whales thows a huge punch but Ferreira dodges it nicely.
Ferreira wants to get back to full guard.
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whales.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferreira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whales looking to pass the guard.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Whales controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales slips nicely into half guard.
Whales is pressing down on Ferreira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferreira is holding on for now.
Whales throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whales is working away from the top position though.
Whales lands with a punch from half guard.
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whales.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira gets back to full guard.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferreira trying to control the position here.
Whales throwing strikes from guard but Ferreira blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferreira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whales manages to get himself to full guard.

Whales looking for a sweep. Not yet Whales, not yet.
Whales being controlled here, momentarily.
Ferreira is in close to Whales's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whales not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Whales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira stays in close to Whales's body and controls the position.
Whales trying to keep a closed guard but Ferreira is proving a slippery customer.
Ferreira content to stall in guard here.
Whales 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whales is on top in guard.

Whales preventing the sweep.
Ferreira wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Whales is now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to roll over but Whales keeps him under control.
Ferreira is controlling Whales's trapped leg to prevent Whales from advancing to side control.
Whales is pressing down on Ferreira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferreira is holding on for now.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferreira's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Whales dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whales.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira throws a solid leg kick but Whales takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whales as he avoids it easily.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Whales moves out of range.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Whales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferreira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferreira pinned against the cage. Ferreira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferreira tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whales as he avoids it easily.
Whales appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whales. That's going to slow Ferreira down.
Whales stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Whales looks to land a left hand but Ferreira moved out of range nicely.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Whales tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferreira defends well and Whales ends up having to push Ferreira into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Whales.
Whales closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferreira circles away.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whales doesn't seem bothered though.
Whales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferreira sprawls and moves away.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whales throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira drops his hands momentarily and Whales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whales. That one must have hurt.
Ferreira works Whales's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Whales shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Whales was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Whales sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ferreira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ferreira gets back to half guard.
Whales thows a huge punch but Ferreira dodges it nicely.
Whales throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferreira gets back to full guard.
Whales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Whales controlling him for the moment.
Whales throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whales landing some decent shots from guard.
Patrick Whales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whales throwing strikes from guard but Ferreira blocks nicely.
Whales with a nice head shot there.
Whales stands and throws Ferreira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Whales misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ferreira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Whales.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferreira regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Whales.
Ferreira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Whales throwing strikes but missing.
Whales looking to pass the guard.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Whales controlling him for the moment.
Ferreira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whales manages to get himself to full guard.

Whales trying to control the position.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Whales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Whales will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whales attempts a counter takedown but Ferreira avoids it well and moves away.
Whales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ferreira or perhaps it was just good defense by Whales, which made it look bad.
Whales connects with a solid leg kick.
Whales scores with a shot to the body.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whales checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Whales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferreira is fending him off so far but Whales persists. Nope, Ferreira circles away and we're back to standing.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Whales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferreira. Ferreira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Whales is out of range.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferreira tries to land a leg kick but Whales saw it coming and moves away.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whales manages to avoid it.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whales rather than just go for the knockout.
Whales lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Whales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ferreira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whales to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ferreira is trying to keep Whales in close.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira keeps trying to improve his position.
Ferreira is trying to keep Whales in close.
Ferreira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira wants to take a breather but Whales is having none of it.
Whales gets back to full guard.
Ferreira preventing the sweep.
Whales throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Whales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Whales keeps moving.
Whales is trying to keep Ferreira in close.
Whales keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Ferreira won't allow Whales to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Whales ducks down to avoid it.
Whales throws a solid leg kick but Ferreira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whales.
Ferreira is looking to chop away at Whales's legs.
Whales appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira works the jab nicely.
Whales goes for a double leg but Ferreira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferreira continues to drive forward.
Whales shoots in and drives through. Ferreira sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferreira sprawls well. Ferreira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whales gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whales checks the leg kick.
A big right from Whales misses.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whales throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira defending well as Whales loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Antonio Carlos Ferreira just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Whales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whales. Whales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whales.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whales was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whales moves away.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
Whales feinted with a counter takedown.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Whales is just out of range.
Ferreira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Ferreira misses

and Whales counters with a takedown into side control.
Whales scores with punches from side control.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Whales throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Whales scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferreira is looking to regain half guard here but Whales keeps moving and retains side control.
Whales scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ferreira to see if he's OK.
Ferreira struggling a bit here.
Ferreira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whales wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferreira controls the position for a moment.
Ferreira wants to control but Whales postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira parries the strikes from Whales easily there. Whales is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferreira to escape.
Ferreira is looking to reverse the position.
Whales throws a strike aimed at the side of Ferreira's head but Ferreira avoids it well.
Ferreira is looking to reverse the position.
Ferreira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ferreira is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ferreira wants to control but Whales postures up.
Ferreira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales scoring with punches from side control.
Ferreira tries to bench press Whales off him but Whales keeps the position.
Ferreira is trying to control Whales's posture but Whales avoids it.
Whales working the ground and pound but Ferreira is defending the strikes.
Whales working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ferreira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Whales winds up and cracks Ferreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Whales there.
Whales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whales slips a nice elbow through Ferreira's hands, connecting with Ferreira's forehead.
Whales is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whales throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ferreira to regain full guard.
Whales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whales tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferreira is retaining full guard.
Whales is pushing down on Ferreira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferreira is fighting to maintain full guard but Whales has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whales 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.
Ferreira trying to hold on to Whales's head to control him but Whales postures up.
Ferreira is pressing down on Whales's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Whales had his way with Antonio Carlos Ferreira in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Whales misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira misses with a low kick as Whales jumps back.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Whales is just out of range.
Whales throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whales.
Whales throws a chopping leg kick but Ferreira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whales moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFerreira.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whales doesn't seem bothered though.
Whales attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Whales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferreira sprawls and moves away.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Whales moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
Whales moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Whales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferreira to the mat! Ferreira manages to get full guard.
Whales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferreira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales stands up over Ferreira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whales is one step ahead there.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whales.
Whales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whales passes Ferreira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Whales is thwarting Ferreira's attempts to control the position.
Ferreira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira is looking to improve his position.
Ferreira is pressing down on Whales's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Whales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whales is one step ahead there.
Whales slips nicely into half guard.
Whales throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira controlling the position well.
Patrick Whales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whales.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Whales there.
Ferreira tries to get to full guard but Whales has control of the leg.
Whales winds up and cracks Ferreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferreira trying to control here.
Whales throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking for a sweep. Whales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whales throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferreira gets full guard.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Whales controlling him for the moment.
Whales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Whales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Whales!
Patrick Whales retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Patrick Whales made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.