PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Felterbush
vs
Pereira

186 cm
28
200 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

190 cm
28
218 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Brian Pereira!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felterbush moves away.
Pereira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Donnie Felterbush has been cut.
Felterbush throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pereira.
Pereira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Felterbush defends it well.

Felterbush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pereira's half guard.
Felterbush is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Pereira gets full guard.
Felterbush wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.

Pereira looking for subs off his back but Felterbush has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felterbush is trying to control the action in half guard but Pereira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira taking some punishment here, with Felterbush in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Felterbush.
Pereira wants to improve his position but Felterbush is controlling well.
Felterbush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Felterbush 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.
Felterbush lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pereira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Felterbush is working away from the top position though.
Felterbush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pereira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Felterbush is pressing down on Pereira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pereira is holding on for now.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira trying to control here.
Pereira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Felterbush looking to pass the guard.
Pereira looking to control.
Pereira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Felterbush trying to control here.
Felterbush is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is working hard here to advance position.
Pereira is thwarting Felterbush's attempts to control the position.
Felterbush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Felterbush manages to get to full guard.
Pereira trying to control but Felterbush is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Felterbush has control of Pereira's left arm, preventing Pereira from doing any damage.
Pereira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Felterbush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felterbush wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Felterbush throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Felterbush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Felterbush tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pereira defends well and Felterbush ends up having to push Pereira into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Pereira moves out of range easily.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felterbush but Felterbush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Felterbush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Felterbush's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pereira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felterbush's sensitive parts.
Felterbush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Felterbush looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Felterbush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Felterbush can pounce on him.
Felterbush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira with the counter takedown but Felterbush avoids it easily.
Felterbush misses with a double jab

and Pereira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Felterbush's guard.
Pereira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a big right hand that misses.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
Pereira with a nice head shot there.
Felterbush working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a strike but Felterbush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Felterbush wants to pass the guard but Pereira is keeping the position.

Pereira is looking for a triangle but Felterbush pushes his legs off easily.

Felterbush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pereira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Felterbush has managed to get both his arms back between Pereira's legs - danger averted.
Felterbush throws a big elbow that misses.
Pereira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Felterbush postures up in Pereira's guard and throws a big left but Pereira blocks it.
Our spies down at at Cutthroat inform us that Pereira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pereira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush trying to keep a closed guard but Pereira is proving a slippery customer.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Felterbush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felterbush is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Felterbush controls Pereira momentarily but Pereira frees himself.
Pereira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Felterbush is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Felterbush wants to improve his position but instead Pereira has moved into half guard.
Donnie Felterbush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush wants to control but Pereira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pereira slips a nice elbow through Felterbush's hands, connecting with Felterbush's forehead.
Pereira is stalling here. Felterbush is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pereira seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Felterbush has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
Pereira is working to avoid the ground and pound but Felterbush connects with a decent elbow.
We've been hearing that Felterbush has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Felterbush scoring with punches and elbows.
Pereira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Felterbush trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush cracks Pereira with a big right hand but Pereira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
Pereira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Felterbush is looking to stall here but Pereira recovers full guard.
Felterbush trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felterbush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Felterbush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Donnie Felterbush will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donnie Felterbush's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Felterbush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pereira's head backwards.
Felterbush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Felterbush.
Pereira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Felterbush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Felterbush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the ropes. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Felterbush walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Pereira. No joy for Felterbush on that attempt.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Felterbush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid body kick from Felterbush.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Felterbush.
Donnie Felterbush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Pereira coming out on top.
Nice sprawl there from Pereira as Felterbush shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Felterbush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Felterbush wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Felterbush moved out of range.
Felterbush throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Felterbush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felterbush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Felterbush connects with the punch.
Felterbush thumps Pereira with a low kick.
Felterbush throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira with the counter takedown but Felterbush avoids it easily.
Pereira takes a swing at Felterbush's ribcage but misses.
Donnie Felterbush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a body kick.

Pereira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Felterbush to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira looking to control.
Brian Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felterbush looking to pass the guard.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Felterbush from controlling successfully.
Felterbush content to stall in guard here.

Pereira working for submissions but it's allowed Felterbush to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Felterbush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pereira trying to control here.
Pereira is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Felterbush is staying active.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pereira is pressing down on Felterbush's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Felterbush wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.
Pereira doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pereira working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pereira.
Pereira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Felterbush digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab from Felterbush.
Felterbush throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Felterbush scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Felterbush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Felterbush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Felterbush!
A relieved looking Donnie Felterbush thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.