PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Ferreira acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Reagan
vs
Ferreira

182 cm
27
182 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Reagan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Reagan.
Reagan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ferreira misses with a double jab
and Reagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Reagan avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferreira to score with a decent uppercut.
Reagan throws a big shot that misses.
Ferreira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Reagan throws a series of punches but Ferreira avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reagan throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Reagan misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Reagan shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira shows good takedown defense.
Reagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan throws a hook to the side of Ferreira's head but Ferreira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reagan catches Ferreira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reagan.
No joy there for Ferreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reagan throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Ferreira.
Reagan misses with a straight right.
Carlos Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reagan misses with a hook.
Ferreira appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reagan throws a hook but Ferreira avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reagan.
Reagan misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Reagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reagan misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Ferreira. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reagan throws out the jab.
Reagan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferreira defends well and Reagan ends up having to push Ferreira into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reagan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reagan slips a jab and a cross from Ferreira.
Reagan is looking to counter punch.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
Carlos Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reagan moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Ferreira does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferreira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reagan.
A cross from Ferreira lands.
Reagan loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
Ferreira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Ferreira. Those never looked like landing.
Reagan throwing a counter right hand but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Reagan avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with a looping right hand.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
Reagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reagan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a sloppy body shot
and Reagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira swings for the body but Reagan moves out of range.
Reagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reagan ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Reagan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira feints a jab promting Reagan to slip. Ferreira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reagan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Reagan saw that one coming.
Reagan is looking to counter punch.
Reagan misses with a straight right.
Reagan misses with a wild combination.
Ferreira throws a right hand that Reagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Reagan also avoids with ease.
Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reagan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Ferreira dominated that round.
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.

Reagan lands a jab to the nose.
Ferreira throws an off balance right hand
and Reagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reagan misses with a takedown
and Ferreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Reagan misses its intended target.
Reagan misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reagan moves out of range as Ferreira strikes.
Reagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Reagan.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Reagan moves out of range.
Reagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reagan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferreira takes a swing at Reagan's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira throws a hook but Reagan avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Reagan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Reagan looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Reagan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira misses with the combination.
Reagan throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reagan momentarily.
Ferreira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Reagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Reagan throwing a counter right hand but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reagan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

Ferreira gets caught flat footed, as Reagan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferreira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferreira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferreira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reagan looking to pass the guard.
Ferreira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reagan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagan content to stall in guard here.
Reagan trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Reagan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reagan won't allow Ferreira to sweep him here.
Reagan advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reagan tries to pass to full mount but Ferreira defends it.
Reagan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ferreira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reagan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reagan tries to pass to full mount but Ferreira defends it.

Reagan wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferreira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reagan content to control rather than advance.
Reagan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reagan prevents Ferreira from improving his position.
Reagan is keen to just control but Ferreira is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlos Ferreira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Reagan.
As Reagan backs off Ferreira throws a huge counter combo but Reagan manages to avoid it all.
Ferreira walks into a jab.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reagan.
Reagan looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Reagan throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a hook but Reagan avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Reagan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reagan.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reagan throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Reagan loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira defending well as Reagan loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reagan misses with a hook

and Ferreira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ferreira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reagan.
Ferreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reagan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Reagan tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reagan backwards.
Ferreira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferreira trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Reagan blocks it.

Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Ferreira. No joy for Reagan on that attempt.
Carlos Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reagan shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and Ferreira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reagan swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Reagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reagan looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Reagan finds it's target.
Reagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferreira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreira throws out a counter right but Reagan avoids it with no problem.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reagan counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a crisp jab.
Reagan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Reagan counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Reagan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Reagan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Reagan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reagan tries to move to mount but Ferreira blocks the move with his legs.
Ferreira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reagan off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Reagan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Ferreira decides to get back to his feet. A strange decision but one that the crowd certainly appreciate.
Ferreira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reagan misses with a looping left.
Ferreira unleashes a big counter combination but Reagan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reagan slips under a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira slaps away a takedown attempt from Reagan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferreira moves out of range as Reagan strikes.
Ferreira misses the jab.
Reagan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferreira throws a series of strikes that have Reagan backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira lands a jab to the head.
Ferreira stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan misses with a hook
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reagan thinking.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira.
Reagan misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reagan.
Reagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
It looked like Reagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Reagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reagan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reagan blocks a jab.
Reagan throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ferreira misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
Reagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to bum rush Reagan with a series of wild strikes but Reagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira misses with a jab to the body
enabling Reagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Reagan missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reagan connects with a looping right hand.
Reagan misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Reagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reagan misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Reagan misses.
Reagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Reagan feinted with a counter takedown.
Reagan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reagan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reagan throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body. Reagan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferreira digs a good hook to Reagan's body.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
Ferreira with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Ferreira. No joy for Reagan on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reagan or perhaps it was just good defense by Ferreira, which made it look bad.
A nice combination there by Ferreira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reagan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferreira pinned against the cage. Ferreira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferreira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferreira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Ferreira dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Reagan avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Reagan lands an overhand right.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reagan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferreira throws a hook but Reagan avoids it easily.
Reagan attempts a counter takedown but Ferreira avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Ferreira. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Reagan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferreira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ferreira works Reagan's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan throws an off balance right hand
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reagan manages to avoid it.
Reagan is looking to counter punch.
Reagan throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Ferreira tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reagan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira wants to counter with a clinch but Reagan pushes him away.
Reagan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reagan slips a jab from Ferreira.
Reagan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferreira tests Reagan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reagan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Reagan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferreira sprawls well. Ferreira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reagan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferreira misses the body punch
and Reagan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferreira swings for the body but Reagan moves out of range.
Ferreira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reagan misses with a left hand
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reagan thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Reagan is just out of range.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Reagan.
Reagan shoots for a takedown but Ferreira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ferreira punishes Reagan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira takes one to the side of the head.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Reagan.
Reagan dives in for a single leg takedown but Ferreira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Reagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Reagan moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Reagan misses the target.
Ferreira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ferreira duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a head shot.
Ferreira takes one on the button.
Reagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Reagan shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ronald Reagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Ferreira's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferreira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reagan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferreira as he avoids it easily.
Ferreira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reagan at a distance.
Reagan takes one to the chin there.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ferreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferreira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ferreira!
Carlos Ferreira is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Carlos Ferreira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.