PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micky Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferrel Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ward
vs
Ferrari

184 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Nutrition Down Under
Versus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ferrel Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward throws a sloppy head kick and Ferrari moves out of range easily.

Ferrari has Ward up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrari lands with a left to the head.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Ward.
Ferrari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ward is trying to push Ferrari away but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ward lands an elbow inside.
Ferrari has Ward pushed against the cage.
Ward stalling in the clinch.
Ward working aggressively here.
Ward lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ferrari.
Ferrari stalling in the clinch.

Ferrari breaks the clinch.
Ward thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferrari if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferrari lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferrari misses with a straight right.
Ward tries a low kick but Ferrari avoids it.
Nice shot by Ward.
Ward misses with the combination.
Ferrari moves out of range as Ward throws a body kick.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferrari, right into the meat.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Ward walks into a straight right hand from Ferrari.
Ferrari digs a good hook to Ward's body.
Ward comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferrari looks winded!
Ward throws a series of punches but Ferrari avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferrari scores with a jab to the body.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a head kick.
Ward misses with an uppercut.
Ferrari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Ferrari tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Ward misses.
Ferrari throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Ward lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferrari's sensitive parts.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ward scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferrel Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari walks into a straight right hand from Ward.
Ward gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferrari swinging wildly here.
Ferrari defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ferrari takes one to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferrari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ward - the referee stops the clock and Ferrari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ward. Ferrari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ward lands a big head kick that sends Ferrari tumbling to the mat! Ward takes a step backwards and waves Ferrari back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ferrari is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferrari is still on wobbly legs! Can Ward finish him?
Ward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferrari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferrari seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferrari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ward.
Ward tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ward throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferrari's head.
Ferrari jabs Ward right on the nose. Ward blinks but takes it well.
Ward avoids a kick to the body.
Ward appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward catches Ferrari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ward bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferrari's head.
Ward swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari works Ward's body with a nice hook.
Ward lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferrari takes a step back to recover.
Ferrari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ward misses with a kick to the body
and Ferrari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ward really felt that one!
Ward throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferrari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrari misses with a body kick.
Ward misses with a wild combination.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micky Ward 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 decent looking cross lands there for Ferrari.
Ward tries a head kick but it misses.
Ward throws a lazy head kick
and Ferrari counters with a nice body kick.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ward.
Ferrari walks into a stiff left hand from Ward.
Ferrari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ward was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrari.
Ward misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferrari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward throws a low kick but Ferrari moves out of range easily.
Ward is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrari punishes Ward's body with a nice straight punch.
Ward throws a right hand that Ferrari ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrari also avoids with ease.
Ferrari slips a jab and a cross from Ward.
Ferrari tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ferrari.
Ward throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ferrari.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari misses the jab.
Ward seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Ward.
Ferrari wants to counter the offense by Ward and move into the clinch position.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ward misses with a kick to the body.
Ferrari throws a head kick that half lands.
Ferrari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ward throws a low kick, looking for Ferrari's leg but Ferrari calmly moves out of range.
Ward wants to land a leg kick but Ferrari is out of range.
Micky Ward is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ward tries to score with a low kick but Ferrari moves his leg out of the way.
Ferrari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ward attempts a counter takedown but Ferrari avoids it well and moves away.
Ward throws a chopping leg kick but Ferrari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferrari. Ward shrugs it off though.
Ward misses with a head kick.
Ferrari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ward misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
Ward throws a body punch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ferrari connects with a looping right hand.
Ferrari staying out of range there.
No joy there for Ward, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferrari doesn't seem bothered though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferrari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ward - the referee stops the clock and Ferrari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ward. Ferrari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferrari lands a front kick.
Ferrari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Ward throws a leg kick

and Ferrari counters by moving into the clinch.
Ward is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari breaks the clinch.
Ward throws a solid leg kick but Ferrari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ward.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrari can do to turn this around?
Ferrari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ward does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ward goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferrari loads up on a big right hand but Ward slips the punch.
Ward is looking to chop away at Ferrari's legs.
Ferrari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ward.
Ferrari lands a nice looking body kick.
Ward fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferrari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ward scores with a head kick.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari tries to clinch up but Ward circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Ward connects with a high kick.
Ward avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward misses with a kick to the body.
Ferrari ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Ferrari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ward will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ferrari misses with an uppercut.
Ferrari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ferrari drops his hands momentarily and Ward takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ward lands an overhand right.
Ward lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrari walks into a straight right hand from Ward.
Ward throws a right hand that Ferrari ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrari also avoids with ease.
Ferrari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ferrel Ferrari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward lands a nice looking body shot.
Ward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ward with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferrari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ward stuns Ferrari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferrari lands with a cross.
Ferrari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ward throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferrari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a head kick!
Ferrari scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward throws a push kick but Ferrari slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Ward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ward tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferrari is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferrari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward misses with an attempted mid kick.

Ferrari takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferrari struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Ward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Ward tenderised Ferrari's leg. Ferrari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ward lands a nice shot that snaps Ferrari's head back.
Ward lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferrari lands with an uppercut that bounces Ward off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Ward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward tries a head kick but it misses.
Ward throws a front kick aimed at Ferrari's knee but Ferrari avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ward loads up on a big right hand but Ferrari slips the punch.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ward throws a body kick that misses.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferrari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrari misses with a body kick.
Micky Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Ward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferrari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Ferrari.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Ferrari tries to counter with a clinch but Ward shakes him off and moves away.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Ward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferrari moves out of range as Ward strikes.
Ferrari throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari lands a slapping body shot.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Nice shot by Ferrari.
Ward tries to score with a low kick but Ferrari moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Ferrari releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferrari thuds a left hand into Ward's body.
Ward takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari misses with a wild body shot.
Ward misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferrari! But no joy.
Ferrari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Ward misses.
Ward takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ward throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ward.
Ferrari scores with a nice right hand.
Ward throws a right and a left that Ferrari avoids nicely.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Micky Ward.
Well Ward 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Micky Ward!
Our winner, Micky Ward, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.