PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Ferreira (ranked 2468 p4p, 3892 weight class) and JB McClyde (ranked 168 p4p, 234 weight class). Romulo Ferreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferreira
vs
McClyde

174 cm
23
140
6 - 5 - 0

163 cm
21
144
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB McClyde!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClyde misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
McClyde looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
Ferreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferreira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McClyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferreira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
McClyde scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Ferreira.
McClyde moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
McClyde throws a lazy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
McClyde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McClyde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McClyde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ferreira.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but McClyde is just out of range.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McClyde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McClyde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McClyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McClyde avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
McClyde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferreira. That did some damage!
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but McClyde moved out of range nicely.
McClyde walks into a left hand.
McClyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Ferreira swings for the body but McClyde moves out of range.
Ferreira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McClyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McClyde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McClyde counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McClyde throws a half hearted mid kick.
McClyde connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from McClyde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McClyde misses with a head kick.
McClyde lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McClyde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McClyde misses with a kick to the body.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but McClyde slips the punch.
McClyde throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
McClyde lands a nice looking body shot.
McClyde throws a lazy body kick
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClyde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McClyde.
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
McClyde throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferreira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ferreira lands the left hand.
Ferreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McClyde counters with a nice body shot.
McClyde moves out of range of the strikes.
McClyde throws a body kick that misses
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
McClyde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira throws a body punch but McClyde moves out of range.
Ferreira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McClyde scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McClyde misses its intended target.
McClyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
McClyde flicks out a counter leg kick but Ferreira steps away.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but McClyde is just out of range.
McClyde throws out a powerful jab.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McClyde avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferreira blocks the leg kick.
Ferreira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McClyde just misses with a punch to the body.
McClyde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McClyde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McClyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ferreira takes a swing at McClyde's ribcage but misses.
McClyde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferreira counters with a one-two to the body.
McClyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McClyde is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
McClyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McClyde.
McClyde wants to counter with a clinch but Ferreira pushes him away.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McClyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a swing at McClyde's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Ferreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McClyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira avoids a kick to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McClyde darts in trying to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClyde thows a leg kick but Ferreira checks it
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
McClyde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

McClyde moves into range and clinches up with Ferreira.
McClyde throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ferreira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McClyde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McClyde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McClyde working aggressively here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McClyde working aggressively here.
Ferreira is trying to break free.
McClyde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McClyde backwards.
McClyde misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from McClyde fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McClyde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McClyde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferreira's efforts to push away.

Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McClyde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferreira as he connects with a hook.
Ferreira with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McClyde manages to avoid it.
McClyde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

McClyde is rocked!
Ferreira cracks McClyde with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! McClyde falls to his knees and Ferreira doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romulo Ferreira!