PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ferreira
vs
Villefort

179 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Villefort shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Villefort stands up and waves to Ferreira to follow him.
Ferreira with a poor takedown

and Villefort counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Villefort.

Ferreira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Villefort doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Villefort manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ferreira looking to control.
Ferreira being controlled here, momentarily.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villefort.
Ferreira wants to stand but Villefort is controlling the position.

Villefort drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Villefort jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villefort is pushing down on Ferreira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferreira is fighting to maintain full guard but Villefort has managed to sneak the leg through.
Villefort wants to free his trapped foot but Ferreira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Villefort takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Villefort stands up from half guard.
Ferreira shoots and misses

and Villefort counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Villefort.

Villefort stands and steps away. Ferreira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.

Villefort fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferreira, pushing him back against the cage.

Villefort escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Ferreira is predictable there

and Villefort counters with a single leg into guard. Ferreira didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira is looking to stand up but Villefort isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villefort gets to his feet. Ferreira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ferreira with a lazy takedown attempt

and Villefort counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ferreira!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Villefort looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Villefort controlling from the full mount.
Villefort working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villefort is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Carlos Villefort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Villefort moves into the clinch.

Villefort has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ferreira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Villefort is persistently looking for the submission but Ferreira is defending it well.
Villefort is hanging on to Ferreira's back as he tries to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villefort looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Villefort patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Can Ferreira hold on?! Villefort is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Villefort lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Villefort controlling the positon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Villefort dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Villefort scores with a decent looking hook.
Villefort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferreira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villefort tries to avoid it but Ferreira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villefort to the ground. Villefort escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Villefort shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferreira sprawls well. Ferreira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Villefort gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferreira with a lazy takedown attempt

so Villefort counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Villefort throws a big right hand that misses.
Villefort wants to pass the guard but Ferreira is keeping the position.
Villefort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Villefort slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Villefort sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferreira's guard.
Villefort content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villefort is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Villefort sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferreira defending well though.
Villefort seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Villefort was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Villefort darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Villefort throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.

Villefort stands up and beckons Ferreira to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villefort drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Villefort lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Villefort controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villefort advances to mount.
Ferreira wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Villefort cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Villefort controlling his opponent.

Villefort is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ferreira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Villefort punishing his opponent with strikes.
Villefort controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Villefort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferreira throws a sloppy head kick

and Villefort counters by clinching up.
Ferreira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Villefort fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pablo Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Villefort shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Villefort was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Villefort cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Villefort forces the positional change into back control.
Villefort has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ferreira's body.
Ferreira breaks Villefort's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villefort keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Villefort has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Villefort uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Villefort feints and as Ferreira raises his hands in defense, Villefort changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Villefort working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Villefort slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Carlos Villefort has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ferreira with a poor takedown

and Villefort counters by clinching up.
Ferreira wants to break the clinch but can't.

Villefort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Villefort gets a takedown into half guard.
Villefort working over Ferreira with some ground and pound. Ferreira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Villefort controlling the action here.
Villefort passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ferreira!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Villefort stands up from mount. Strange move.

Ferreira tries to keep at a distance but Villefort has taken the fight into the clinch.
Villefort stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Villefort jumps guard and drags Ferreira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Villefort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Villefort has his foot on Ferreira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ferreira works his way back into a safe position though.
Ferreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villefort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Villefort managing to control the position.
Villefort striking from his own guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Villefort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Villefort has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Villefort!