PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyo Nishiura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nishiura
vs
Ferreira

172 cm
29
136 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

180 cm
30
145 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akiyo Nishiura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura looks to land a body kick but Ferreira moved away.
Nishiura lands a nice looking body shot.
Nishiura checks a low kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a sloppy body shot
letting Nishiura counter with a right hand.
Nishiura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Nishiura.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Nishiura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nishiura throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Nishiura counters with a body kick that stops Ferreira in his tracks momentarily.
Ferreira thuds his shin into the meat of Nishiura's side.
Nishiura delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick from Ferreira is predictable there
and Nishiura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nishiura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nishiura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nishiura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
Nishiura misses with a knee strike.
Nishiura misses with an elbow over the top.
Nishiura misses with a knee to the head.
Nishiura looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Nishiura throws knees to the body.
Nishiura landing knees to the body.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferreira.
Nishiura is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira pushes Nishiura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nishiura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Nishiura blocks it.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira taking a breather.
Nishiura crunches a lovely knee into Ferreira's ribcage.
Nishiura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nishiura tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Nishiura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferreira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nishiura backwards.
Nishiura crunches a lovely knee into Ferreira's ribcage.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Ferreira tries to work over Nishiura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nishiura blocks an uppercut.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Nishiura won't allow it.
Nishiura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferreira can't find room to land a body shot as Nishiura controls the action.
Nishiura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nishiura digs a right hand underneath Ferreira's ribcage. Ferreira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Nishiura misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferreira.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Nishiura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nishiura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferreira is defending well for now.
Ferreira wants to stall.
Nishiura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Nishiura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nishiura trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nishiura stalling against the cage.
Nishiura tries a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nishiura tries to land a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks with his arms.
Nishiura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferreira throws a head punch that misses.
Nishiura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferreira managing to block the knees to the body from Nishiura.

Nishiura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nishiura swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ferreira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nishiura!
Ferreira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ferreira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ferreira controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to control but Nishiura wriggling away.
Ferreira lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nishiura wants to control but Ferreira is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferreira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Ferreira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nishiura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nishiura checks a leg kick.
Nishiura throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the body
and Nishiura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nishiura swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a good low kick that Nishiura was not able to check.
Ferreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nishiura avoids it really well and circles away.
Nishiura scores with a head kick. Ferreira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nishiura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nishiura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ferreira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Nishiura blocks a head kick by Ferreira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira.
Nishiura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferreira.
Nishiura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Nishiura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nishiura works the jab nicely.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Ferreira is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nishiura to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nishiura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nishiura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nishiura tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
A jab from Nishiura misses.
Ferreira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Akiyo Nishiura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Ferreira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Nishiura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a lazy right hand but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferreira with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nishiura counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akiyo Nishiura dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ferreira slips under a jab from Nishiura.
Ferreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Nishiura tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Nishiura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishiura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishiura lands a lovely overhand right.
Nishiura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Nishiura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferreira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nishiura counters with a solid body kick.
Nishiura fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nishiura drives through and clinches with Ferreira against the cage.
Nishiura looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nishiura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nishiura tries to land a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks with his arms.
Nishiura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nishiura taking a breather.
Ferreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferreira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Nishiura.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nishiura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Nishiura avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Nishiura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nishiura gets underhooks to prevent Ferreira's takedown attempt.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nishiura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nishiura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Nishiura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nishiura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ferreira lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Ferreira.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferreira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Nishiura misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nishiura missing with knees to the body.
Nishiura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Ferreira on the inside.
Nishiura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira digs a right hand into Nishiura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nishiura's gas tank.

Ferreira jumps into guard, dragging Nishiura to the mat.
Ferreira 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.
Nishiura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferreira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferreira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Ferreira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nishiura is aware though and is defending well.

Nishiura stands up from Ferreira's guard - Nishiura perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to slow Nishiura down with leg kicks.

Nishiura clinches up with Ferreira and pushes him back against the cage.
Nishiura stalling against the cage.
Ferreira slows down the pace here.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira has Nishiura pressed against the cage.
Ferreira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferreira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nishiura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nishiura's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nishiura's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Ferreira.
I think Ferreira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Ferreira!