PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palito Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes into the arena with Killers blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Carlos Ferreira
vs
Gomez

185 cm
20
230 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
28
285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palito Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gomez moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palito Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Gomez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferreira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomez's head backwards.
Gomez scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gomez looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira punishes Gomez's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Ferreira moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.

Ferreira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gomez regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferreira 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.
Gomez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferreira trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ferreira 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferreira slips nicely into half guard.
Ferreira trying to control the pace.
Ferreira passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Ferreira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gomez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ferreira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Carlos Ferreira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Palito Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferreira moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ferreira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?

Oooooh!!! Ferreira has knocked Gomez down with a huge combo! Ferreira steps away and waves a wobbly Gomez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Palito Gomez has been cut.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Gomez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Ferreira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Palito Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Gomez down.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Ferreira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Ferreira with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
Nice body kick from Ferreira.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Ferreira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Gomez's front leg.
Ferreira tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomez's sensitive parts.

Ferreira has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Ferreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gomez if he has to take too many more of those.

Ferreira has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Ferreira.
Gomez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ferreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Ferreira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.

Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferreira gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Carlos Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Ferreira thuds his shin into the meat of Gomez's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferreira scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Carlos Ferreira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Palito Gomez's cut.
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.

Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.

Ferreira closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the cage.
Gomez tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Ferreira prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Ferreira.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferreira moves into the clinch.

Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.

Ferreira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ferreira postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gomez seems a little lost for a moment, as Ferreira dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ferreira remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ferreira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gomez blocking the ground and pound.
Gomez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ferreira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ferreira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ferreira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gomez because Ferreira loaded up on that one.
Ferreira throws some wild stikes that Gomez manages to avoid easily.
Ferreira thowing shots but they're missing.
Ferreira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ferreira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gomez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gomez shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Carlos Ferreira clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Palito Gomez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.

Ferreira moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferreira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.

Ferreira pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Ferreira.
Gomez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira lands an uppercut.
Gomez tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez can't break the clinch.

Ferreira manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Gomez misses
and Ferreira counters with a good, hard body kick but Gomez shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreira fails to land the takedown.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Ferreira lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez misses with a double jab
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ferreira clinches up against the cage.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferreira. Gomez shrugs it off though.
Gomez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.

Ferreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferreira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.

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

Ferreira closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the cage.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
Ferreira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gomez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomez 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 scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Carlos Ferreira had his way with Palito Gomez in that round.
The cut man is working on Palito Gomez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ferreira. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the body.
Gomez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Gomez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferreira lunges at Gomez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomez's hand.
Ferreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ferreira connects with a body shot that sends Gomez's belly button to the back.
Ferreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferreira clinches with his opponent.

Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.

Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Ferreira. Ferreira maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body.
Ferreira lands with a light punch inside.
Ferreira has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Ferreira tries to score a body lock takedown but Gomez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ferreira - that landed with a thud.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira lands a body punch.
Gomez is pressed up against the cage. Ferreira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomez down to the mat. Gomez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Ferreira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ferreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ferreira moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Ferreira.

Ferreira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palito Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferreira digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Ferreira lands a high kick!

Ferreira clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Ferreira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Ferreira avoids nicely.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gomez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:43
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:42
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:43

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