PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herod Otto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otto's entrance music is Anvil of Crom. A fine choice. 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.

Otto
vs
Ferrari

181 cm
25
224 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

198 cm
25
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herod Otto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A jab-cross combination lands for Otto and sends Ferrari crashing to the mat! Otto follows him down to the mat - Ferrari regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Mario Ferrari has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Otto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Otto prevents Ferrari from improving his position.
Ferrari wants to control but Otto is keeping busy.
Otto lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Otto connects with a nice short shot to Ferrari's temple.
Otto slips a nice elbow through Ferrari's hands, connecting with Ferrari's forehead.
Otto wants to take a breather but Ferrari is having none of it.
Otto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari trying to hold on to Otto's head to control him but Otto postures up.
Otto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Otto 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.
Otto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Otto lands strikes from half guard.
Ferrari wants to get back to full guard.
Ferrari keeping control of the position.
Otto throwing shots but Ferrari is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to get to full guard but Otto has control of the leg.
Otto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferrari defending well though.
Otto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferrari keeps working.
Ferrari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Otto.
Ferrari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Otto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Otto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ferrari knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Otto.
Ferrari is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferrari trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Otto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferrari wants to control but Otto is keeping busy.
Otto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferrari defending well though.
Ferrari tries to get to full guard but Otto has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto is pressing down on Ferrari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferrari is holding on for now.
Otto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Otto trying to control the action but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Otto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Otto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari is trying to maintain the position but Otto is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferrari is in trouble now - Otto has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herod Otto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Ferrari's cut.
That's time! Otto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Ferrari misses.
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferrari throws out the jab.
Ferrari moves out of range of the body kick from Otto.
Ferrari throws a hook but Otto avoids it easily.
Otto throws out a loose jab but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Otto.
Ferrari throws a body punch but Otto moves out of range.

Ferrari rushes Otto and presses him up against the cage.
Otto looking to throw knees to the head but Ferrari is blocking nicely.
Ferrari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ferrari tries to break the clinch but Otto is controlling the position.
Otto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Otto blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto misses with an elbow strike.
Ferrari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Otto is defending well for now.
Otto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Otto crunches a lovely knee into Ferrari's ribcage.
Ferrari misses with an elbow over the top.
Otto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferrari blocks it with crossed arms.
Otto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Otto.
Otto slows down the pace here.
Otto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Otto lands an elbow inside.
Ferrari throws a head punch that misses.
Ferrari trying to control the position but instead, Otto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferrari into the cage.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Otto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
Otto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferrari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Otto has Ferrari pushed against the cage.
Herod Otto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Otto lands an elbow inside that Ferrari shrugs off.
Otto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Otto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Mario Ferrari's cut even more.
Otto cracks Ferrari with a nice body shot.
Otto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferrari is defending well for now.
Otto working Ferrari over with knees to the body.
Otto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Otto lands a nice elbow.
Otto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrari can do to turn this around?
Otto trying to land knees to the body.
Otto tries a knee to the head but Ferrari blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
Ferrari pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferrari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Otto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferrari is looking to control Otto's arms but Otto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferrari has his back to the cage.
Otto lands an elbow inside that Ferrari shrugs off.
Ferrari lands an elbow just above Otto 's eye.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Otto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Otto.

The cut above Mario Ferrari's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Otto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Otto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Otto cracks Ferrari with a nice body shot.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otto lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Otto.
Otto tries a body shot but Ferrari blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto blocks the elbow strike.
Otto struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferrari controls his hands.
Ferrari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otto struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferrari controls his hands.
Otto missing with knees to the body.
Otto throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferrari stalling in the clinch but Otto improves position.
Otto has Ferrari pushed against the cage.
Ferrari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Otto lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
Otto throws an elbow that misses.
Otto with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otto lands an elbow just above Ferrari 's eye.
Ferrari looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Otto obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herod Otto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Ferrari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Otto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ferrari regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Otto.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Otto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Otto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Otto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Otto throws an elbow that misses. Ferrari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Otto's guard. Nice move by Ferrari!
Otto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferrari trying to control but Otto is working from the bottom.
Otto wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ferrari puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Otto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Otto pulls Ferrari in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Otto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ferrari!
Otto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mario Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Otto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferrari?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ferrari is looking to improve his position but Otto isn't that keen on the idea.
Otto with a couple of short strikes.

Mario Ferrari's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mario Ferrari's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Herod Otto!
A victorious Herod Otto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.