PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Foreman
vs
Carlos Ferreira

200 cm
27
275 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

185 cm
24
230 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
Foreman takes one to the chin there.
George Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
Foreman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foreman swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Foreman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferreira counters with a solid body kick.
Foreman tries to clinch up.
Foreman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Antonio Carlos Ferreira has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foreman jabs at Ferreira's body.
Foreman misses the jab.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Foreman tries to clinch but Ferreira is having none of it.
Foreman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira walks into a stiff left hand from Foreman.
Ferreira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Foreman lands with a straight right. Ferreira didn't see that one coming.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Foreman avoids it.
Ferreira looks for the body kick but Foreman saw that one coming.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foreman's hands.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferreira there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foreman.
Foreman misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a wild combination.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foreman.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira throws a hook but Foreman avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Foreman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foreman.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Foreman works the jab nicely.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Foreman throws a hook to the side of Ferreira's head but Ferreira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a wild body kick that Foreman sees coming a mile off.
Ferreira walks into a left hand.
Ferreira throws a leg kick which misses Foreman's front leg but catches the back leg as Foreman tries to avoid it.
Ferreira digs a good hook to Foreman's body.
Ferreira explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Foreman lands a body shot.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Ferreira misses with a hook. Foreman ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Foreman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira jabs Foreman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Foreman swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Foreman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferreira works Foreman's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.
Ferreira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Foreman connects with a right hand. Ferreira shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foreman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Carlos Ferreira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

That kick from Ferreira tenderised Foreman's leg. Foreman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Foreman moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Foreman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Foreman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foreman.
Foreman punishes Ferreira's body with a nice straight punch.
Foreman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman scores with a decent looking hook.
Foreman misses with an uppercut.
Foreman dips to his left and cracks Ferreira with an uppercut!

Foreman gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferreira tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira lands a right hand.
Foreman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foreman as Ferreira tries to tie him up.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira is working Foreman over against the cage.
Ferreira lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferreira.

Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foreman misses with a hook
and Ferreira counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foreman misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Foreman misses with a looping left.
Ferreira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foreman needs to keep his hands up - Ferreira had a free shot at his head there.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Ferreira throws a sloppy head kick and Foreman moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferreira's head.
Foreman misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foreman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ferreira - the referee stops the clock and Foreman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ferreira. Foreman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Foreman moves out of range as Ferreira throws a body kick.
Foreman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferreira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foreman is able to avoid easily.
Foreman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferreira's hands.

Foreman pushes Ferreira up against the cage in a clinch.

Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foreman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Ferreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Foreman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferreira looks for the body kick but Foreman saw that one coming.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira lands with an uppercut that bounces Foreman off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ferreira fakes the leg kick and cracks Foreman in the body.
George Foreman is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Carlos Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Carlos Ferreira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Foreman misses with a hook.
Foreman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Foreman misses with a left hand
and Ferreira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ferreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foreman if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Foreman misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira scores with a kick to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ferreira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foreman rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferreira connects with a looping right hand.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Foreman 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Ferreira thuds his shin into the meat of Foreman's side.
Foreman throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Foreman's leg. Foreman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira pushes Foreman away with a front kick.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferreira lands a nice hook to Foreman's body. Foreman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Foreman down.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferreira. That snapped Foreman's head back.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman 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 cracks the inside of Foreman's front leg.
Ferreira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Foreman takes a step back to recover.
Foreman avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira.
Foreman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses.
Foreman looks to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Foreman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ferreira tries a low kick but Foreman avoids it.
Foreman lands an overhand right.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Foreman throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foreman throws out the jab.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman lands a right hook to the body.
Foreman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferreira 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

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