PBP Commentary

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

Ferreira
vs
Gibson

186 cm
24
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses with a takedown attempt - Ferreira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gibson throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Gibson takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Ferreira lands but Gibson takes it in his stride.

Gibson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferreira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferreira looking to control.
Ferreira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gibson controls the pace.
Gibson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gibson working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ferreira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gibson tries to advance to mount but Ferreira denies him.
Gibson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ferreira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ferreira can't do much from the bottom here.
Gibson trying to control the action but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Gibson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ferreira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Ferreira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gibson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ferreira is avoiding damage well.
Ferreira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gibson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gibson controls the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gibson is working Ferreira over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking for a sweep.
Gibson working the ground and pound.
Ferreira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gibson lands a nice forearm strike.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gibson lands some shots froms side control.
Gibson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson working away.
Gibson working the head and body with strikes.
Gibson cracks Ferreira with a big right hand but Ferreira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Gibson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ferreira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gibson wants to control but Ferreira is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson landing a few strikes.
Gibson working the ground and pound from side control.
Gibson wants to control but Ferreira is keeping him busy.
Gibson scores with punches from side control.
Gibson working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson lands a few punches from side control.
Gibson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferreira is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Gibson dominated that round.
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 swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.

Gibson scores with a takedown into Ferreira's guard.
Ferreira is wriggling around but Gibson manages to pass to half guard.
Ferreira trying to hold on to Gibson's head to control him but Gibson postures up.
Tyrone Gibson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ferreira taking some punishment here, with Gibson in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Gibson there.
Nice strikes from Gibson there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferreira's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gibson wants to free his trapped foot but Ferreira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gibson in particular looking to stall.
Gibson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gibson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ferreira tries to get to full guard but Gibson has control of the leg.
Gibson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gibson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is nestled in close to Ferreira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gibson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ferreira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson tries to control but Ferreira wriggling away.
Gibson lands with some strikes.
Gibson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ferreira looks a forlorn figure.
Gibson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson landing punches.

Ferreira is rocked!
A big strike lands for Gibson! That's really hurt Ferreira and he's turned his back - Gibson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gibson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Gibson!
Our winner, Tyrone Gibson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.