PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carlos Ferreira
vs
Corleone

185 cm
28
218 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

188 cm
33
222 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

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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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Corleone slips a jab from Ferreira.
Corleone walks into a straight right hand from Ferreira.
Corleone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Corleone rushes Ferreira and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Corleone has Ferreira pressed against the cage, preventing Ferreira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corleone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Ferreira on the inside.
Corleone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Ferreira managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone .
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira working hard to break the clinch.
Ferreira blocks an elbow strike.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone 's elbow.
Corleone misses with a knee to the head.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferreira slowing the pace effectively.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Ferreira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Corleone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands an uppercut.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corleone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira digs a good body shot into Corleone 's ribs.
Corleone scores with a leg kick.
Corleone moves out of range as Ferreira throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Ferreira is looking to score with low kicks.
Corleone connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Corleone tenderised Ferreira's leg. Ferreira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corleone misses with a body kick.
Corleone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferreira moves out of range of the leg kick from Corleone .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Corleone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corleone is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Ferreira is predictable there

and Corleone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferreira stalling the fight.
Corleone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferreira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Corleone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferreira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone takes a shot to the head.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for Ferreira with that takedown attempt.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Ferreira misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Carlos Ferreira will probably get the nod.
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 decent looking hook.
Corleone tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corleone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferreira's calf.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Corleone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferreira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferreira thows a leg kick but Corleone checks it

and Corleone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ferreira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Corleone lands a knee to the body.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corleone obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Ferreira blocks an elbow strike.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Ferreira in his tracks for a moment.
Ferreira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ferreira as the two fighters clinch.
Ferreira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.
Corleone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Corleone lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferreira managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone .
Michael Corleone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Corleone 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 has Corleone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Corleone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Ferreira.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corleone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Corleone is controlling him.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone scores with a knee to the head.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Ferreira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Corleone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Ferreira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
Corleone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferreira's defenses.

It looks like Antonio Carlos Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira pushes Corleone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira looking to slow down the pace here.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Corleone 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!

A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Corleone down.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown but Corleone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Corleone .
Ferreira moves out of range of the body kick.
Corleone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Corleone closes the distance and clinches.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira lands with a right hand.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corleone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Corleone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corleone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone lands a nice looking body kick.
Corleone checks a low kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira lands a front kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Corleone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corleone feints and then cracks Ferreira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferreira down.
Ferreira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Corleone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Corleone doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
Corleone throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Ferreira.
Corleone is looking to land body kicks.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Corleone does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corleone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corleone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corleone tries to move into range but Ferreira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ferreira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corleone backs up against the cage.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Corleone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corleone moves away from the strike by Ferreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Corleone moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that is checked

and Corleone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corleone .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone lands a nice knee to the body.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferreira stalling in the clinch but Corleone improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
Corleone pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferreira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Ferreira in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the side of Corleone 's head.
Ferreira is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Ferreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferreira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Carlos Ferreira.
I think Ferreira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.