PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinando Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferrari
vs
Barreda

178 cm
34
180 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

178 cm
31
178 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ferrari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barreda's calf.
Barreda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barreda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
Barreda's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barreda duly obliges.
Ferrari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barreda.
Barreda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Nice body kick there by Ferrari.
Some bone on bone action there as Barreda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferrari scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferrari.
Ferrari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barreda counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barreda walks into a left hand.
Ferrari throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Barreda does no damage.
Ferrari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barreda's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferrari circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferrari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barreda's sensitive parts.
Barreda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferrari.
Barreda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barreda walks into a jab.
Barreda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barreda misses with a right hand
and Barreda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barreda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barreda's head.
Ferrari connects with a right hand. Barreda shakes it off.
Barreda moves out of range of the body kick from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Ferrari throws a lazy right hand but Barreda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barreda takes a swing at Ferrari's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferrari is defended easily by Barreda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barreda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferrari scores with a head kick. Barreda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab by Barreda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari misses with a series of wild punches.
Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barreda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barreda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferrari can pounce on him.
Ferrari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ferrari throws a hook but Barreda avoids it easily.
Ferrari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barreda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferrari throws the left hand but Barreda avoids the punch easily.
Ferdinando Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda digs a good hook to Ferrari's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Ferrari misses.
Barreda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferrari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinando Ferrari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barreda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreda. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Ferrari.
Barreda slips under a jab.
Ferrari thuds his shin into the meat of Barreda's side.
Barreda takes a swing at Ferrari's ribcage but misses.
Barreda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferrari.
Ferrari is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari looks to land a right hand but Barreda moved out of range.
Barreda tests Ferrari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barreda.
Ferrari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ferrari looks for a takedown but Barreda sprawls well.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barreda moves away.
Ferrari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Ferrari scores with a takedown into Barreda's guard.
Barreda wants to stand up but Ferrari is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barreda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Ferdinando Ferrari will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barreda moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferrari catches Barreda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barreda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barreda looks to land a right hand but Ferrari moved out of range.
Ferrari fails to land the takedown.
Barreda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a low kick, looking for Barreda's leg but Barreda calmly moves out of range.
Barreda tries to bum rush Ferrari with a series of wild strikes but Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreda lands with a straight right. Ferrari didn't see that one coming.
Barreda lands the left hand.
Barreda shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferrari eats them both and turns towards Barreda to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferrari scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barreda is looking to get back to his feet here but Ferrari is keeping cool and he's managed to take Barreda's back.
Ferrari throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
A lull in the action here.
Ferrari throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Good control from Ferrari.

Ferrari working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Barreda has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ferrari controls the position.
Ferrari trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Barreda holding both Ferrari 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ferrari tries to get the hooks in deep but Barreda pushed the leg off.
Barreda trying to get back to his feet but Ferrari is in full control for now.
Ferrari throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Barreda defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ferrari looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferrari, not yet.
Ferrari has momentary wrist control but Barreda slips an elbow through the middle.
Ferrari wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferrari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ferrari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barreda manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Barreda pushes Ferrari off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ferrari moves out of range as Barreda strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinando Ferrari dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Barreda enables Ferrari to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barreda manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Barreda wriggles free and stands up.
A good leg kick by Ferrari.
Jesus Barreda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrari swings widly with a right hand
and Barreda counters with a left to the body.
Ferrari throws an overhand right that lands on Barreda's shoulder, as Barreda tries to avoid the shot.
Barreda throws a series of punches but Ferrari avoids them all with ease.
Ferrari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferrari shoots in for a takedown but Barreda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferrari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferrari lands with a good body shot.
Barreda looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Barreda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari misses with a lunging right hand
and Barreda counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Barreda's head but Barreda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferrari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferrari lands an overhand right.
Barreda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferrari throws out the jab.
Ferrari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barreda's head backwards.
Ferrari fails with a takedown attempt.

Ferrari gets a double leg takedown into Barreda's guard.
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barreda swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Barreda has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ferrari off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barreda throws out the jab.
Ferrari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barreda.
Jesus Barreda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barreda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferrari shoots for a takedown but Barreda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinando Ferrari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Ferrari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barreda tries to bum rush Ferrari with a series of wild strikes but Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferrari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barreda misses with a straight right.
Barreda has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ferrari throws a jab when Barreda was well out of range.
Ferrari lands a jab to the head.
Ferrari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferrari lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barreda sprawls well. Barreda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferrari gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferrari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barreda.
Barreda misses with a hook
and Ferrari counters with a nice body kick.
Barreda throws a series of punches but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ferdinando Ferrari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferrari throws a big shot that misses.
Barreda stuffs the takedown.
Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Ferrari connects with a single shot there.
Barreda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barreda throws the left hand but Ferrari avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari connects with the punch.
Barreda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ferrari under the eye.
Ferrari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barreda's hands.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barreda misses with a hook. Ferrari ducked under it nicely.
Ferrari's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferrari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferrari.
Jesus Barreda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barreda avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Barreda slips under a jab.
Barreda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barreda wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barreda jabs Ferrari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but Barreda is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinando Ferrari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferrari 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinando Ferrari!
An out of breath Ferdinando Ferrari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.