PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anirudh Negi (ranked 18695 p4p, 4561 weight class) and Jose Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 570 weight class). Negi comes to the cage accompanied by https://youtu.be/42bgsd6wF3Q. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Negi
vs
Ferreira

175 cm
44
190
4 - 7 - 0

180 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anirudh Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Negi clinches up with Ferreira and pushes him back against the cage.

Negi has clasped his hands together around Ferreira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Ferreira's face as Negi controls the position.
Negi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Negi lands an elbow.
Ferreira being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Ferreira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Ferreira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Negi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferreira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Negi scoring with some ground and pound.
Ferreira has a closed guard, preventing Negi from standing up.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Negi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Negi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferreira's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Negi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferreira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferreira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Negi is trying is best to control the position here.
Negi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Negi landing small, sideways elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira stops Negi from getting back to his feet.
Ferreira is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Negi reverses the position - he's now on top in Ferreira's guard.
Negi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferreira's guard.

Ferreira looking for a guillotine here but Negi defends easily.
Ferreira trying to keep a closed guard but Negi is proving a slippery customer.
Ferreira looks winded!
Negi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferreira's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to stand and escape but Negi is having none of it.

Negi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Negi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anirudh Negi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Negi clinches up against the cage.

Ferreira has picked Negi up - he's going for a ride! Ferreira dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negi pushes Ferreira off looking to stand but Ferreira dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Negi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Negi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Negi has control of Ferreira's left arm, preventing Ferreira from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira postures up in Negi's guard and throws a big left but Negi blocks it.
Ferreira is looking to pass into half guard but Negi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Negi is in guard.

Ferreira wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferreira trying to control the position.
Negi stands up over Ferreira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Negi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ferreira trying to control the position.
Ferreira doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anirudh Negi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Negi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ferreira is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to control but Negi postures up.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Ferreira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Negi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ferreira taking some punishment here, with Negi in his half guard.
Negi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Negi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ferreira tries to roll over but Negi keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negi wants to stand but Ferreira has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Negi content to control rather than advance.
Ferreira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Negi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Negi's back!
Negi is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Negi trying to control but not successfully.
Ferreira throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anirudh Negi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferreira has managed to clinch.
Negi avoiding damage.

Negi successfully pulls guard.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Negi keeps moving.
Ferreira throws an elbow that misses. Negi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ferreira's guard. Nice move by Negi!

Negi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Negi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferreira is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Negi has his foot on Ferreira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ferreira works his way back into a safe position though.
Negi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Negi keeps moving.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Negi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferreira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferreira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Negi is adopting a defensive guard.
Negi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira looking to sit in guard and control but Negi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ferreira is trying to keep Negi in close.
Ferreira has a closed guard, preventing Negi from standing up.
Ferreira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ferreira trying to keep a closed guard but Negi is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ferreira tries to sprawl but Negi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ferreira manages to get to full guard.
Ferreira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Negi's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Negi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Negi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Negi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferreira.
Anirudh Negi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferreira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jose Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anirudh Negi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Negi 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anirudh Negi!
Anirudh Negi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.