PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Green Pea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pea
vs
Ferreira

150 cm
24
130 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Canadian Fighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Green Pea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pea has time to react.
Pea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferreira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pea tries a low kick but Ferreira avoids it.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Pea's front leg.
Pea tries a head kick but it misses.
Pea looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pea misses with a leg kick

and Ferreira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ferreira.

Ferreira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferreira has managed to get both his arms back between Pea's legs - danger averted.
Pea being controlled here, momentarily.

Pea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferreira works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pea is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira pulls his head out easily.
Ferreira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ferreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pea keeps working.
Pea taking some punishment here, with Ferreira in his half guard.
Ferreira is pressing down on Pea's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pea is holding on for now.

Pea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pea is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Pea throws a lazy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pea.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira.
Nice body kick from Pea.
Ferreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pea can pounce on him.
Pea throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a three punch combo that has Pea backing up. Pea nods at Ferreira to acknowledge the strikes.
Pea wants to slow Ferreira down by chopping away at his legs.
Pea looks to land a body kick but Ferreira moved away.
Pea misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green Pea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Ferreira as he checks the leg kick.
Ferreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pea throws a leg kick
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pea throws a combination that misses

and Ferreira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ferreira won't allow Pea to sweep him here.

Pea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pea is breathing heavily.
Pea can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferreira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ferreira is trying to control. Pea wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pea is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Ferreira seems content to control.
Pea is looking to get back to full guard here but Ferreira has managed to pass to side control instead.
Pea is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pea is squirming around, avoiding Ferreira's attempts to control the action.
Pea working to try and regain half guard.
Ferreira scoring with strikes but Pea is staying in there.
Pea is working to get back to half guard.
Pea is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ferreira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pea closes the distance but Ferreira moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ferreira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pea sneaks back into half guard.
Pea is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ferreira jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferreira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pea's legs.
Pea is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ferreira off and has taken his back!
Pea throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Pea is punishing Ferreira with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is taking damage to the body and head.
I really don't envy Ferreira right now.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.

Ferreira fending off the submission attempt from Pea.
Even with his hooks in, Pea manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pea. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Pea lands a shot to the head.
Pea has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ferreira.
Pea lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pea misses with a punch to the head.
Pea has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pea is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ferreira up.

Ferreira is rocked!
Pea landing with strikes.
Ferreira is still in real trouble! Can Pea finish him?
Pea lands a shot to the head.
Pea throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Pea not allowing Ferreira to control his hands.
Pea lands a shot to the body.
Pea scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ferreira is looking for a way out.

Pea tightening his grip on Ferreira, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira covers up after that shot from Pea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pea scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ferreira is looking for a way out.
Pea has Ferreira flattened out and is raining down punches.
Pea softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Pea is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ferreira is defending well though. Pea let's go of the attempt for now.
Pea somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pea not allowing Ferreira to control his hands.
Ferreira seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pea missing with punches from the back.
Ferreira rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ferreira is looking to improve his position.
Pea throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pea throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ferreira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pea throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Pea tries to land a body kick
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferreira.
Pea lands a big head kick that sends Ferreira to the canvas! Pea follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Green Pea!
Green Pea retains his bantamweight title!