PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ass Assinator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ferreira
vs
Assinator

177 cm
21
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afonso Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ass Assinator!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira shoots in looking for a takedown. Assinator tries to sprawl out of it but Ferreira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Assinator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Assinator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assinator moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Assinator doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferreira makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Assinator really felt that one!
Assinator looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Assinator throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assinator swinging wilding here.

Assinator looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ferreira!
Assinator avoids the attempt from Ferreira to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assinator trying to control but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira is looking to improve his position but Assinator isn't that keen on the idea.
Assinator looking to control but Ferreira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Assinator controlling from the full mount.
Assinator tries to control but Ferreira wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Assinator looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira tries to hold on but Assinator pushes him away.
Ferreira is squirming around, avoiding Assinator's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assinator can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ferreira is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ass Assinator just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Assinator misses.
Ferreira lands with a slapping head kick.
Assinator tries to clinch up

so Ferreira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ferreira trying to control but Assinator is working from the bottom.

Assinator is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assinator wants to break free but Ferreira has control.

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
Assinator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assinator tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferreira counters with a good low kick that Assinator was not able to check.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assinator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assinator.
Horrible takedown by Assinator or perhaps it was just good defense by Ferreira which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Ferreira 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.

Assinator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assinator tries to bum rush Ferreira with a series of wild strikes but Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assinator fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ferreira.

Ferreira scores with a takedown into Assinator's guard.
Assinator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Assinator keeps moving.
Ferreira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assinator is keeping the position for now.
Assinator really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Assinator keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Assinator can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ferreira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferreira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assinator keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assinator looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assinator misses with a series of wild punches.
Assinator stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Assinator wants it to stay on the feet.
Assinator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assinator looks to clinch

and Ferreira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Assinator is trying to break free.
Assinator working hard to break the clinch.
Assinator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Assinator is looking to control Ferreira's arms but Ferreira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Assinator has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afonso Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira fails to pull guard.
Assinator controlling the action here for a moment.
Assinator looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Assinator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assinator misses with the combination.
Assinator wants to clinch

and Ferreira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Assinator gets back to full guard.
Ferreira trying to control but Assinator is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assinator looking to control.
Ferreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assinator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferreira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ferreira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assinator dives on top into guard.

Ferreira has his foot on Assinator's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Assinator works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Ferreira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ferreira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Assinator lands with a nice combination. Ferreira backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Afonso Ferreira has been cut.
Assinator fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Assinator.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Assinator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Assinator shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Assinator throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assinator gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ferreira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Assinator thuds a left hand into Ferreira's body.
A nice combination there by Assinator.
Assinator misses with the combination.
Assinator's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Assinator duly obliges.
Assinator shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferreira pinned against the cage. Ferreira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferreira is defended easily by Assinator.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assinator.
Ferreira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Afonso Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Assinator.
Ferreira shoots in but Assinator avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afonso Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assinator lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Assinator tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assinator moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Assinator lunges at Ferreira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferreira's hand.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches up with Assinator, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes Assinator against the cage but Assinator circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Assinator throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
Assinator shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferreira pinned against the cage. Ferreira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assinator tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
A punch combination from Assinator misses.
Assinator fails to land with a series of punches.
Assinator jabs Ferreira right on the nose. Ferreira blinks but takes it well.

Ferreira gets the takedown into side control.
Afonso Ferreira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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Ass Assinator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira trying to control the action but Assinator is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ass Assinator comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afonso Ferreira!