PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Ferraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nieminen
vs
Ferraz

170 cm
27
143 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

175 cm
24
133 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matti Nieminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Ferraz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ferraz!
Nieminen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nieminen slips a jab and a cross from Ferraz.
Nieminen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nieminen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Nieminen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nieminen prevents Ferraz from improving his position.
Nieminen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieminen trying to control from half guard but Ferraz is working away.
Ferraz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ferraz.
Nieminen throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferraz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nieminen throwing strikes but missing.
Nieminen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Nieminen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nieminen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferraz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Ferraz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nieminen uses it to pass to side control.
Nieminen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ferraz is trying to improve his position.
Ferraz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferraz tries to buck Nieminen off but Nieminen is having none of it.
Nieminen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ferraz down.
Nieminen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nieminen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ferraz gets back to half guard.
Nieminen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ferraz!
Ferraz is in a horrible position here. Nieminen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nieminen lands a nice shot to the head.
Nieminen landing strikes from the mount.
Nieminen raining down shots from the mount!
Nieminen is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferraz is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Nieminen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Nieminen.
Ferraz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ferraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nieminen prevents Ferraz from standing back up.
Ferraz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nieminen.
Nieminen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ferraz wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ferraz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nieminen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nieminen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieminen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ferraz looking for a guillotine here but Nieminen defends easily.
Nieminen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferraz is keeping the position for now.

Ferraz pushes Nieminen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ferraz slaps away a takedown attempt from Nieminen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anderson Ferraz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ferraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nieminen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferraz swivels and escapes.
Ferraz misses with a two punch combination.
Nieminen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferraz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferraz misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Ferraz. No joy for Nieminen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Nieminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferraz lands with a cross.
A shot to de liver by Ferraz. Beautiful body shot.
Ferraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferraz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nieminen on the side of the head.
Ferraz connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Ferraz finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to de liver by Ferraz. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson Ferraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferraz misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Ferraz misses.
Ferraz lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Ferraz misses.
Ferraz looks to land a combination but Nieminen avoids it well.
Ferraz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferraz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nieminen fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferraz jabs Nieminen right on the nose. Nieminen blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nieminen circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferraz fails to land with a series of punches.
Nieminen shoots for a takedown but Ferraz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferraz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nieminen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferraz throws a nice looking combination but Nieminen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferraz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nieminen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferraz.

Nieminen is rocked!
Ferraz lands a hook that stumbles Nieminen back into the cage. Ferraz follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nieminen to the canvas! Ferraz pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nieminen has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anderson Ferraz!