PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Ferreira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Giorgio
vs
Ferreira

188 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
203 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorgio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leandro Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giorgio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ferreira drives through with a takedown into guard.

Giorgio pushes Ferreira off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giorgio.
Ferreira shoots for a takedown but Giorgio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Giorgio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giorgio prevents a takedown attempt there.

Giorgio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Giorgio.
Giorgio looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Giorgio. No joy for Ferreira on that attempt.
Giorgio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giorgio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Giorgio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giorgio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Giorgio.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giorgio.
Giorgio misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferreira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown but Giorgio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Giorgio.
Giorgio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giorgio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giorgio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Giorgio misses.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giorgio.
Ferreira tries to clinch

and Giorgio counters by moving into the clinch.
Giorgio lands a left hand.
Giorgio blocks an elbow strike.
Giorgio working hard to break the clinch.
Giorgio is trying to break free.
A short right from Giorgio on the inside.
Giorgio stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Giorgio.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Giorgio scores with a shoulder strike.
Giorgio slows down the pace here.

Giorgio jumps guard.

Giorgio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giorgio working for a triangle but Ferreira defends it easily.

Giorgio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ferreira works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giorgio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Giorgio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ferreira escapes and throws Giorgio's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Ferreira is trying to get an arm triangle but Giorgio is defending well.
Giorgio pushes Ferreira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ferreira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio dominated that round.
That's time! Giorgio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ferreira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Giorgio misses with a two punch combination.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giorgio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferreira circles away quickly and effectively.
Giorgio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giorgio throws a jab when Ferreira was well out of range.
Giorgio connects with a body shot.
Giorgio with a nice cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giorgio lands a lovely overhand right.
Giorgio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giorgio's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Giorgio duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giorgio scores with a body shot.

Giorgio has Ferreira up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giorgio.
Giorgio stalling in the clinch.
Giorgio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Giorgio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giorgio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giorgio is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferreira has double underhooks.
Giorgio can't break the clinch.
Giorgio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the ropes.
Giorgio lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferreira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giorgio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giorgio has Ferreira pressed against the ropes.
Giorgio scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giorgio.
Ferreira fails to pull guard.
Giorgio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Giorgio is controlling him.
Giorgio wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferreira won't allow it.
Giorgio stalling in the clinch.

Giorgio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ferreira uses from the top position.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Giorgio keeps moving.
Giorgio trying to keep a closed guard but Ferreira is proving a slippery customer.
Giorgio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ferreira!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giorgio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ferreira can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Giorgio unloading with bombs!
Giorgio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Giorgio content just to control the position here.
Giorgio tries to control but Ferreira wriggling away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Giorgio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Giorgio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Giorgio there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Giorgio is working for a guillotine from mount but Ferreira frees his head quite easily.
Ferreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Giorgio has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Giorgio lands with a good body shot.

Giorgio drops Ferreira with a left right combo! Giorgio follows him down to the ground into side control.
Ferreira gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ferreira is looking to get to half guard.
Giorgio with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound.
Giorgio is landing with some decent strikes but Ferreira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giorgio landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giorgio dominating with strikes here.
Giorgio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Giorgio controlling the position easily from mount.
Giorgio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Giorgio is working for a guillotine from mount but Ferreira frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giorgio punishing his opponent with strikes.
Giorgio controlling from the full mount.
Giorgio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Ferreira defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Giorgio.
Giorgio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Giorgio is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giorgio connects with a nice looking jab.
Giorgio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Giorgio misses.
Ferreira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giorgio counters with a left to the body.
Giorgio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giorgio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giorgio throws the left hand but Ferreira avoids the punch easily.
Leandro Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giorgio looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Ferreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giorgio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giorgio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferreira misses with a takedown attempt
and Giorgio counters with a straight right hand.
Giorgio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Giorgio has closed the distance and engaged Ferreira in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giorgio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferreira lands with a left to the head.
Giorgio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Giorgio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giorgio 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio!