PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Ferraiuolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferraiuolo comes into the arena with Face the Pain blaring out of the sound system. Herrera has chosen Don Omar - Bandolero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vincent Herrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferraiuolo
vs
Herrera

190 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 Montreal, Nicolas Ferraiuolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferraiuolo misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferraiuolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Herrera misses with a wild body shot.
Ferraiuolo throws a right and a left that Herrera avoids nicely.
Ferraiuolo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ferraiuolo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Herrera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ferraiuolo did well to prevent Herrera getting side control.
Ferraiuolo tries to kick Herrera off but Herrera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Herrera throwing shots but Ferraiuolo is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herrera tries to pass to full mount but Ferraiuolo defends it.
Herrera throwing shots but Ferraiuolo is blocking nicely.
Herrera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Herrera lands strikes from half guard.
Herrera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ferraiuolo tries to kick Herrera off but Herrera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera is looking to take a break and control but Ferraiuolo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Herrera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferraiuolo is refusing to be controlled, as Herrera sits in half guard.
Herrera wants to free his trapped foot but Ferraiuolo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ferraiuolo is positioning himself well to prevent Herrera advancing to mount.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vincent Herrera hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Herrera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Herrera looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera working over Ferraiuolo with some ground and pound. Ferraiuolo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Herrera trying to pass the guard but Ferraiuolo defending well.
Herrera is stalling here. Ferraiuolo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Herrera seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ferraiuolo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Ferraiuolo stands up.
Herrera closes the distance but Ferraiuolo moves to the side
and Ferraiuolo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Herrera shoots and misses

and Ferraiuolo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferraiuolo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferraiuolo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Herrera's head.
Herrera looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ferraiuolo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ferraiuolo works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Ferraiuolo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Herrera's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ferraiuolo scoring with strikes but Herrera is staying in there.
Herrera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferraiuolo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Herrera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ferraiuolo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferraiuolo lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Ferraiuolo.

Ferraiuolo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herrera is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Ferraiuolo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ferraiuolo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Herrera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferraiuolo counters with a one-two to the body.

Ferraiuolo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Herrera!
Ferraiuolo looking to ground and pound but Herrera is blocking nicely.

Ferraiuolo has hold of Herrera's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Herrera manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Herrera is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ferraiuolo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Herrera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ferraiuolo.
Ferraiuolo trying to control but Herrera is having none of it.
Ferraiuolo controlling his opponent.
Ferraiuolo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herrera is looking to escape.

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.

Ferraiuolo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Herrera is trying to stand up.

Ferraiuolo looking for a guillotine from mount but Herrera is having none of it.
Herrera is bucking up trying to escape but Ferraiuolo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ferraiuolo breaks from Herrera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Ferraiuolo.

Ferraiuolo looking to secure an arm triangle but Herrera defends it well.
Ferraiuolo scoring with strikes but Herrera is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ferraiuolo lands a big shot there that rocks Herrera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ferraiuolo content just to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Herrera can do anything to dispel that myth.
Herrera is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ferraiuolo 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Ferraiuolo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ferraiuolo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Herrera!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herrera really wants to buck Ferraiuolo off and get back to his feet.
Ferraiuolo trying to control but Herrera is having none of it.
Ferraiuolo lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferraiuolo with a couple of short strikes.
Ferraiuolo punching from mount but Herrera doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ferraiuolo.
Ferraiuolo unloads with some shots from mount but Herrera bucks and avoids them well.
Ferraiuolo wants to control the pace but Herrera is squirming around nicely.
Herrera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ferraiuolo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ferraiuolo punching from mount but Herrera doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Herrera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferraiuolo unloading with bombs!
Herrera tries to buck Ferraiuolo off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferraiuolo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nicolas Ferraiuolo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferraiuolo misses with a head shot.
Ferraiuolo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ferraiuolo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferraiuolo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ferraiuolo unloading with bombs!
Ferraiuolo landing strikes from the mount and Herrera is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrera trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ferraiuolo looking to finish with strikes here!
Ferraiuolo misses with a head shot.
Ferraiuolo won't let Herrera get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Ferraiuolo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Herrera manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ferraiuolo throws a strike aimed at the side of Herrera's head but Herrera avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferraiuolo prevents Herrera from escaping the position.

Ferraiuolo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Herrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Herrera fails with the takedown

and Ferraiuolo counters with a shoot takedown. Herrera fights it but they end up in guard.
Vincent Herrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas Ferraiuolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferraiuolo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Ferraiuolo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferraiuolo 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Nicolas Ferraiuolo!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Nicolas Ferraiuolo!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Nicolas Ferraiuolo!

Nicolas Ferraiuolo wins by unanimous decision!