PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ferrari
vs
Silva

185 cm
27
175 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

183 cm
26
187 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferrari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrari misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Ferrari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferrari misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinicius Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Ferrari misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Ferrari scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a hook but Ferrari avoids it easily.
Ferrari misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferrari is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferrari throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferrari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrari thinking.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferrari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferrari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva lands a head shot.
Ferrari misses with a body shot
letting Silva counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Ferrari misses with an uppercut
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferrari moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Ferrari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferrari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ferrari throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Ferrari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferrari misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferrari throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Ferrari backing up. Ferrari nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a hook.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ferrari misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferrari works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ferrari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ferrari lands a right hook to the body.
Ronaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Ferrari misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Ferrari throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Ferrari counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferrari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferrari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Ferrari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferrari misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Ferrari backing up. Ferrari nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferrari misses with a right hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the body
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferrari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrari thinking.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
A left lands for Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ronaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ferrari scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferrari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferrari's head.
Ferrari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Ferrari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferrari on the side of the head.
Ferrari throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferrari in his tracks.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ferrari might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ferrari swings widly with a right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferrari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferrari needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Ferrari moves away from the strike by Silva.
A nice combination there by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferrari has time to react.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ferrari's head back.
Ferrari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Silva.
Ferrari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Ferrari backing up. Ferrari nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Ferrari misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferrari swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferrari throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Ferrari swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferrari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferrari misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a jab.
Ferrari throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferrari misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva throws a right and a left that Ferrari avoids nicely.
Ferrari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferrari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva lands a body shot.
Vinicius Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferrari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ferrari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Ferrari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferrari misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari walks into a jab.
Ferrari takes one on the button.
Ferrari throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Ferrari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferrari's head.
Jab by Silva.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferrari doesn't seem phased though.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferrari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva works over Ferrari's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ferrari misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Silva!