PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Fereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Waker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristiano Fereira looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Fereira
vs
Waker

189 cm
23
188 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristiano Fereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Waker!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Waker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fereira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fereira trying to remain calm as Waker controls from the top position.
It looks like Waker might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Edward Waker wasn't active enough on the ground.

Waker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Waker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Waker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fereira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Waker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Waker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Edward Waker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Waker tries to clinch but Fereira moves out of range.
Waker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fereira fails with the takedown

and Waker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fereira!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Waker controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fereira'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.
Fereira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Waker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Waker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Waker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Waker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Waker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fereira is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waker punching from mount but Fereira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Waker controlling the pace for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fereira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Waker controlling from the full mount.
Waker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fereira because Waker loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waker controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edward Waker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
An inside leg kick lands from Waker.

Waker closes the distance and clinches.
Waker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fereira up against the cage.
Waker is trying to break the clinch but Fereira has him pressed against the cage.
Fereira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Waker prevents it.
Waker slowing the pace effectively.
Waker misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Waker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Waker lands a jab-cross combination.
Fereira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waker.
Waker thows a body shot but no joy.

Waker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Waker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Waker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Waker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Waker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fereira!
Waker content just to control the position here.
Fereira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Waker controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waker with shots to the head and body - Fereira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Waker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Waker cracks Fereira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fereira wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waker controlling from the full mount.
Waker landing strikes from the mount.

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.
Waker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Waker lands with some strikes.
Waker unloads with some shots from mount but Fereira bucks and avoids them well.
Waker lands a big elbow.
Waker controlling from the full mount.
Waker raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Waker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waker 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Waker!