PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Ferreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferreira
vs
Taiki

186 cm
31
197 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

185 cm
30
193 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira lands with a right hand.
Ferreira connects with a jab.
Ferreira scores with a one two! Taiki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ferreira connects with a body shot that sends Taiki's belly button to the back.
Ferreira lands with a nice combination. Taiki backs away looking to recover.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Taiki.
Taiki tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.
Taiki scores with a jab. Ferreira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taiki misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
Taiki misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Ferreira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Taiki avoids them all with ease.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferreira as he connects with a hook.
Ferreira defending well as Taiki loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taiki misses with a head kick.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Taiki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira tries to clinch but Taiki moves out of range.
Ferreira moves out of range as Taiki throws a body kick.
Ferreira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Ferreira is predictable there
and Taiki counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Ferreira.

Ferreira moves into the clinch.

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira scores with a nice strike.
Taiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira moves in looking to clinch but Taiki pushes him off.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taiki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taiki on the side of the head.
A combination from Ferreira does no damage.
Taiki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taiki throws a body kick that misses.

Ferreira darts in and clinches Taiki up against the ropes.
Taiki has Ferreira pressed against the ropes.
Ferreira lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Taiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Taiki looks gassed!
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Taiki.
Ferreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferreira.
A nice left hand lands by Ferreira.

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferreira. That snapped Taiki's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taiki throws a big shot that misses.
Ferreira fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ferreira scores with a four punch combination!
Ferreira is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Taiki throws a leg kick but Ferreira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ferreira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taiki.
Ferreira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taiki tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Ferreira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taiki doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Taiki.
Ferreira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferreira misses with a few strikes there.
Taiki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ferreira walks into a jab.
Ferreira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taiki throws a wild body kick that Ferreira sees coming a mile off.
Ferreira lands with a hook. Taiki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ferreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taiki throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taiki counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiki.
Taiki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taiki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Taiki moves out of range.
Ronaldo Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Taiki.
Taiki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch but Taiki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiki.
Taiki scores with a nice right hand.
Ferreira lands a head kick. Taiki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taiki avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferreira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taiki blocks a head kick by Ferreira.
Taiki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferreira looks to clinch
and Taiki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taiki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferreira. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Taiki loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
A combination from Ferreira does no damage.
Taiki moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Taiki is looking to land body kicks.
Ferreira tries to clinch up.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Taiki avoids it.
Ferreira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taiki under the eye.
A low kick from Taiki misses
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Taiki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taiki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taiki lands a head kick!
Taiki dodges the punch combination from Ferreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Taiki ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that Taiki avoids nicely.

Taiki drives through and clinches with Ferreira against the ropes.
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks with his arms.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferreira's defenses.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferreira tries to work over Taiki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
Ferreira blocks an elbow strike.
Ferreira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taiki walks away with a smile on his face. Ferreira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Ferreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Taiki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taiki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Taiki avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taiki. Taiki obviously looking to wear him down.

Taiki moves into range and clinches up with Ferreira.
Taiki throws an elbow that misses.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamada Taiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ferreira avoids the head kick by Taiki.
Taiki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferreira will feel that in the morning.
Taiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Taiki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira throws a nice looking combination but Taiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferreira tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Taiki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira misses with a leg kick
and Taiki counters with a leg kick.
Ferreira tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Ferreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferreira slips under a jab.
Taiki slips a jab and a cross from Ferreira.

Taiki clinches with his opponent.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Ferreira on the inside.
Ronaldo Ferreira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ferreira.
Ferreira avoids the elbow strike from Taiki, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Taiki.
Taiki blocks an uppercut.
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
Taiki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Taiki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ferreira drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taiki lands an elbow inside.
Taiki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferreira lands a hook that snaps the head of Taiki backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Ferreira lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Ferreira lands with a left to the head.
Ferreira lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ferreira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taiki blocks an uppercut.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taiki throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferreira gets through Taiki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taiki taking a breather.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ferreira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taiki backwards.
Taiki wants to stall.
Taiki is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira.
Taiki tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Taiki back against the ropes.
Taiki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taiki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks it.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Ferreira - that landed with a thud.
Ferreira digs a right hand underneath Taiki's ribcage. Taiki let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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