PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Ferrans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weed Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Man
vs
Ferrans

193 cm
25
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Weed Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin Ferrans!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrans is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Ferrans throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.

Ferrans 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ferrans stands up and waves to Man to follow him.

Man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ferrans did well to prevent Man getting side control.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferrans defending well though.
Man is thwarting Ferrans's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man wants to pass the guard but Ferrans is defending well.
Ferrans holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Man throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ferrans to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man distracts Ferrans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Man drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Man jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Man is working Ferrans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferrans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Man is in close to Ferrans's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Man postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ferrans keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Ferrans should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrans keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man cracks Ferrans with a solid left hand.
Ferrans wants to sweep but no luck.
Man postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferrans's head.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man has gone for a leg lock! Ferrans slips out almost immediately though and dives into Man's guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Ferrans from controlling successfully.
Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Man passes to side control.
Ferrans looks gassed!
Ferrans sneaks back into half guard.
Man moves nicely into side control.
Man working the ground and pound.
Man wants to control but Ferrans is keeping him busy.
Ferrans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man working the ground and pound from side control.
Ferrans is working to avoid the ground and pound but Man connects with a decent elbow.
Man lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ferrans down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ferrans has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man landing a few strikes.
Man connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ferrans some visible discomfort.
Man taking a breather here.

Man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ferrans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Man 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrans is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weed Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Ferrans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ferrans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferrans defends it nicely.
Ferrans fails in his attempt to clinch.

Man scores with a takedown into Ferrans's guard.
Ferrans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferrans keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man cracks Ferrans with a solid left hand.
Ferrans wants to stand but Man is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrans is breathing heavily.
Man trying to control but Ferrans is working from the bottom.
Ferrans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
Ferrans with a nice head shot there.
Ferrans is looking to advance position but Man has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ferrans is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Man looking to finish Ferrans with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ferrans!
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ferrans is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ferrans is trying to escape the mount.
Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Man raining down hammerfists from mount.
Man working Ferrans over with strikes here.
Man landing shots from mount.
Ferrans is bucking up trying to escape but Man cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Man with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Man landing punches.
Man landing strikes from the mount.
Man putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Man trying to control but Ferrans is having none of it.

Man jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ferrans manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ferrans is trying to get back to half guard.

Man is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ferrans is trying to escape and Man transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ferrans is forced to tap! Nice work there by Man! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Weed Man!