PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey O Doherty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

O Doherty
vs
Ferrari

166 cm
27
153 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

189 cm
28
158 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey O Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty throws the left hand but Ferrari avoids the punch easily.
O Doherty takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Doherty blocks a leg kick.
O Doherty's corner calls for a 1-2. O Doherty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferrari wants to clinch up but O Doherty keeps it at a distance.
Ferrari looks to land a right hand but O Doherty moved out of range.
Mickey O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Doherty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Doherty lands with an uppercut that bounces Ferrari off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from O Doherty.
O Doherty looks to throw the jab but Ferrari is out of range.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Doherty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from O Doherty misses.
Ferrari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
Ferrari moves away from the strike by O Doherty.
O Doherty takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Doherty has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrari. O Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for O Doherty.
O Doherty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
O Doherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferrari - that will leave a mark!
O Doherty thows a body shot but no joy.
O Doherty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrari was well out of range. Poor timing from O Doherty.
O Doherty throws an overhand right that lands on Ferrari's shoulder, as Ferrari tries to avoid the shot.
O Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Doherty misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferrari.
O Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
O Doherty cracks Ferrari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ferrari looks to score with a jab to the body but O Doherty is just out of range.
O Doherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
O Doherty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferrari sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Ferrari lands a big head kick that sends O Doherty tumbling to the mat! Ferrari takes a step backwards and waves O Doherty back to his feet - he wants the finish!

O Doherty is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from O Doherty. Those never looked like landing.
Oh O Doherty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferrari ducks under a wild hook from O Doherty.
Ferrari slips a jab and a cross from O Doherty.
Ferrari takes one to the chin there.
O Doherty with a jab.
O Doherty seems to have got his legs back now.
O Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferrari scores with a kick to the body.
O Doherty bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferrari staying out of range there.
Ferrari lands with a straight right. O Doherty didn't see that one coming.
O Doherty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ferrari. Beautiful body shot.
Ferrari swings for the body but O Doherty moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a shot from downtown. Ferrari moves away and avoids it.
Ferrari slips a jab and a cross from O Doherty.
Ferrari scores with a nice head shot.
Ferrari punishes O Doherty's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferrari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ferrari seems to be stalking O Doherty here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! O Doherty drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vito Ferrari!
After winning the bout, Vito Ferrari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.