PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Ferrari

170 cm
25
151 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

189 cm
29
158 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferrari dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith wants to clinch but Ferrari slips to the side
enabling Ferrari to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferrari misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith looks to clinch
and Ferrari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Ferrari moves out of range easily.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
Ferrari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Ferrari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferrari is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith tries to clinch there but Ferrari circles away.
Ferrari misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to clinch
and Ferrari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Ferrari loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Ferrari scores with a four punch combination!
Smith tries to clinch
enabling Ferrari to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith wants to clinch up but Ferrari keeps it at a distance.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ferrari throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Ferrari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ferrari misses with a low kick.
Smith tries to clinch there but Ferrari circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferrari throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Ferrari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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!
Smith slips a jab from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a low kick.
Ferrari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrari.
Ferrari connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Ferrari misses with a low kick.
Ferrari is looking to land body kicks.
Ferrari thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Ferrari misses
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Ferrari is rocked!
Ferrari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferrari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith wants to clinch.
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Ferrari circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferrari.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Ferrari counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Ferrari dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ferrari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
Ferrari cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ferrari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith slips a straight right by Ferrari.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Ferrari.
Smith tries to clinch up but Ferrari circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferrari is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook.
Ferrari lands a right hook to the body.
Ferrari throws out a powerful jab.
Ferrari throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferrari scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Ferrari circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ferrari.
No joy there for Ferrari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Ferrari misses.
Ferrari misses the jab.
Ferrari throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Ferrari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Ferrari misses.
Good leg kick by Ferrari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith blocks a head kick by Ferrari.
Nice shot by Ferrari.
Ferrari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Smith instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Ferrari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferrari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferrari's efforts to push away.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferrari dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Ferrari stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferrari has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferrari can turn it around.
Ferrari wants to stall.
Ferrari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferrari is trying to break free.
Ferrari tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Ferrari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ferrari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari looking to stall.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Ferrari 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. And we move into the final round!

Ferrari misses with the combination.
Ferrari misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to clinch but Ferrari is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch up but Ferrari circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Ferrari pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Ferrari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferrari loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
A low kick from Ferrari misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferrari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferrari scores with a kick to the body.
Ferrari gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith moves out of range as Ferrari strikes.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferrari throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Ferrari connects with a jab.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferrari is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Ferrari is predictable there
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Vito Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrari. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrari connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferrari throws a body kick that misses
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Ferrari 's knee.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Ferrari backing up. Ferrari nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferrari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith is looking to clinch but Ferrari is avoiding it.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith moves to clinch but Ferrari breaks away
and Ferrari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up but Ferrari circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferrari misses with a looping right.
Ferrari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferrari circles away.
A head kick misses from Ferrari.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferrari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Ferrari is predictable there
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Ferrari shrugs it off.
Ferrari throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferrari.
Vito Ferrari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Ferrari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferrari swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Smith clinches up with Ferrari and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vito Ferrari.
I've got Ferrari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.