PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eusebio Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kashmir kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Snyder
vs
Ferreira

208 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hipolito Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eusebio Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Ferreira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A bone on bone clash there as Ferreira blocks the leg kick.

Ferreira 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.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ferreira working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ferreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snyder trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ferreira is looking to work some ground and pound but Snyder has wrist control.
Snyder wants to stand and escape but Ferreira is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snyder wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ferreira manages to pass to side control.
Snyder is trying to maintain the position but Ferreira is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snyder has one foot on Ferreira's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ferreira moves out of range of the body kick.

Ferreira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Snyder!
Snyder is trying to buck Ferreira off.
Snyder trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder tries to improve position but can't.
Snyder is trying to get back to his feet.
Snyder struggling a bit here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snyder really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snyder scores with a spinning back kick!
Snyder throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Snyder pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ferreira blocks the body kick.

Snyder instigates a clinch.

Ferreira jumps guard.
Snyder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snyder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snyder throwing strikes but missing.
Snyder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Snyder stands and steps away. Ferreira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snyder to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snyder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snyder throws a big right hand that misses.
Snyder would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Snyder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snyder wants to stand but Ferreira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Snyder from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hipolito Snyder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Snyder moves into the clinch.
Snyder can't get the takedown.

Snyder manages to pull guard.
Snyder keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Snyder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Snyder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Snyder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ferreira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Snyder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferreira is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snyder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ferreira pushes Snyder up against the cage in a clinch.

Ferreira has hold of one of Snyder's legs. Snyder is fighting the takedown attempt but Ferreira gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Eusebio Ferreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snyder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snyder has Ferreira pulled in close to control his posture.
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from Snyder.
Ferreira looking to sit in guard and control but Snyder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Snyder wants to stand but Ferreira is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferreira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ferreira has a closed guard, preventing Snyder from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Snyder looks for a takedown but Ferreira sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snyder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snyder misses with a body kick.
Snyder misses with a series of wild punches.
Snyder throws a body kick that misses.
Snyder scores with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snyder throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ferreira.
A lazy body kick from Snyder

and Ferreira counters with a single leg into guard. Snyder didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hipolito Snyder will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Snyder tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snyder looks for the body kick but Ferreira saw that one coming.

Ferreira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Snyder to the ground. Ferreira is now in Snyder's guard.
Snyder wants to get back to his feet but Ferreira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Snyder uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Eusebio Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snyder throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferreira blocks the body kick.

Snyder fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ferreira to the ground. Snyder is now in Ferreira's guard.
Ferreira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferreira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snyder throwing strikes but missing.
Snyder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferreira on the ground.
Snyder would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Snyder throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snyder postures up and lands a big shot to Ferreira's brow.

Snyder drops back looking for a leg! Ferreira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferreira manages to kick Snyder off! Snyder jumps back into Ferreira's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Snyder throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Snyder checks a low kick from Ferreira.
Snyder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snyder lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snyder lands a jab to the nose.

Snyder fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ferreira to the ground. Snyder is now in Ferreira's guard.
Snyder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snyder tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferreira is retaining full guard.
Snyder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Snyder from controlling successfully.
Snyder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snyder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferreira's guard.

Ferreira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snyder defends well.
Snyder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eusebio Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snyder lands a couple of elbows.
Hipolito Snyder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Snyder decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ferreira, up you get!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hipolito Snyder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snyder 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hipolito Snyder!
The defeated Eusebio Ferreira had this to say: 'It sucks that I lost, you what I'm going to win the next one'.