PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alison Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Kenneth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alison Ferreira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ferreira
vs
Kenneth

180 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alison Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hector Kenneth!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira tries to clinch there but Kenneth circles away.
A nice side step and Kenneth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenneth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferreira is looking to clinch.

Ferreira moves into the clinch.
Kenneth is leaning against Ferreira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenneth controls his hands.
Ferreira lands an elbow inside that Kenneth shrugs off.
Kenneth throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenneth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenneth can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Kenneth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenneth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenneth tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Kenneth back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenneth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kenneth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenneth.
Kenneth tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Kenneth back against the cage.
Kenneth throws a head punch that misses.

Ferreira drags the fight down to the ground.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenneth prevents Ferreira from getting back to his feet.
Kenneth wants to stand and escape but instead Ferreira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Ferreira stands up from Kenneth's guard - Ferreira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ferreira closes the distance but Kenneth moves to the side
and Kenneth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira tries to clinch but Kenneth moves away
and Kenneth counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira tries to clinch up but Kenneth circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Kenneth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferreira has a takedown stuffed.
Kenneth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hector Kenneth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kenneth tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ferreira.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenneth controls his hands.
Kenneth throws a head punch that misses.
Kenneth can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
A body shot lands from Kenneth.
A head punch on the inside from Kenneth fails to land.
Kenneth has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira.
Kenneth misses with a punch to the body.
Kenneth throws a head punch that misses.

Ferreira successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ferreira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ferreira wants to stand up but Kenneth is controlling him.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenneth is one step ahead there.
Ferreira wants to stand up but Kenneth is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferreira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alison Ferreira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ferreira instigates a clinch.
Kenneth tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Kenneth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferreira.
Kenneth tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Kenneth back against the cage.
Ferreira jumps guard but Kenneth stands there with Ferreira around his waist. Ferreira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kenneth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferreira.
Kenneth has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenneth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenneth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenneth misses with a punch to the body.
Kenneth tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Kenneth back against the cage.
Kenneth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Kenneth.
Ferreira blocks a body shot from Kenneth.
Ferreira tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenneth avoids the damage to the body.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenneth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenneth tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Kenneth back against the cage.

Ferreira gets control of Kenneth's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ferreira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenneth prevents Ferreira from getting back to his feet.
Kenneth wants to get up but he can't break Ferreira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Ferreira is working an open guard so Kenneth takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Hector Kenneth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kenneth misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira can't find room to land a body shot as Kenneth controls the action.
Kenneth can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Kenneth throws a head punch that misses.
Kenneth misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kenneth can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Kenneth lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Kenneth.

Ferreira manages to pull guard.
Ferreira pulls Kenneth in close to his closed guard and prevents Kenneth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ferreira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ferreira has his feet on Kenneth's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kenneth swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferreira.
Kenneth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Ferreira moves into the clinch.
Kenneth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kenneth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
Kenneth throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenneth managing to block the knees to the body from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenneth.
Ferreira tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenneth avoids the damage to the body.
Kenneth misses with a body punch.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenneth digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ferreira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kenneth uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenneth stops Ferreira from standing up.
Alison Ferreira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ferreira kicks Kenneth off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alison Ferreira dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ferreira tries to clinch
and Kenneth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenneth throws out a counter right but Ferreira avoids it with no problem.
Kenneth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferreira tries to clinch
enabling Kenneth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kenneth counters with a nice uppercut.
Alison Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira lands a high kick!
Ferreira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kenneth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ferreira darts in and clinches Kenneth up against the cage.
Ferreira missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenneth lands a nice uppercut.
Kenneth misses with a body punch.
Kenneth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Kenneth blocks it.
Kenneth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kenneth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenneth working aggressively here.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Kenneth.
Kenneth can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenneth can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenneth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ferreira pulls guard successfully.

Ferreira has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kenneth is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenneth avoids it.
Ferreira is struggling to control the position.
Kenneth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenneth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenneth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kenneth can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Kenneth throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenneth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kenneth misses with a body punch.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
Kenneth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Kenneth - that landed with a thud.
Kenneth misses with a body punch.
Kenneth working aggressively here.
Ferreira lands a nice knee to the body.
Kenneth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenneth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferreira.
We've been informed that Kenneth has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Ferreira pulls guard successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control the position.
Ferreira pulls Kenneth in close to his closed guard and prevents Kenneth from doing any damage or advancing position.

Ferreira is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira scores a nice knee to the body.
Kenneth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hector Kenneth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alison Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Kenneth as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alison Ferreira.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferreira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alison Ferreira!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alison Ferreira waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha Nutrition HIGHEST QUALITY ON THE ISLAND 's logo in front of the cameras.