PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Ferret (ranked 2723 p4p, 1832 weight class) and Franko Getaldic (ranked 355 p4p, 251 weight class). Jermaine Ferret has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferret
vs
Getaldic

180 cm
27
210
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
27
204
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Ferret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franko Getaldic!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Getaldic dodges the punch combination from Ferret.
Getaldic misses with a hook.
Getaldic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ferret 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.
Getaldic misses with a straight left.
A combination from Ferret does no damage.
Ferret fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Getaldic slips a jab from Ferret.
Ferret waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Getaldic.
Ferret seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ferret needs to keep his hands up - Getaldic had a free shot at his head there.
Getaldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferret manages to avoid it.
Ferret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Getaldic throws a series of punches but Ferret moves out of range.
Franko Getaldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Getaldic moves away.
Getaldic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Getaldic misses with a right hand

and Ferret counters by moving into the clinch.
Ferret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Getaldic has had enough of the clinch but Ferret keeps him there for the moment.
Ferret can't find room to land a body shot as Getaldic controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Getaldic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferret backwards.
Getaldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferret.
Getaldic lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Ferret.
Getaldic lands with a left to the head.
Getaldic is trying to break the clinch but Ferret is controlling him.
Getaldic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Getaldic's elbow.
Getaldic tries a body shot but Ferret blocks it.
Ferret blocks a body shot from Getaldic.
Getaldic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Getaldic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferret lands a nice uppercut.
Getaldic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferret makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Getaldic.
Getaldic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferret can't find room to land a body shot as Getaldic controls the action.
Ferret misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferret struggles to land a body shot inside as Getaldic controls his hands.
Getaldic prevents a body shot from Ferret.
Getaldic prevents a body shot from Ferret.
Getaldic lands with a left to the head.
Getaldic has a couple of punches blocked by Ferret.
Getaldic tries to throw a body punch but Ferret avoids it by throwing Getaldic back against the cage.
Ferret lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Getaldic backwards.
Getaldic misses with a body punch.
Ferret is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Getaldic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Getaldic lands an uppercut.
Ferret is looking to control Getaldic's arms but Getaldic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferret has his back to the cage.
Ferret can't find room to land a body shot as Getaldic controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Getaldic.
Getaldic misses with a punch on the inside.
Getaldic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferret tries to work over Getaldic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferret has a couple of punches blocked by Getaldic.
A right handed body shot lands from Getaldic.
Getaldic blocks a body shot from Ferret.
A nice right hand lands inside from Getaldic.
A short left from Ferret.
Ferret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Getaldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferret.
Getaldic misses with a punch to the body.
Getaldic blocks a body shot from Ferret.
Getaldic swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Getaldic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Getaldic tries a body shot but Ferret blocks it.
Getaldic lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Getaldic.
Ferret is breathing heavily.
Getaldic misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ferret breaks the clinch.
Getaldic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferret.
As Getaldic looks to move away, Ferret throws a big counter combo but Getaldic just gets out of the way.
Getaldic misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferret smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Getaldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferret on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Getaldic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Getaldic misses.
Ferret takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Getaldic tries to bum rush Ferret with a series of wild strikes but Ferret uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Getaldic misses with an uppercut.
Ferret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Getaldic.
Ferret throws a body punch but Getaldic moves out of range.
Getaldic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferret looks to score with a jab to the body but Getaldic is just out of range.
Ferret takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by Getaldic.
Getaldic lands a head shot.
Ferret looks to score with a jab to the body but Getaldic is just out of range.
Getaldic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Getaldic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franko Getaldic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ferret slips a jab from Getaldic.
Ferret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Getaldic.
A countering left hand to the body from Getaldic misses.
Ferret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Getaldic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferret.
Ferret throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Getaldic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Getaldic lands with a right hand.
Ferret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Getaldic moves away.

Ferret fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Getaldic, pushing him back against the cage.
Getaldic misses with some punches.
Getaldic works on Ferret's body with a couple of short punches.
Franko Getaldic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferret misses with a hook to the ribs.
Getaldic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Getaldic wants to break free but Ferret has control.
A bit of stalling here from Ferret.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferret.

Ferret manages to break the clinch.
Getaldic misses with an uppercut. Ferret saw that one coming.
Getaldic throws a looping overhand right but Ferret ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Getaldic takes a swing at Ferret's ribcage but misses.
Getaldic digs a good hook to Ferret's body.
Ferret has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Getaldic avoids the body shot from Ferret.
Ferret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Getaldic.
Getaldic throws out a counter right but Ferret avoids it with no problem.
Getaldic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Getaldic looks to throw the jab but Ferret is out of range.
Ferret swings for the body but Getaldic moves out of range.
Getaldic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferret counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Getaldic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferret.
Getaldic avoids the body shot from Ferret.
Ferret misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Getaldic.
Donk. Ferret catches Getaldic right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Getaldic misses.
Ferret swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Getaldic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferret looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferret walks into a stiff left hand from Getaldic.
Getaldic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Getaldic is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Ferret like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Ferret from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franko Getaldic!
Franko Getaldic thanked the fans post fight for their support.