PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 2821 p4p, 2683 weight class) and Blanco Feretti (ranked 373 p4p, 358 weight class). Feretti has chosen Paky - rozzi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Kakuzo
vs
Feretti

185 cm
21
180
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
178
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blanco Feretti!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakuzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Feretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakuzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Feretti tries to clinch but Kakuzo moves away
letting Kakuzo counter with a right hand.
Feretti drops his hands momentarily and Kakuzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Feretti drops his hands momentarily and Kakuzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kakuzo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Kakuzo rushes Feretti and presses him up against the cage.
Feretti takes a shot to the head.
Feretti jumps guard but Kakuzo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kakuzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Feretti avoids the damage to the body.

Feretti pulls guard effortlessly.
Kakuzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kakuzo trying to control but Feretti is working from the bottom.
Kakuzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Feretti keeping moving, preventing Kakuzo from controlling successfully.

Feretti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kakuzo defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo looking to sit in guard and control but Feretti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kakuzo working for a triangle but Feretti defends it easily.
Feretti forces his way into half guard.
Kakuzo wants to improve his position but Feretti is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feretti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Feretti is looking to advance position but Kakuzo won't allow it.
Kakuzo gets back to full guard.
Kakuzo being controlled here, momentarily.
Feretti looking to pass the guard.
Feretti passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feretti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakuzo keeps working.
Kakuzo is looking to regain half guard here but Feretti keeps moving and retains side control.
Kakuzo is working hard here to advance position.
Feretti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kakuzo tries to bench press Feretti off him but Feretti keeps the position.
Kakuzo wants to control but Feretti postures up.
Feretti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakuzo keeps working.
Feretti taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Let's hope that Feretti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Feretti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakuzo keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Kakuzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from Kakuzo.

Kakuzo gets tackled into the cage by Feretti. Feretti maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nakagome Kakuzo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kakuzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kakuzo punishes Feretti's body with a nice straight punch.

Kakuzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Feretti, pushing him back against the cage.
Kakuzo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Feretti is keeping busy.
Feretti avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kakuzo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Feretti is keeping busy.
Kakuzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Feretti is trying to pull guard but Kakuzo has him pressed against the cage.
Kakuzo leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Kakuzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kakuzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Feretti backwards.

Feretti pulls guard successfully.

Feretti looking for a guillotine here but Kakuzo defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo lands a couple of digs.

Feretti pushes a forearm under Kakuzo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kakuzo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blanco Feretti!
Post fight, an emotional Blanco Feretti said 'I wanna thank my team and especially Eliz for taking that fight and giving me an opportunity to get to fight a legend such as himself, much respect and hopefully you will bounce back soon or maybe one day we will run it back'.