PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Smith (ranked 3976 p4p, 3691 weight class) and Romulo Ferreira (ranked 261 p4p, 248 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Smith
vs
Ferreira

174 cm
23
140
3 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
140
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Ferreira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Ferreira misses.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
Ferreira lands a jab to the nose.
Ferreira lands with a cross.
Ferreira connects with a jab.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
Ferreira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
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!
Ferreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferreira slips under a jab.
Ferreira throws a counter combo.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferreira misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Smith.
Ferreira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ferreiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A nice side step and Ferreira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
Smith throws a series of punches but Ferreira avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Ferreira misses.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferreira's head.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferreira punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Ferreira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith misses with a combination
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Will Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferreira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Smith.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Smith misses.
Ferreira connects with a looping right hand.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Ferreira scores with a hook.
Ferreira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Ferreira.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
Ferreira takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
It seemed like Ferreira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Smith blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferreira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Ferreira swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ferreira. Those never looked like landing.
Smith with a jab.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Ferreira misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith slips a straight right by Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Ferreira moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Ferreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith lunges at Ferreira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferreira's hand.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Ferreira works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira with a hook.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferreira. That snapped Smith's head back.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Ferreira as he checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a right hand that Ferreira ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferreira also avoids with ease.
Ferreira cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Ferreira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferreira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ferreira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Smith is rocked!
Ferreira drops Smith with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smith! Ferreira dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romulo Ferreira!