PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Ferraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blackley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shock To The System by Billy Idol. Derek Blackley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blackley
vs
Ferraz

172 cm
22
155 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

154 RECOVERY-UCF NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Blackley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nando Ferraz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackley.
Ferraz throws a body punch but Blackley moves out of range.
Ferraz tries to move into range but Blackley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ferraz looks to land a combination but Blackley avoids it well.
Ferraz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blackley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferraz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blackley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Ferraz.
Blackley moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blackley slips a jab and a cross from Ferraz.
Ferraz throws a body punch but Blackley moves out of range.
Ferraz loads up on a big right hand but Blackley slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blackley is looking to clinch.

Blackley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ferraz's half guard.
Ferraz is looking to get back to full guard here but Blackley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blackley tries to control but Ferraz wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferraz is working to get back to half guard.
Blackley with a couple of short strikes.
Blackley thowing shots but they're missing.
Ferraz is looking to improve his position but Blackley isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blackley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ferraz gets back to half guard.
Ferraz moves into full guard.

Ferraz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blackley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Ferraz working for submissions but it's allowed Blackley to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferraz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blackley throwing shots but Ferraz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley wants to control but Ferraz is keeping him busy.

Blackley is trying to work for a kimura but Ferraz is defending well.
Blackley wants to take a breather but Ferraz is having none of it.
Blackley is breathing heavily.
Ferraz manages to get to full guard.
Blackley advances position into side control!
Ferraz tries to buck Blackley off but Blackley is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ferraz sneaks back into half guard.
Ferraz wants to get back to his feet.
Ferraz wants to improve his position but Blackley is controlling well.
Blackley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferraz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blackley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferraz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferraz's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blackley tries to clinch up.
Blackley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nando Ferraz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Ferraz.
Ferraz tries to bum rush Blackley with a series of wild strikes but Blackley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackley.
Ferraz misses with a wild combination.
Blackley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferraz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blackley.
Derek Blackley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackley avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Ferraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackley circles away quickly and effectively.

Blackley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferraz tries to get to full guard but Blackley has control of the leg.
Ferraz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blackley is controlling the pace.

Ferraz kicks Blackley off and gets back to his feet.
Ferraz is breathing heavily.
Blackley slips a jab and a cross from Ferraz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blackley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferraz counters with a nice body shot.
Ferraz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackley.
Nando Ferraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferraz misses with a body shot.
Nando Ferraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferraz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackley.
Ferraz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Blackley counters with a takedown into side control.
Blackley has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferraz!
Blackley wants to control the pace but Ferraz is squirming around nicely.
Blackley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ferraz tries to reverse the position but Blackley maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Blackley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley trying to control but Ferraz is having none of it.

Blackley stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ferraz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blackley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferraz.
Ferraz throws a right and a left that Blackley avoids nicely.
Ferraz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackley.
Ferraz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackley at a distance.
Nice cross by Ferraz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackley closes the distance and clinches up with Ferraz, looking for a takedown. Blackley pushes Ferraz against the cage but Ferraz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blackley fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Blackley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferraz lands a body shot.
Ferraz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferraz.
Ferraz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blackley counters with a three punch combo that has Ferraz backing up. Ferraz nods at Blackley to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Blackley.
Ferraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackley circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blackley counters with a low kick, right behind Ferraz 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nando Ferraz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Ferraz lands an overhand right.
Blackley tries to clinch up.
Ferraz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Blackley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blackley.
Blackley trying to control but Ferraz is working from the bottom.

Ferraz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blackley passes Ferraz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ferraz is looking to get back to full guard here but Blackley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blackley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferraz is desperately trying to improve his position but Blackley has a good base and remains in mount.
Blackley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferraz can't escape the position.
Blackley with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferraz tries to hold on but Blackley postures up.
Blackley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Blackley is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Derek Blackley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Blackley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ferraz.
Ferraz misses with a double jab
and Blackley counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferraz misses with a shot to the body
and Blackley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferraz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferraz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ferraz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Blackley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferraz's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackley wants to control from the top but Ferraz keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blackley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Ferraz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Blackley throws a combination that misses
and Ferraz counters with a left to the body.
Ferraz scores with a body shot.
Blackley with a poor takedown
and Ferraz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferraz throws a hook but Blackley blocks it.
Ferraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferraz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blackley can pounce on him.
Ferraz misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blackley shoots in and bounces Ferraz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ferraz has his feet on Blackley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nando Ferraz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferraz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blackley rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferraz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferraz.
Blackley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferraz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferraz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blackley thuds his right hand into Ferraz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blackley walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Blackley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferraz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nando Ferraz!