PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Fereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Scarter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Fereira
vs
Scarter

189 cm
23
188 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

170 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristiano Fereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Scarter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fereira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Scarter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fereira!

Scarter looking to secure an arm triangle but Fereira defends it well.

Scarter looking for a guillotine from mount but Fereira is having none of it.

Scarter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Fereira defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scarter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scarter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fereira manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Scarter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scarter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Scarter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scarter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scarter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fereira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Scarter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fereira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Scarter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fereira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scarter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fereira has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Scarter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fereira has escaped the position, nice work there.

Scarter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Scarter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Scarter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fereira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Scarter looking for submissions off his back.

Scarter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fereira pulls his head out easily.
Scarter gets back to full guard.

Scarter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Scarter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scarter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fereira escapes and throws Scarter's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Scarter is trying to improve his position.
Fereira trying to control the action but Scarter is working from the bottom.
Scarter sneaks back into half guard.
Randy Scarter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scarter gets back to full guard.
Fereira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scarter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fereira passes into half guard.

Fereira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Scarter looking for submissions off his back.

Scarter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Scarter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fereira pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scarter actively working from the bottom here.
Scarter is looking to improve his position.

Fereira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Scarter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scarter gets back to full guard.
Fereira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Scarter working for a triangle but Fereira defends it easily.
Scarter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fereira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scarter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fereira is aware though and is defending well.

Scarter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fereira defends well.

Scarter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fereira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fereira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fereira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scarter's guard.
Fereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Scarter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Scarter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fereira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Scarter is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Fereira has his hands clasped together but Scarter extends an breaks Fereira's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Scarter.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Scarter!