PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 1351 p4p, 1822 weight class) and Riley Ferguson (ranked 159 p4p, 198 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quinn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad MF. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Quinn
vs
Ferguson

171 cm
27
170
14 - 9 - 0

179 cm
27
160
9 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Quinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quinn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quinn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quinn slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Quinn lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Quinn.
Quinn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quinn throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson lands with a right hand.
Quinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Quinn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Quinn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson 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.

Quinn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ferguson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson tries to escape but Quinn is in control.
Ferguson stops Quinn from passing to mount.
Ferguson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn landing strikes.
Quinn landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Quinn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ferguson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Quinn is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Quinn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Quinn tries to advance to mount but can't.
The strikes coming from Quinn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've been hearing that Quinn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ferguson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Quinn tries to advance to mount but can't.
Quinn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferguson keeps working.
Ferguson is trying to buck Quinn off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Quinn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Quinn trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
Ferguson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ferguson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ferguson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Ferguson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Quinn backs off Ferguson throws a huge counter combo but Quinn manages to avoid it all.
Ferguson connects with a jab.
Riley Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Quinn lands a head shot.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn moves out of range of the body kick from Ferguson.
Quinn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Quinn throws a big counter combination but Ferguson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
A jab from Ferguson finds it's way through Quinn's defenses.
Ferguson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.

Ferguson pushes Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.

Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Quinn scores with a shot to the body.
Riley Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn scores with the left hand. Ferguson knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
A big left from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Quinn connects with the punch.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quinn.
A telegraphed right hand from Quinn misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quinn moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Quinn goes for a double leg but Ferguson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferguson continues to drive forward.
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 Billy Quinn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Quinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quinn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferguson. Ferguson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson thuds his right hand into Quinn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quinn swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quinn.
Ferguson cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Ferguson scores with the left hand. Quinn knows he should have avoided that one.
Quinn walks into a stiff left hand from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson cracks Quinn with an open hand slap.
Quinn defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson looks to land a combination. Quinn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferguson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Quinn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fergusons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quinn throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Quinn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands an overhand right.
Quinn connects with a single shot there.
Quinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Quinn shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Quinn staying out of range there.
Jab by Ferguson.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Ferguson swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Quinn.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Ferguson is looking to slow Quinn down with leg kicks.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Ferguson is looking for the big counter here.
Quinn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ferguson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quinn somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ferguson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quinn doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Quinn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quinn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riley Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.
Quinn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ferguson just manages to avoid it.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Quinn is looking to counter punch.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Quinn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson works the jab nicely.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Ferguson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quinn slips under a jab.
It looked like Quinn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quinn looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Ferguson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ferguson jabs at Quinn's body.
Quinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Quinn looks for a takedown but Ferguson sprawls well.
Ferguson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Ferguson moves out of range as Quinn strikes.
Quinn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Billy Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quinn on the side of the head.
Ferguson moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quinn scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson lands a leg kick that knocks Quinn off balance momentarily.
Quinn misses with a few strikes there.
Ferguson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ferguson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Quinn misses its target.
Quinn slips a jab from Ferguson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quinn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.

Quinn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quinn is controlling him.
Quinn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quinn cracks Ferguson with a solid left hand.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn stops Ferguson from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Quinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferguson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quinn is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Ferguson pushes Quinn off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson throws a jab when Quinn was well out of range.
Quinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferguson throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Ferguson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson thinks about the counter body kick.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Quinn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Quinn slips the punch.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Ferguson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Quinn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Ferguson dips to his left and cracks Quinn with an uppercut!
Ferguson misses the jab.
Ferguson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.
Ferguson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quinn scores with a jab to the head.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Quinn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinn sizes up Ferguson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Quinn cracks Ferguson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Quinn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ferguson is trying to defend but Quinn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quinn uses his free foot to push down on Ferguson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ferguson.
You get the feeling that Ferguson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Quinn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Quinn landing shots from mount.
Quinn scoring with strikes but Ferguson is staying in there.
Ferguson is squirming around, avoiding Quinn's attempts to control the action.
Ferguson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Quinn.
You get the feeling that Ferguson really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn wants to control the pace but Ferguson is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Quinn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Ferguson bucks Quinn off and manages to get back to his feet!
Quinn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Ferguson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Quinn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quinn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!
Billy Quinn very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.