PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayan Brandt (ranked 4949 p4p, 4419 weight class) and Jessie Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brandt
vs
Ferguson

195 cm
18
205
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
205
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rayan Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jessie Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson throws a hook but Brandt blocks it.
Brandt misses with a looping right.
Brandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson misses with a wild combination.
Brandt misses with a straight right.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandt misses the target.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brandt on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Brandt is looking to counter punch.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a good cross that connects.
Ferguson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from Brandt misses.
Brandt misses with a straight left.
Brandt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Jessie Ferguson has been cut.
Brandt lands an overhand right.
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferguson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brandt connects with a right hand. Ferguson shakes it off.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Brandt moved out of range.
Ferguson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferguson on the side of the head.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Brandt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Brandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Brandt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Brandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Brandt finds it's target.
Brandt slips a jab from Ferguson.
Brandt throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Brandt lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferguson misses the target.
Brandt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brandt throws an off balance right hand
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson thuds a left hand into Brandt's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt throws out a powerful jab.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandt.
Brandt misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Brandt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson punishes Brandt's body with a nice straight punch.
Brandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Brandt ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandt also avoids with ease.
Brandt scores with a hook.
Ferguson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Brandt misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt misses the body punch
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Rayan Brandt has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Brandt slips the punch.
Brandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferguson! But no joy.
Brandt lands with a shot to the body.
Ferguson catches Brandt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandt.
Brandt connects with a nice looking jab.

Ferguson is rocked!

That has opened up Jessie Ferguson's cut even more.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandt throws out the jab.
Brandt slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson.
Brandt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ferguson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jessie Ferguson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Brandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brandt misses with a straight right.
Ferguson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Brandt slips the punch.
Brandt looks to land a right hand but Ferguson moved out of range.
Ferguson is looking for the big counter here.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Brandt moved out of range nicely.
Brandt throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Brandt ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Brandt throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandt.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferguson in his tracks.
Brandt ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Ferguson connects with a looping right hand.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Brandt misses.
Brandt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Ferguson with a nice cross.
Brandt lunges at Ferguson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferguson's hand.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Brandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Brandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Brandt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandt misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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 telegraphed right hand from Ferguson misses the target.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Brandt ducks down to avoid it.
Ferguson throws out a powerful jab.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandt manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Brandt misses its intended target.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moves out of range as Brandt strikes.
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandt.
Ferguson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
Brandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferguson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferguson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brandt misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ferguson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandt misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson throws out a counter right but Brandt avoids it with no problem.
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Brandt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ferguson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferguson ducks right into an uppercut from Brandt.
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Brandt.
Brandt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Ferguson slips a jab from Brandt.
Brandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Brandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferguson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brandt throws an off balance right hand
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jessie Ferguson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ferguson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut
and Brandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson lands an overhand right.
Brandt throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferguson counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandt lands with a right hand.
Brandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Brandt steps in with a hook that catches Ferguson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Brandt follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ferguson looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayan Brandt!