PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 343 p4p, 437 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 34 p4p, 39 weight class). Ferkingstad comes into the arena with Try That In A Small Town blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferkingstad
vs
Joseph

175 cm
32
156
21 - 15 - 0

175 cm
32
145
24 - 12 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Conviction
Conquer

Conviction

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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.
Joseph scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferkingstad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph lands with a hook. Ferkingstad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joseph misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferkingstad. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Ferkingstad slips the punch.
Ferkingstad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Ferkingstad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joseph looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferkingstad.
Joseph connects with a looping right hand.
Joseph with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferkingstad to score with a decent uppercut.
Joseph scores with a jab. Ferkingstad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferkingstad connects with a crisp jab.
Ferkingstad slips under a jab.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ferkingstad bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Joseph! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Joseph is rocked!
Joseph wants to control but Ferkingstad passes easily into half guard.
Joseph is still in real trouble! Can Ferkingstad finish him?
Joseph trying to control but Ferkingstad postures up.
Ferkingstad controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joseph seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ferkingstad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Joseph tries to get to full guard but Ferkingstad has control of the leg.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet.
Joseph wants to control but Ferkingstad is keeping busy.
Ferkingstad looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two 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.
Joseph holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Joseph is trying to stand.
Ferkingstad prevents Joseph from improving his position.
Ferkingstad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ferkingstad trying to control from half guard but Joseph is working away.
Joseph tries to roll over but Ferkingstad keeps him under control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Joseph lands a jab to the nose.
Joseph swinging wildly here.
It looked like Ferkingstad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Ferkingstad.
Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Joseph.
Ferkingstad is looking to clinch.
Ferkingstad is looking to clinch.
Ferkingstad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferkingstad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joseph is out of range and Ferkingstad settles back down.
Ferkingstad looks to land a body kick but Joseph moved away.
Joseph wants to clinch up but Ferkingstad keeps it at a distance.
Ferkingstad is looking to counter punch.
Joseph checks the leg kick.
Ferkingstad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
Ferkingstad throwing a counter right hand but Joseph manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferkingstad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joseph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferkingstad.
A little jabbing left from Joseph on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joseph scores with a nice head shot.
Joseph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joseph takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut.
Ferkingstad tried to score with a low kick but Joseph checks it.
Joseph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferkingstad checks a leg kick.

Joseph closes the distance and pushes Ferkingstad back into the cage.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ferkingstad.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A big left from Ferkingstad misses.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph cracks Ferkingstad with a good jab.
Ferkingstad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Joseph tries to clinch but Ferkingstad is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joseph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Ferkingstad's body.
Joseph ducks right into an uppercut from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joseph on the side of the head.

Ferkingstad clinches with his opponent.

Ferkingstad pulls guard.
Joseph throwing strikes from guard but Ferkingstad blocks nicely.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferkingstad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joseph trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferkingstad's guard.
Ferkingstad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Joseph showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Joseph throws a head kick but Ferkingstad moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ferkingstad misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferkingstad slips a jab and a cross from Joseph.
Joseph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Joseph closes the distance and pushes Ferkingstad back into the cage.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Ferkingstad pushes Joseph back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ferkingstad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joseph is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferkingstad has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad looking to stall.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph gets through Ferkingstad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joseph tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand.
Ferkingstad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferkingstad is trying to maintain a safe position but Joseph gets an underhook and turns Ferkingstad into the cage.
Ferkingstad missing with knees to the body.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Ferkingstad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Ferkingstad controls the action.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Joseph lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Ferkingstad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joseph connects with a body shot that sends Ferkingstad's belly button to the back.
Joseph feints and then cracks Ferkingstad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferkingstad down.
Ferkingstad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joseph is out of range and Ferkingstad settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad thumps Joseph with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Joseph moved away.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but Joseph moves out of range easily.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Ferkingstad's head but Ferkingstad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferkingstad throws a front kick aimed at Joseph's knee but Joseph avoids it well.
Ferkingstad throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.

Joseph has managed to clinch.
Ferkingstad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands an uppercut.
Joseph has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ferkingstad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joseph can turn it around.
Ferkingstad works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferkingstad blocks an uppercut.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferkingstad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad scores with a shoulder strike.
Ferkingstad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferkingstad rushes Joseph and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph gets through Ferkingstad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ferkingstad gets control of Joseph's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ferkingstad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferkingstad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joseph wanted to stand there but Ferkingstad had control of the position.
Ferkingstad keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Joseph is fighting to break Ferkingstad's control of his arms but Ferkingstad is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferkingstad is on top in guard.

Ferkingstad trying to control the position from guard on top but Joseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferkingstad is pushing down on Joseph's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joseph is fighting to maintain full guard but Ferkingstad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joseph is trying to stand back up but Ferkingstad is controlling him
Ferkingstad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Joseph preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joseph kicks Ferkingstad off and gets back to his feet.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Ferkingstad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joseph swings for the body but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Joseph listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Ferkingstad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferkingstad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joseph in his tracks.
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Ferkingstad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferkingstad avoids the head kick by Joseph.
Jihadi Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joseph scores with a jab.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joseph lands with a right hand.
Ferkingstad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ferkingstad.

Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Still in the clinch, Ferkingstad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ferkingstad as the two fighters clinch.
Ferkingstad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Josephs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.

Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ferkingstad drives through and clinches with Joseph against the cage.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
A short left from Ferkingstad.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferkingstad.
Joseph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferkingstad lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Ferkingstad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Joseph tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joseph pushes Ferkingstad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joseph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferkingstad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joseph is keeping busy.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferkingstad is looking to control Joseph's arms but Joseph gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferkingstad has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad.
Well Ferkingstad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.