PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferguson
vs
Whyte

175 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teddy Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte lands a slapping body shot.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whyte defends it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Whyte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Will Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Whyte.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whyte defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte swinging wilding here.
Whyte throws a series of strikes that have Ferguson backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Whyte.
Whyte throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Whyte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whyte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ferguson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Whyte as Ferguson shoots in.
Whyte tries to bum rush Ferguson with a series of wild strikes but Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson shoots in and drives through. Whyte sprawls well.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Whyte.
Whyte throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whyte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferguson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferguson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whyte!
Ferguson moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte connects with a looping right hand.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferguson walks into a jab.
Whyte throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte throws a series of strikes that have Ferguson backpedaling.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Whyte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whyte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whyte wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling the position.

Whyte is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Whyte breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson fails with the takedown.
Whyte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Ferguson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Whyte connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
Will Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whyte lands with a nice combination. Ferguson backs away looking to recover.
Whyte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
Whyte with a hook.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whyte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ferguson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whyte.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Whyte throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whyte scores with a hook.
Ferguson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whyte jabs Ferguson right on the nose. Ferguson blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whyte with a nice cross.
Whyte misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Ferguson.
Whyte works Ferguson's body with a nice hook.
Whyte keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferguson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferguson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
Whyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Whyte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ferguson clinches up against the cage.
Whyte managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.

Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body kick from Whyte.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Ferguson blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whyte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
Whyte with a jab.
Ferguson takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whyte cracks Ferguson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whyte tests Ferguson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whyte!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte lands with a hook. Ferguson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ferguson 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 misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whyte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ferguson counters by clinching up.

Whyte breaks from the clinch.
Whyte throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson dives in and grabs Whyte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whyte pushes down on Ferguson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
A jab from Whyte does it's job there.
Whyte thuds his right hand into Ferguson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whyte misses with a series of wild punches.
Whyte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whyte wants to improve his position but Ferguson is controlling well.
Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whyte keeps working.
Ferguson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Whyte makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whyte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whyte misses with a few strikes there.
Whyte misses with the combination.

Ferguson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ferguson showed some decent athleticism there.
Ferguson trying to control from half guard but Whyte is working away.
Ferguson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to mount his opponent but Whyte defends it.
Ferguson stops Whyte from getting back to his feet.
Whyte is not content to let Ferguson control the position.
Ferguson stops Whyte from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Whyte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferguson's hands.

Whyte gets caught flat footed, as Ferguson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ferguson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whyte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whyte has hold of Ferguson's hands but Ferguson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Whyte tries to kick Ferguson off but Ferguson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ferguson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Whyte stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferguson. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
No joy there for Whyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Whyte both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Whyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Ferguson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whyte lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Whyte does it's job there.

Ferguson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Whyte kicks off Ferguson and gets to his feet.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Whyte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whyte avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.

Whyte breaks the clinch.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Whyte circles away easily
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte scores with a nice head shot.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferguson's head backwards.
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson moves out of range of the strikes.

Ferguson clinches up against the cage.
Ferguson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whyte smiles and moves away.
Whyte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Whyte is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Whyte keeps the fight on the outside.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Whyte counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferguson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whyte avoids it really well and circles away.
Whyte moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whyte misses with a series of wild punches.
Whyte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four 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.
Ferguson swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Ferguson fails with the takedown
and Whyte counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whyte's waist but Whyte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferguson off to one side.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Whyte.
Some wild striking there from Whyte.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Teddy Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Whyte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whyte throws a one two combo.

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 Teddy Ferguson.
I think Whyte 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Whyte!