PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Hust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ferrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Hust has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hust
vs
Ferrell

186 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Hust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Ferrell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hust scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hust goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ferrell tries to clinch up but Hust circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Hust does no damage.
Ferrell shoots in and drives through. Hust sprawls well.
Ferrell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hust sprawls well. Hust wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferrell looks gassed!

Hust closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hust staying calm.
Hust scores with punches from side control.
Hust just content to control the position.
Ferrell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hust stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hust scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hust goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hust connects with a right hand. Ferrell shakes it off.
Ferrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Hust closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hust decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ferrell to his feet.
Hust fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hust connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hust throws a series of punches but Ferrell moves out of range.

Hust darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Hust stands up from half guard.
A right-left combo lands from Hust.
Hust lands a two punch combo.
Ferrell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hust to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferrell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferrell needs to keep his hands up - Hust had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hust gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hust pulls Ferrell into guard.
Ferrell trying to control but Hust is working from the bottom.
Ferrell stops Hust from standing up.
Ferrell wanted to stand there but Hust had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferrell has his takedown stuffed
and Hust counters with a lovely shot to the body.
George Hust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Ferrell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hust throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferrell on the side of the head.
Hust's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hust duly obliges.
Hust goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hust misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferrell clinches but Hust breaks the clinch
and Hust counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrell missing with a left hand there. Hust was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Ferrell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hust takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hust dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ferrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrell tries to clinch up.
Hust stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hust blocks a head kick by Ferrell.
Ferrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hust misses with a low kick as Ferrell jumps back.
George Hust is winning the standup battle so far.
Hust scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hust lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hust lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Hust scores with a body shot.
Ferrell is breathing heavily.
Hust scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hust lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hust shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferrell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hust trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferrell's guard.

Hust stands up and waves to Ferrell to follow him.
George Hust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hust scores with a three punch combo!
Hust cracks Ferrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hust lands a two punch combo.

Hust scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hust in particular looking to stall.
Hust trying to control the action but Ferrell is working from the bottom.
Hust tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hust wants to control but Ferrell is keeping him busy.
It looks like Hust is going to stand back up.
Ferrell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ferrell.
Hust won't allow Ferrell to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hust wants to stand but Ferrell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hust has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hust slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hust is fighting to break Ferrell's control of his arms but Ferrell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hust sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hust would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ferrell keeping moving, preventing Hust from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferrell is trying to control the position but Hust postures up.
Hust pushes down on Ferrell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hust is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ferrell won't allow Hust to pass to mount.
Hust knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferrell on the ground.
Hust is keen to just control but Ferrell is a slippery customer.
Hust slips a nice elbow through Ferrell's hands, connecting with Ferrell's forehead.
Hust trying to control from half guard but Ferrell is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hust dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ferrell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hust counters with a right hand to the body.
Hust fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hust fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ferrell sprawls well initially but Hust persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
George Hust overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hust decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hust jabs at Ferrell's body.
Hust scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrell can do to turn this around?

Hust moves into the clinch.
Hust tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Hust's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hust tries to break free but Ferrell pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hust tries to break the clinch but Ferrell is controlling the position.

Ferrell has hold of one of Hust's legs. Hust is fighting the takedown attempt but Ferrell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hust is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferrell is controlling him.
Hust on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hust tries to get out of the position.

Ferrell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hust lands a jab-cross combination.
Hust throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferrell looks to clinch

and Hust counters with a single leg into guard. Ferrell didn't expect that.
Hust trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hust not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ferrell keeping moving, preventing Hust from controlling successfully.
Ferrell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hust is one step ahead there.
Ferrell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hust controls the pace.
Ferrell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hust is controlling him.
Hust trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferrell's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hust postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hust lands a two punch combo.
Hust tries to clinch up.
Hust throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hust scores with a nice strike.
Ferrell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hust avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferrell walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferrell tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hust counters with a single leg into guard. Ferrell didn't expect that.
Ferrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hust trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hust is working Ferrell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hust wants to get up but he can't break Ferrell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mark Ferrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferrell keeping full guard, as Hust tries to pass.
George Hust is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hust wanted to stand there but Ferrell had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Hust showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hust 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Hust!