PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ouriel Semiazas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ferguson
vs
Semiazas

200 cm
28
270 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

199 cm
21
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Turd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ouriel Semiazas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Semiazas keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Semiazas.
Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semiazas's waist but Semiazas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferguson off to one side.
Semiazas tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
Semiazas throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Semiazas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semiazas slips under a jab.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Semiazas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Semiazas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferguson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Semiazas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ferguson is in Semiazas's guard.
Semiazas seems keen to control Ferguson's posture.
Semiazas wants to stand up but Ferguson is controlling him.
Semiazas has control of Ferguson's left arm, preventing Ferguson from doing any damage.
Ferguson stops Semiazas from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Semiazas has control of Ferguson's left arm, preventing Ferguson from doing any damage.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ouriel Semiazas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Semiazas keeps it at a distance.

Semiazas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas cracks Ferguson with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Semiazas trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
The strikes coming from Semiazas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Semiazas takes a little break here. Ferguson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but Semiazas drags him back down.
Semiazas trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
Semiazas throwing strikes but Ferguson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson tries for a kimura but Semiazas is defending well.

Ferguson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Semiazas struggling a bit here.
Semiazas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Semiazas pushes Ferguson off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Semiazas misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferguson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Semiazas to score with a decent uppercut.
Semiazas throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Semiazas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Semiazas from controlling successfully.
Semiazas looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ouriel Semiazas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Semiazas enables Ferguson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Semiazas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Semiazas keeping full guard, as Ferguson tries to pass.
Semiazas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Semiazas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Semiazas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Semiazas controlling the action here.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Semiazas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Semiazas throws a strike but Ferguson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Semiazas connects with a couple of short punches.
Semiazas throws and elbow that misses. Ferguson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Semiazas's guard. Nice move by Ferguson!
Semiazas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas trying to control the position here.
Semiazas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.
Ferguson preventing the sweep.
Semiazas has control of Ferguson's left arm, preventing Ferguson from doing any damage.

Semiazas kicks Ferguson off and gets to his feet.

Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ferguson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Semiazas smiles and moves away.

Semiazas moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson jumps guard and drags Semiazas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Semiazas is controlling him.
Semiazas throwing strikes but missing.
Semiazas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Semiazas throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Semiazas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Semiazas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Semiazas is controlling him.
Semiazas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ouriel Semiazas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Semiazas sprawls well. Semiazas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.
Semiazas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semiazas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Semiazas. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semiazas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferguson.
Ferguson throws the left hand but Semiazas avoids the punch easily.
Semiazas misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Semiazas misses with a straight right.
Turd Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semiazas lands with a hook. Ferguson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Semiazas. Semiazas gets slowly back to his feet.
Semiazas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Semiazas ducks right into an uppercut from Ferguson.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semiazas's waist but Semiazas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferguson off to one side.
Semiazas misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Semiazas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferguson is defended easily by Semiazas.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
Semiazas lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semiazas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Semiazas counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson with a poor takedown

and Semiazas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ferguson!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semiazas looking to control but Ferguson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Semiazas unloading with bombs!
Semiazas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferguson?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semiazas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ferguson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Semiazas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas looking to control but Ferguson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Semiazas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Semiazas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ferguson hang on?
Semiazas cracks Ferguson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Ferguson is rocked!
Semiazas dominating with strikes here.
Oh Ferguson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semiazas is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ferguson goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Semiazas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ouriel Semiazas!