PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCartney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ferguson's choice of entrance music: Breaking Benjamin singing "You Fight Me" live for the crowd tonight!!!!. Kevin Ferguson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

McCartney
vs
Ferguson

186 cm
28
220 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
28
238 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul McCartney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a body shot
and McCartney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Kevin Ferguson has been cut.

McCartney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferguson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
McCartney slips nicely into half guard.
McCartney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McCartney works his way into side control.
Ferguson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
McCartney landing strikes.
McCartney moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
McCartney scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ferguson to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson is trying to work for a sweep but McCartney has mounted him!
Ferguson manages to regain half guard. Good work.

McCartney is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson punching from the bottom.
Ferguson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCartney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferguson wants to get back to full guard.
Ferguson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ferguson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ferguson tries to roll over but McCartney keeps him under control.
McCartney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferguson taking some punishment here, with McCartney in his half guard.
McCartney is nestled in close to Ferguson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McCartney in particular looking to stall.
McCartney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferguson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McCartney is taking a breather. Ferguson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McCartney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McCartney scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCartney is looking to take a break and control but Ferguson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCartney blocks the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McCartney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCartney blocks the strikes from Ferguson.
McCartney moves into full mount! Ferguson won't be happy about that!
McCartney is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ferguson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCartney looking to control but Ferguson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCartney lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson throwing hammer fists to the chest of McCartney. What's that going to do exactly?
Ferguson tries to reverse the position but McCartney maintains control.
Ferguson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ferguson throwing hammer fists to the chest of McCartney. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartney punishing his opponent with strikes.
McCartney looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCartney landing punches.
Ferguson throwing hammer fists to the chest of McCartney. What's that going to do exactly?
McCartney lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCartney scoring with strikes but Ferguson is staying in there.
Ferguson can't escape the position.
McCartney lands with some strikes.
McCartney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McCartney blocks Ferguson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ferguson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ferguson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCartney unloading with bombs!
McCartney landing punches.
McCartney controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCartney blocks Ferguson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McCartney scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferguson?
McCartney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McCartney blocks Ferguson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McCartney lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCartney content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCartney blocks Ferguson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McCartney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul McCartney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ferguson's cut.
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.

Ferguson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ferguson lands a decent punch to the body there.
McCartney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferguson striking off his back but it's not causing McCartney any problems.
McCartney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ferguson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McCartney slips nicely into half guard.
Ferguson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ferguson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McCartney uses his free foot to push down on Ferguson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ferguson.
McCartney putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by McCartney.
Ferguson is bucking up trying to escape but McCartney cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McCartney lands with some strikes.
Ferguson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McCartney working Ferguson over with strikes here.
Ferguson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McCartney working the ground and pound effectively.
Ferguson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
McCartney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?

McCartney is working for a guillotine from mount but Ferguson frees his head quite easily.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
Ferguson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

McCartney is working for a guillotine from mount but Ferguson frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCartney content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McCartney is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ferguson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by McCartney.
McCartney working Ferguson over with strikes here.
Ferguson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ferguson taking shots to the head.
McCartney working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McCartney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

McCartney has hold of Ferguson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ferguson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartney lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ferguson hang on?

That has opened up Kevin Ferguson's cut even more.
McCartney lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ferguson is looking to get to half guard.
Paul McCartney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCartney landing strikes from the mount and Ferguson is in trouble!
McCartney connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ferguson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
McCartney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ferguson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ferguson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
McCartney has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
McCartney lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

The cut above Kevin Ferguson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCartney fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McCartney has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ferguson tries to improve his position but McCartney has taken his back! McCartney has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Ferguson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! McCartney pushes Ferguson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul McCartney!