PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brady
vs
Ferguson

173 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Slam-or-Fist

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Brady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferguson rushes Brady and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson works on Brady's body with a couple of short punches.
Brady is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson misses with a body punch.
Brady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Brady avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage.
Brady is trying to drag Ferguson to the mat but Ferguson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ferguson has Brady pressed against the cage, preventing Brady from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brady is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Ferguson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferguson.
A hook to the body from Ferguson.
Brady tries to circle away but Ferguson has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brady's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ferguson.
Brady is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson works on Brady's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferguson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferguson pushes Brady back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ferguson digs a right hand into Brady's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brady's gas tank.
Ferguson digs a right hand underneath Brady's ribcage. Brady let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson pushes Brady back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson scores with a hook to the body.
Ferguson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferguson.
Good body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson works on Brady's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brady.
Ferguson digs a right hand into Brady's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brady's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferguson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferguson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Ferguson.
A hook to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferguson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Liam Brady has been cut.
Ferguson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Ferguson.
Ferguson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferguson is working Brady over against the cage.
Good body shot from Ferguson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Brady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson works on Brady's body with a couple of short punches.
Brady letting Ferguson take a breather here.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brady avoids it.
Ferguson keeps control of Brady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferguson tries to work over Brady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferguson tries to work over Brady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Brady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brady throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferguson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Ferguson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brady to the mat! Brady manages to get full guard.
Brady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson stands up from Brady's guard - Ferguson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Ferguson.
Brady avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson misses with a body punch.

Brady breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson wants to clinch

and Brady counters with a single leg into guard. Ferguson didn't expect that.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is keeping the position.
Ferguson wants to stand up but Brady is controlling him.
Brady scoring with some ground and pound.
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to stand and escape but Brady is having none of it.

Brady gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Brady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brady fails with the takedown

and Ferguson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brady won't be happy with that.
Ferguson working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Ferguson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ferguson working the ground and pound.
Brady is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ferguson connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brady is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ferguson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ferguson lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Brady'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.

Brady misses the body punch
and Ferguson counters with a nice body kick.
Ferguson shoots and misses

so Brady counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brady postures up in Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but Ferguson blocks it.
Brady stops Ferguson from standing up.
Brady trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is keeping the position.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Brady is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.

Ferguson pushes Brady off and gets back to his feet.
Brady throws a combination. Ferguson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Turd Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brady is fending him off so far but Ferguson persists. Nope, Brady circles away and we're back to standing.
Brady throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ferguson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brady's guard.

Brady has his feet on Ferguson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Liam Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brady avoids it really well and circles away.
Liam Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turd Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brady.
Brady scores with the left hand. Ferguson knows he should have avoided that one.
Brady throws a combination that misses
and Ferguson counters with a left and a right that stings Brady.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brady pinned against the cage. Brady gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferguson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Brady drops Ferguson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ferguson looks back up at him and smiles so Brady waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Ferguson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brady throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Brady finish him?
Brady scores with a leg kick.
Ferguson finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Brady's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Ferguson falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Brady!
Liam Brady retains his welterweight title!