PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bearach Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham has chosen Scotland the Brave and the Green Hills of Tyrol as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Lloyd Ferguson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ferguson
vs
Cunningham

184 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lloyd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bearach Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferguson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cunningham sprawls well initially but Ferguson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferguson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cunningham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferguson.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunningham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferguson.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferguson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunningham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferguson.
Ferguson throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferguson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cunningham wants to get back to full guard.
Ferguson thows a huge punch but Cunningham dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson working Cunningham over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham taking some punishment here, with Ferguson in his half guard.
Cunningham has his hands clasped together around Ferguson's back. He's all about the action.
Ferguson throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Ferguson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cunningham is looking to improve his position.
Ferguson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferguson thows a huge punch but Cunningham dodges it nicely.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferguson prevents Cunningham from improving his position.
Ferguson thows a huge punch but Cunningham dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Ferguson.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferguson lands a nice short elbow.
Cunningham has hold of Ferguson's hands but Ferguson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cunningham defending well though.
Nice strikes from Ferguson there.
Cunningham is looking to improve his position.
Ferguson throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Cunningham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferguson.
Cunningham is looking to improve his position.
Ferguson throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Ferguson blocks the strikes from Cunningham.
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferguson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferguson winds up and cracks Cunningham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Cunningham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferguson.
Ferguson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cunningham's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Ferguson thows a huge punch but Cunningham dodges it nicely.
Cunningham tries to get to full guard but Ferguson has control of the leg.
Cunningham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham trying to keep a closed guard but Ferguson is proving a slippery customer.
Ferguson 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.
Cunningham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferguson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lloyd Ferguson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cunningham closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferguson to the mat! Ferguson manages to get full guard.
Cunningham throws and elbow that misses. Ferguson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cunningham's guard. Nice move by Ferguson!
Ferguson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunningham has wrist control.
Ferguson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferguson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferguson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lloyd Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cunningham tries to get to full guard but Ferguson has control of the leg.
Ferguson throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Ferguson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferguson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferguson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferguson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham lands with a few short shots to the body.
Cunningham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferguson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cunningham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferguson throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Cunningham is looking to control Ferguson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cunningham avoid being mounted?
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferguson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cunningham's head.
Ferguson thows a huge punch but Cunningham dodges it nicely.
Cunningham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferguson postures up in Cunningham's guard and throws a big left but Cunningham blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to sweep here but Ferguson controlling him for the moment.
Cunningham trying to control the position.
Cunningham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferguson is one step ahead there.
Cunningham will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cunningham pulls Ferguson in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunningham is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferguson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cunningham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cunningham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cunningham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ferguson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferguson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ferguson lands a couple of digs.
Cunningham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferguson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferguson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferguson throws and elbow that misses. Cunningham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ferguson's guard. Nice move by Cunningham!
Cunningham cracks Ferguson with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cunningham with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cunningham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham postures up and lands a big shot to Ferguson's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham landing with the ground and pound.
Cunningham scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bearach Cunningham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Cunningham misses.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cunningham.

Ferguson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cunningham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferguson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferguson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ferguson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cunningham is avoiding damage well.
Ferguson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Ferguson crashes against the mat.
Ferguson throws an elbow but Cunningham slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ferguson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cunningham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Ferguson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep.
Ferguson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep.
Ferguson working the ground and pound but Cunningham is defending the strikes.
Cunningham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferguson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferguson tries to score with some ground and pound. Cunningham controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cunningham tries to improve position but can't.
Ferguson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cunningham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cunningham manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ferguson's best efforts.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cunningham defending well though.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cunningham tries to roll over but Ferguson keeps him under control.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is trying is best to control the position here.
Cunningham is looking to improve his position.
Ferguson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferguson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cunningham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cunningham.
Ferguson throwing strikes from guard but Cunningham blocks nicely.
Ferguson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferguson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferguson pushes down on Cunningham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cunningham tries to roll over but Ferguson keeps him under control.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferguson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson prevents Cunningham from improving his position.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cunningham defending well though.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cunningham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferguson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunningham is trying is best to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferguson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Ferguson!