PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Shiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ferguson
vs
Shiro

185 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Shiro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferguson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shiro.
Shiro letting Ferguson take a breather here.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Ferguson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shiro.
Ferguson just leaning against Shiro, taking a breather.
Ferguson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ferguson.
Shiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.

Ferguson takes the fight into the clinch.
Shiro tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turd Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Shiro.
Shiro prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiro avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson effectively controlling the action here.

Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
Shiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferguson as he jumps to the side.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shiro.
Shiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferguson as he avoids it easily.

Ferguson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ferguson showed some decent athleticism there.
Shiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shiro looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferguson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferguson's back!
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.

Shiro working for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ferguson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shiro's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shiro is keeping the position for now.
Ferguson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shiro trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shiro trying to control the position.
Ferguson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferguson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

We're going to have a standup here because Turd Ferguson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shiro as he jumps to the side.
Shiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Shiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shiro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shiro tries to advance to mount but Ferguson denies him.
Ferguson pushes Shiro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shiro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Shiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ferguson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ferguson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shiro has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiro trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.

Shiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ferguson is trying to get back to his feet.

Shiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shiro wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jin Shiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shiro shoots in and drives through. Ferguson sprawls well.
Turd Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiro misses with a takedown attempt - Ferguson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Shiro moves out of range.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiro circles away.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Shiro is avoiding it.
Ferguson wants to clinch.

Ferguson has Shiro up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferguson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shiro backwards.
Ferguson misses with a body punch.
Shiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferguson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shiro avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson cracks Shiro with a nice body shot.
Ferguson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shiro is working for takedown but Ferguson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turd Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Shiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson stalling.
A short right from Ferguson on the inside.
The referee calls for Ferguson to work.
Ferguson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shiro.
A short left from Ferguson.
Ferguson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson gets underhooks to prevent Shiro's takedown attempt.
Shiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiro looking for a takedown.

Shiro has Ferguson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Shiro pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ferguson tumbling to the mat - Shiro dives into Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shiro is controlling him.

Ferguson wriggles free and stands up.

Ferguson gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson digs a right hand underneath Shiro's ribcage. Shiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shiro prevents a body shot from Ferguson.

Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.

Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ferguson breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turd 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

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