PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rune Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roddy Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rasmussen
vs
Ferguson

160 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rune Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roddy Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with a solid body kick.

Ferguson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rasmussen is letting Ferguson control him for a moment.
Rasmussen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
It looks like Ferguson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Rasmussen is looking to reverse the position.

Ferguson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rasmussen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ferguson yanks on the arm and Rasmussen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ferguson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roddy Ferguson!
Our winner, Roddy Ferguson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.