PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Jose Silva Lock And Submit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jose Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ferguson
vs
Silva

165 cm
26
130 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

176 cm
26
141 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Ferguson. Ferguson maintains the clinch.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Ferguson looking to stall.
Maybe Ferguson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

Ferguson manages to pull guard.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Ferguson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Silva passes Ferguson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stalling.

Ferguson actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferguson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferguson is trying to control but can't.
Silva 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.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson connects with a high kick.

Ferguson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferguson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ferguson wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferguson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferguson defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ferguson tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
BJ Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ferguson feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Ferguson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ferguson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Ferguson defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ferguson is aware though and is defending well.
Ferguson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Ferguson is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ferguson passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ferguson working away.
Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Ferguson lands a decent elbow from side control.

Ferguson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ferguson drives through with a takedown into guard.
BJ Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva managing to control the position.
Silva trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Ferguson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Ferguson dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Ferguson forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

Ferguson has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Ferguson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferguson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ferguson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva wants to control but Ferguson postures up.

Ferguson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Ferguson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson decides to stand back up. Ferguson steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Ferguson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson avoids it really well and circles away.

Ferguson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Ferguson has passed into side control.
Silva trying his best to control but Ferguson has mounted him.
Ferguson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva wants to hold on but Ferguson pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ferguson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Ferguson's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferguson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Ferguson!
BJ Ferguson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I hope the owner watched this fight and how good i did. being 3-1 now i want him to no i will be bantamweight champion! Tim Duncan you got the best of me before. You are a very great fighter man. We will meet again. Thank u everyone '.