PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Blindside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'll Whip Ya Head Boy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blindside
vs
Ferguson

200 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Blindside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blindside moves into the clinch successfully.
Blindside holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ferguson tries to pull guard but Blindside won't allow it.
Blindside avoiding damage.
Blindside utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blindside throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ferguson jumps guard but Blindside turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Blindside.

It looks like Kevin Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson avoids a wild elbow strike from Blindside.
Ferguson managing to block the knees to the body from Blindside.
Blindside is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferguson is defending well for now.
Blindside lands an elbow just above Ferguson 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blindside.
Blindside displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferguson up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blindside throws an elbow but misses.
Ferguson is working for takedown but Blindside is calmly controlling the position for now.
Terry Blindside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to pull guard but Blindside won't allow it.

Ferguson drags the fight down to the ground.
Blindside wants to get up but he can't break Ferguson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Blindside has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ferguson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Blindside is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ferguson pulls down on the head and he's put Blindside to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kevin Ferguson!