PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ferguson's choice of entrance music: "I'm A Boss" By Meek Mill & Rick Ross. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kornev
vs
Ferguson

180 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kornev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaime Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a hook. Kornev ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson misses with a right hand

and Kornev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kornev.
Ferguson stops a takedown attempt from Kornev.
Ferguson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kornev has him pressed against the cage.

Kornev drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferguson wanted to stand there but Kornev had control of the position.
Kornev trying to keep a closed guard but Ferguson is proving a slippery customer.
Ferguson wants to stand and escape but instead Kornev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kornev throwing strikes but missing.
Ferguson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kornev is controlling him.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Kornev from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Kornev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kornev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Kornev counters with an inside leg kick.
Kornev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Kornev dives in and grabs Ferguson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes down on Kornev's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kornev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kornev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses

and Kornev counters by clinching up.

Kornev manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson leaves Kornev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson throws a jab when Kornev was well out of range.
Kornev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kornev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Nice defenses there by Kornev.
Kornev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kornev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferguson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kornev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kornev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferguson sprawls well. Ferguson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kornev gets slowly back to his feet.
Kornev tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a hook but Kornev blocks it.
Kornev wants to clinch.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses

and Kornev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Ferguson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the head but Ferguson blocks with his arms.

Kornev breaks the clinch.
Kornev ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson leaves Kornev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Kornev ducks down to avoid it.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Kornev moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kornev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson's guard.
Kornev won't allow Ferguson to get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Kornev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ferguson, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kornev is breathing heavily.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaime Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Kornev.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Kornev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kornev counters with an inside leg kick.
Kornev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kornev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferguson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Ferguson does it's job there.

It looks like Ivan Kornev has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kornev slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Kornev dives in and grabs Ferguson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes down on Kornev's head and hops out.
Ferguson throws a hook but Kornev avoids it easily.
Ferguson looks to throw the jab but Kornev is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jaime Ferguson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kornev's cut.
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.

Ferguson throws a hook but Kornev avoids it easily.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaime Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kornev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Kornev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Kornev moved out of range nicely.
Kornev tries for a takedown but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Kornev counters with a good, hard body kick but Ferguson shrugs it off.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kornev.
Kornev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kornev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Kornev ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Kornev fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kornev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson misses with a right hand
and Kornev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kornev slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Ivan Kornev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Kornev counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kornev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Kornev moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Kornev moves away and avoids it.
Kornev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Kornev saw that one coming.
Kornev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kornev falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ferguson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaime Ferguson!
A very excited looking Jaime Ferguson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.