PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Ferguson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aaron McKenzie's chin.

Ferguson
vs
McKenzie

150 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

150 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.

Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McKenzie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Ferguson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
McKenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferguson won't allow it.
McKenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferguson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but McKenzie blocks it.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Ferguson.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McKenzie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McKenzie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to break free but Ferguson pushes him back against the cage.
McKenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferguson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKenzie tries to break free but Ferguson pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ferguson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McKenzie gets tackled into the cage by Ferguson. Ferguson maintains the clinch.
McKenzie working hard to break the clinch.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McKenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McKenzie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body.
Ferguson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferguson.
McKenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
A frustrated look appears on McKenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body.
McKenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
Ferguson connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Ferguson to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ferguson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ferguson clinches with his opponent.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferguson really is a fat lump.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Anthony Ferguson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie is trying to push Ferguson away but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie can't break the clinch.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferguson working McKenzie over with knees to the body.
McKenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aaron McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McKenzie.
McKenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferguson has double underhooks.
McKenzie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferguson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is trying to push Ferguson away but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ferguson stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson has McKenzie pressed against the cage, preventing McKenzie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferguson lands a good knee to the midsection. McKenzie won't want to take too many of those.
McKenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKenzie misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

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