PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auron Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson's entrance music is POWER. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Almasy's choice of entrance music: Ram Jam - Black Betty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferguson
vs
Almasy

173 cm
25
199 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

180 cm
29
195 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auron Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Auron Almasy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almasy misses with a low kick.

Ferguson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Ferguson wants to work for an arm triangle but Almasy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Almasy trying to hold on to Ferguson's head to control him but Ferguson postures up.
Almasy is trying to stand.

Almasy looking for submissions off his back.

Ferguson is looking for a kimura here.
Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almasy keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almasy wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy is trying to control but can't.
Almasy tries to roll over but Ferguson keeps him under control.
Ferguson lands strikes from half guard.
Ferguson is trying to control. Almasy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ferguson wants to pass to mount but Almasy is defending the position.
Ferguson throwing shots but Almasy is blocking nicely.
Almasy tries to roll over but Ferguson keeps him under control.
Ferguson prevents Almasy from standing back up.
Ferguson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Almasy tries to roll over but Ferguson keeps him under control.
Ferguson slips a nice elbow through Almasy's hands, connecting with Almasy's forehead.
Almasy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferguson blocks the strikes from Almasy.
Almasy is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferguson slips a nice elbow through Almasy's hands, connecting with Almasy's forehead.
Almasy is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Ferguson there.
Almasy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferguson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferguson's back!
Ferguson is in bad spot here.

Almasy tightening his grip on Ferguson, looking for the choke.
Almasy gets his hands free as Ferguson looks to control.
Ferguson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Ferguson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Almasy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
Ferguson wants to control but Almasy is having none of it.
Ferguson working to try and regain half guard.
Almasy lands a heavy elbow.
Ferguson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Almasy.

Almasy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ferguson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ferguson is squirming around, avoiding Almasy's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Almasy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ferguson turns into him and now he's in Almasy's guard.
Almasy wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson passes Almasy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ferguson is pressing down on Almasy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Almasy is holding on for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Almasy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferguson pulls his head out easily.
Ferguson wants to free his trapped foot but Almasy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ferguson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Ferguson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ferguson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Almasy slips a jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson takes one to the chin there.
Ferguson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almasy.
A leg kick checked by Ferguson.
Ferguson sizes up Almasy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferguson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Almasy slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Almasy moves into range and connects with a jab.

Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Ferguson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Almasy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Almasy scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferguson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson has Almasy pressed against the cage, preventing Almasy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Almasy.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Almasy cracks Ferguson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Almasy keeps it at a distance.
Almasy misses with a looping left.
Almasy misses with a looping left.
Auron Almasy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almasy throws a lazy right hand but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almasy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Almasy misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ferguson.
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almasy.
Almasy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almasy scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Brock Ferguson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almasy throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Ferguson.
Ferguson defending well as Almasy loads up on a big left hand.
Almasy connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Ferguson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almasy doesn't seem phased though.
Almasy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Almasy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Almasy misses.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ferguson rushes Almasy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Almasy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferguson's brow.
Almasy tries to circle away but Ferguson has him pinned against the cage.
Almasy misses with the head strike.

Almasy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almasy stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferguson. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almasy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferguson on the side of the head.
Almasy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Almasy with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Almasy. Those never looked like landing.
Ferguson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Almasy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almasy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Almasy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almasy misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Almasy misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Almasy as Ferguson shoots in.
Almasy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Almasy lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Almasy misses.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Almasy is just out of range.
Almasy slips a jab from Ferguson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Auron Almasy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brock Ferguson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Almasy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almasy throws out the jab.
Almasy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Almasy misses with a looping left.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almasy.
A punch combination from Almasy misses.
Almasy misses with a hook.
Almasy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferguson takes one to the chin there.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches up with Almasy, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes Almasy against the cage but Almasy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ferguson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferguson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control the position but Almasy is working away.
Almasy tries to buck Ferguson off but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson is looking to take a break and control but Almasy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almasy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ferguson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ferguson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almasy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferguson lands a heavy elbow.
Ferguson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Almasy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ferguson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Ferguson!
After winning the bout, Brock Ferguson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.