PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Turd Fergisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Fergisson
vs
Walter

150 cm
34
162 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

177 cm
32
167 lbs
13 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators
Fight Night Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Turd Fergisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter feints a jab promting Fergisson to slip. Walter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fergisson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Fergisson moves into range and clinches up with Walter.
Walter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fergisson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Fergisson gets control of Walter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fergisson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Walter tries to stand but Fergisson is controlling from the bottom.
Fergisson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fergisson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Walter stands and steps away. Fergisson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Fergisson dives in and scores a takedown into Walter's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fergisson wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fergisson really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Fergisson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

We're going to have a standup here because Turd Fergisson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed right hand from Fergisson misses the target.
Nice cross by Walter.
Fergisson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walter is fending him off so far but Fergisson persists. Nope, Walter circles away and we're back to standing.
Walter misses with a two punch combination.
Fergisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter looks to land a combination but Fergisson avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fergisson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fergisson shoots in but no luck this time.
Walter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walter duly obliges.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter looks to clinch

and Fergisson counters by moving into the clinch.
Fergisson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Walter breaks from the clinch.

Fergisson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fergisson working hard to break the clinch.

Walter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fergisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter wants to clinch.
Fergisson throws a head kick but Walter moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter clinches.

Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fergisson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Fergisson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fergisson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Fergisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Walter. Beautiful body shot.
Walter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Fergisson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Walter on his heels. He'll look to pass Walter's guard now, I'm sure.
Fergisson looking to pass the guard.
Fergisson won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fergisson wants to pass the guard but Walter is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Walter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fergisson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Fergisson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter slaps away a takedown attempt from Fergisson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fergisson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walter sprawls well initially but Fergisson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fergisson wants to pass to mount but Walter is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Turd Fergisson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Walter has closed the distance and engaged Fergisson in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Walter.
Walter continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Fergisson stalls.
Fergisson blocks an elbow strike from Walter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fergisson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fergisson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Walter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fergisson is proving hard to escape from.
Fergisson trying to keep a closed guard but Walter is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Walter gets to his feet - Fergisson follows without any prompting.
A punch combination from Walter misses.
Fergisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter scores with the left hand. Fergisson knows he should have avoided that one.
Walter connects with a high kick.
Walter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fergisson tries for a takedown but Walter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walter sprawls well. Walter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fergisson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anton Walter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Fergisson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter is looking to clinch but Fergisson is avoiding it.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Fergisson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walter misses with a double jab.
Walter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fergisson. Fergisson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fergisson wants to clinch.
Walter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fergisson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to clinch.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fergisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fergisson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Fergisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter darts in trying to clinch

and Fergisson counters with a takedown into side control.
Fergisson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Walter is trying to buck Fergisson off.
Turd Fergisson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson controls the position.
Walter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fergisson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fergisson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walter tries to escape but Fergisson is in control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fergisson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fergisson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Walter tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fergisson gets the takedown into side control.
Fergisson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walter keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Fergisson.

Fergisson is trying to get an arm triangle but Walter is defending well.

Fergisson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fergisson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergisson working the body and head with strikes.
Walter is trying to get back to his feet.
Fergisson lands a few punches from side control.
Fergisson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Walter tries to escape but Fergisson is in control.
Fergisson wants to control but Walter is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fergisson grinds an elbow into Walter's temple.

Fergisson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Walter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fergisson's guard! Nice work there by Walter!
Walter wants to stand and escape but instead Fergisson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Walter is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fergisson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergisson is looking for a takedown.
Walter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fergisson's elbow.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fergisson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walter.

Walter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walter tries to clinch up but Fergisson circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter throws a series of punches but Fergisson avoids them all with ease.

Fergisson dives in and scores a takedown into Walter's guard.
Walter wants to stand and escape but Fergisson is having none of it.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fergisson is looking to stand up but Walter won't let him.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fergisson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fergisson stays in close to Walter's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Turd Fergisson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Fergisson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fergisson trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
Fergisson throws a big elbow that misses.
Fergisson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Fergisson from controlling successfully.
Walter being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Fergisson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fergisson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Turd Fergisson!