PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ddddddd Ddddddd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ddddddd
vs
Ferguson

225 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ddddddd Ddddddd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Ferguson !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ddddddd lands with a nice body kick.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Ddddddd.
Ferguson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ddddddd swivels and escapes.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Ddddddd moves out of range.
Ddddddd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ddddddd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ferguson throws a chopping leg kick but Ddddddd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ddddddd feints and then cracks Ferguson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferguson down.
Ddddddd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ddddddd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ddddddd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ddddddd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Ddddddd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ddddddd misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ddddddd throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ddddddd lands with a kick to the temple. Ferguson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ddddddd tries to land a leg kick but Ferguson saw it coming and moves away.
Ddddddd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ddddddd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Ddddddd pushes him off.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Ddddddd circles away.
Ddddddd Ddddddd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Ddddddd counters with a nice leg kick.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Ddddddd counters with a big head kick but Ferguson shrugs it off.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Ddddddd counters with a body kick that stops Ferguson in his tracks momentarily.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
Ddddddd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ddddddd fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Ddddddd counters with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ddddddd lands with a kick to the temple. Ferguson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ddddddd swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson .
Ddddddd lands a high kick!
Ddddddd misses with a head kick.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ddddddd Ddddddd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Ferguson .
Ddddddd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd thuds his shin into the meat of Ferguson 's side.
Ddddddd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferguson backs up against the cage.
Ddddddd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferguson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ddddddd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Ferguson moved away.
Ddddddd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferguson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ddddddd avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferguson looks winded!
Ferguson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ddddddd misses with a combination

and Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Ferguson wants to take the fight to the mat but Ddddddd manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Ddddddd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ferguson with that takedown attempt.
Ddddddd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ddddddd scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferguson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ddddddd throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ddddddd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ddddddd misses.
Ferguson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ddddddd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ddddddd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ddddddd is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ddddddd, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Ddddddd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ddddddd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Ddddddd moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ddddddd Ddddddd dominated that round.
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.

Ddddddd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ddddddd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Ddddddd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ddddddd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ddddddd.
Ddddddd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ddddddd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ddddddd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ddddddd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ddddddd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ddddddd misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Ddddddd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson is looking to land body kicks.
Ddddddd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferguson 's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ddddddd slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferguson , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ferguson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Ddddddd connects with a high kick.
Ddddddd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferguson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ddddddd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferguson somewhat.
Ddddddd Ddddddd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Ferguson .
Ferguson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ddddddd.
Ferguson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ddddddd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferguson 's head.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick which misses Ferguson 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferguson tries to avoid it.
Ddddddd feints a jab promting Ferguson to slip. Ddddddd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ferguson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Ddddddd circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd scores with a nice body kick.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Ddddddd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ddddddd lands a jab-cross combination.
Ddddddd checks a leg kick.
Ferguson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ddddddd throws a head kick that Ferguson semi-blocks.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ddddddd enables Ferguson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ddddddd manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ddddddd is looking to stand up but Ferguson isn't so interested in that idea.
Ddddddd trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson sitting in guard here, content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Ddddddd Ddddddd wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice body kick from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ddddddd wants it to stay on the feet.
Ddddddd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ddddddd cracks Ferguson with a good jab.
Ddddddd Ddddddd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ddddddd connects with a high kick.
Ddddddd Ddddddd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ddddddd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferguson .
Ddddddd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferguson eats them both and turns towards Ddddddd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ddddddd scores with a hook.
Ddddddd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ddddddd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ddddddd is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ddddddd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ddddddd throws a front kick that sends Ferguson stumbling back into the cage.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Ddddddd moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Ddddddd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Ddddddd keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Ddddddd.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Ddddddd circles away.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ddddddd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ddddddd scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ddddddd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ddddddd Ddddddd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Ferguson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ddddddd throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Ddddddd keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ddddddd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Ddddddd. Those never looked like landing.
Ddddddd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferguson .
Ddddddd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ferguson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ddddddd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ddddddd stuffs the takedown.
Ddddddd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ddddddd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ddddddd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ddddddd!
Ddddddd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ddddddd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Ddddddd circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd wants to slow Ferguson down by chopping away at his legs.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Ferguson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ddddddd scores with a head kick. Ferguson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ddddddd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ddddddd circles away.
Ddddddd Ddddddd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Ferguson .
Ddddddd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Ddddddd moves out of range.
Ddddddd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferguson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ddddddd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferguson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ddddddd - the referee stops the clock and Ferguson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ddddddd. Ferguson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ddddddd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Ferguson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ddddddd which made him look bad.
Ferguson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ddddddd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd scores with a head kick.
Ddddddd connects with a leg kick. Ferguson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ddddddd misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ddddddd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferguson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ddddddd scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ddddddd.
Ferguson shoots in and drives through. Ddddddd sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ddddddd throws a series of strikes that have Ferguson backpedaling.
Ddddddd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ddddddd throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ddddddd counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Ddddddd to acknowledge the strikes.
Ddddddd lands a high kick!
Ferguson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ddddddd tries to avoid it but Ferguson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ddddddd to the ground. Ddddddd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ddddddd feints and then cracks Ferguson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferguson down.
Ddddddd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferguson if he has to take too many more of those.
Ddddddd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ddddddd Ddddddd is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferguson is defended easily by Ddddddd.
Good leg kick by Ddddddd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ddddddd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ddddddd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ddddddd. Ferguson shrugs it off though.
Ferguson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ddddddd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Ddddddd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dennis Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferguson goes for a double leg but Ddddddd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ddddddd continues to drive forward.

Ddddddd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ddddddd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Ddddddd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ddddddd.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ddddddd.
Ddddddd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ddddddd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ferguson .
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!
Ddddddd lands with a slapping head kick.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ddddddd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ddddddd Ddddddd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ddddddd lands a jab-cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ddddddd Ddddddd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ddddddd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ddddddd Ddddddd!