PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clark Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prasert Thanasukolwit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ferguson
vs
Thanasukolwit

185 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prasert Thanasukolwit!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanasukolwit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thanasukolwit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thanasukolwit tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Thanasukolwit darts in trying to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a low kick, right behind Thanasukolwit 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thanasukolwit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferguson as he jumps to the side.

Thanasukolwit clinches up against the cage.
Thanasukolwit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferguson's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thanasukolwit breaks from the clinch.
Prasert Thanasukolwit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thanasukolwit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferguson tries to circle away but Thanasukolwit has him pinned against the cage.

Ferguson gets control of Thanasukolwit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ferguson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferguson working a defensive guard here.
Thanasukolwit won't allow Ferguson to sweep him here.
Thanasukolwit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferguson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferguson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Thanasukolwit wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling the position.
Ferguson landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukolwit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson throwing strikes from guard but Thanasukolwit blocks nicely.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thanasukolwit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thanasukolwit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thanasukolwit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson won't allow Thanasukolwit to sweep him here.
Ferguson throwing strikes from guard but Thanasukolwit blocks nicely.
Ferguson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thanasukolwit looks winded!
Thanasukolwit tries to clinch but Ferguson moves away
and Ferguson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thanasukolwit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thanasukolwit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thanasukolwit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferguson defends well and Thanasukolwit ends up having to push Ferguson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thanasukolwit prevents it.
Thanasukolwit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferguson leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thanasukolwit.
Thanasukolwit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Thanasukolwit is blocking nicely.

Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferguson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thanasukolwit is fending him off so far but Ferguson persists. Nope, Thanasukolwit circles away and we're back to standing.
Thanasukolwit swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Thanasukolwit moves into the clinch.
Ferguson looking to slow down the pace here.

Thanasukolwit breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thanasukolwit takes the fight into the clinch.
Thanasukolwit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thanasukolwit.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thanasukolwit breaks the clinch.
Thanasukolwit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thanasukolwit looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Thanasukolwit dives in for a single leg takedown but Ferguson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thanasukolwit is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thanasukolwit.
Thanasukolwit tries to stall but Ferguson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Thanasukolwit looks for a takedown but Ferguson sprawls well.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Thanasukolwit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thanasukolwit circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukolwit tries to clinch but Ferguson moves away
and Ferguson counters with a nice body kick.
Thanasukolwit tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ferguson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Thanasukolwit is defending against the submission attempts here by Ferguson.
Ferguson throwing shots but Thanasukolwit is blocking nicely.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thanasukolwit can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thanasukolwit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferguson.
Ferguson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ferguson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ferguson thows a huge punch but Thanasukolwit dodges it nicely.
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 missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ferguson throwing shots but Thanasukolwit is blocking nicely.
Ferguson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Ferguson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Thanasukolwit to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Thanasukolwit circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thanasukolwit as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Thanasukolwit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ferguson clinches with his opponent.
Thanasukolwit misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Ferguson.
Thanasukolwit is trying to pull guard but Ferguson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferguson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Ferguson dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Thanasukolwit has managed to clinch.
Thanasukolwit gets through Ferguson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Thanasukolwit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanasukolwit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thanasukolwit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thanasukolwit tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thanasukolwit closes the distance and pushes Ferguson back into the cage.
Thanasukolwit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferguson avoids it.
Thanasukolwit throws an elbow that misses.
Thanasukolwit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanasukolwit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thanasukolwit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferguson trying to control the position but instead, Thanasukolwit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferguson into the cage.
Thanasukolwit is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferguson has double underhooks.
Ferguson misses with an elbow strike.
Ferguson avoids the elbow strike from Thanasukolwit, against the cage.
Thanasukolwit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thanasukolwit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thanasukolwit.
Ferguson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Ferguson gets control of Thanasukolwit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ferguson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ferguson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ferguson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferguson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Clark Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson stops Thanasukolwit from standing up.

Ferguson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thanasukolwit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thanasukolwit circles away.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferguson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferguson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferguson wants it to stay on the feet.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukolwit swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Thanasukolwit leaves Ferguson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thanasukolwit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferguson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Thanasukolwit is avoiding it.
Thanasukolwit tries to clinch up
and Ferguson counters with a thumping low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Prasert Thanasukolwit.
I think Ferguson 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

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