PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Fergers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morys Bankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fergers comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin' Park - Waiting for the End. Bankowski has chosen Rocket Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fergers
vs
Bankowski

193 cm
27
172 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

171 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Fergers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Morys Bankowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bankowski throws a right hand that Fergers ducks under and follows up with a left that Fergers also avoids with ease.
Fergers slips a straight right by Bankowski.
Fergers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bankowski.
Fergers slips under a jab from Bankowski.
Fergers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fergers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Bankowski drives through with a takedown into Fergers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fergers is trying to control the position but Bankowski postures up.
Fergers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bankowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fergers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Dean Fergers has been cut.
Bankowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fergers in his tracks.
Fergers slips under a jab.
Fergers is looking to counter the offense by Bankowski and move into the clinch.
Bankowski tries to clinch there but Fergers circles away.

Oooooh!!! Bankowski has knocked Fergers down with a huge combo! Bankowski steps away and waves a wobbly Fergers back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Fergers is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bankowski looks to land a left hand but Fergers moved out of range nicely.
Bankowski misses with a hook. Fergers ducked under it nicely.

Bankowski gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bankowski tries to break free but Fergers pushes him back against the cage.

Fergers breaks from the clinch.
Bankowski looks to throw the jab but Fergers is out of range.
Fergers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bankowski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fergers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fergers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bankowski after a bit of a struggle.

Fergers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fergers slips a straight right by Bankowski.
Bankowski clobbers Fergers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bankowski misses with a looping left.
Bankowski misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bankowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Bankowski scores with a nice right hand.
Bankowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fergers moves into the clinch.

Fergers gets control of Bankowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fergers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergers has a closed guard, preventing Bankowski from standing up.

Bankowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bankowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bankowski misses with a double jab

and Fergers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fergers.
Bankowski tries to break the clinch but Fergers is controlling the position.

Fergers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bankowski dips to his left and cracks Fergers with an uppercut!
Nice jab there from Bankowski.

Bankowski shoots in and bounces Fergers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bankowski wants to stand but Fergers is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergers is trying to keep Bankowski in close.
Bankowski wants to stand but Fergers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fergers controls Bankowski momentarily but Bankowski frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morys Bankowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Fergers's cut.
That's time! Fergers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fergers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bankowski is trying to buck Fergers off.
Bankowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An elbow from Fergers crashes against the mat.
Fergers is chipping away with strikes.
Bankowski wants to get back to his feet but Fergers drags him back down.
Fergers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fergers works to advance to full mount. Bankowski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bankowski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bankowski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fergers controlling from mount.

Fergers jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bankowski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bankowski wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bankowski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Fergers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Fergers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fergers prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fergers is putting a hurting on Bankowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bankowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fergers moves into full mount!
Fergers won't let Bankowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fergers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bankowski is now in Fergers's guard. A big mistake from Fergers there, giving up the dominant position!
Bankowski tries to stand but Fergers is controlling from the bottom.

Bankowski stands up from Fergers's guard - Bankowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bankowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Bankowski.
Fergers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bankowski manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bankowski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morys Bankowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fergers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fergers.
Fergers wants to sweep but no luck.

Bankowski gets to his feet - Fergers follows without any prompting.
Bankowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bankowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fergers instigates a clinch.
Bankowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Fergers won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bankowski wants to break free but Fergers has control.
Bankowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fergers has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Fergers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Fergers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fergers slips a jab from Bankowski.
Fergers closes the distance and clinches up with Bankowski, looking for a takedown. Fergers pushes Bankowski against the cage but Bankowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fergers darts in looking for a takedown but Bankowski gets double underhooks and turns Fergers into the cage.

Bankowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fergers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bankowski is in Fergers's guard.
Bankowski wants to stand but Fergers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bankowski wants to stand and escape but instead Fergers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergers stops Bankowski from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergers trying to control but Bankowski is working from the bottom.
Bankowski wants to stand but Fergers is controlling the position.
Fergers tries to free his leg and advance position but Bankowski is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dean Fergers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bankowski throws a looping overhand right but Fergers ducks down to avoid it.
Fergers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fergers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bankowski.

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.

Bankowski drives through with a takedown into Fergers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Fergers has his foot on Bankowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bankowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Bankowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bankowski won't allow Fergers to sweep him here.
Bankowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fergers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bankowski throws a hook but Fergers blocks it.
Fergers throws a big counter combination but Bankowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Bankowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fergers on his heels. He'll look to pass Fergers's guard now, I'm sure.
Bankowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fergers managing to control the position.
Fergers looking for a sweep. Not yet Fergers, not yet.

Bankowski stands up from Fergers's guard - Bankowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bankowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Fergers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergers takes a swing at Bankowski's ribcage but misses.
Fergers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morys Bankowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Bankowski.

Bankowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bankowski tries to stand and escape but Fergers actually recovers to full guard.

Bankowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bankowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bankowski looks to land a right hand but Fergers moved out of range.
As Bankowski looks to move away, Fergers throws a big counter combo bu Bankowski just gets out of the way.
Bankowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Bankowski wants to clinch up but Fergers keeps it at a distance.
Fergers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bankowski manages to circle out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morys Bankowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bankowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morys Bankowski!
Morys Bankowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.