PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riley
vs
Ferguson

200 cm
29
155 lbs
32 - 28 - 0

165 cm
29
145 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dallas Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferguson gets caught flat footed, as Riley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Riley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Riley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Ferguson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Riley escapes and throws Ferguson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Riley happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Riley crashes against the mat.
Riley cracks Ferguson with a big elbow.
Riley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ferguson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Riley advances to full mount.

Riley 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ferguson tries to reverse the position but Riley maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Riley looking to ground and pound but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Ferguson is trying to reverse the position but instead Riley has taken his back - oops!
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.
Ferguson turns into Riley and is now in his guard.
Riley is controlling Ferguson's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riley is on top in guard.

Riley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Ferguson is working an open guard so Riley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Riley circles away easily

so Riley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Riley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ferguson gets caught flat footed, as Riley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riley controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Riley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riley but Riley pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Riley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ferguson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Riley is in Ferguson's guard.
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riley controlling from the top position.
Dallas Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ferguson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riley defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four 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.

Ferguson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Riley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riley throws a strike but Ferguson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Riley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Riley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ferguson!
Riley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferguson keeps working.

Riley tries for a kimura but Ferguson is defending well.
Riley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ferguson's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferguson keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Riley stalls from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Riley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ferguson for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Riley feints and as Ferguson raises his hands in defense, Riley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley has knee on belly and moves into mount.
A nice elbow there by Riley.
Riley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Riley continues to stall.
Riley wants to control the pace but Ferguson is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Riley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Riley!
Dallas Riley took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want to fight the champion! i want to fight the champion!!! dan monk. make it happen.'.
Isaiah Ferguson spoke after the fight, saying 'good fight i lost oh well'.