PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abel Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cruz
vs
Ferguson

171 cm
24
145 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

168 cm
21
146 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Arcticus University: London

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz moves to clinch but Ferguson breaks away
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Ferguson keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson swinging wildly here.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Ferguson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Ferguson slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferguson throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
A countering left hand to the body from Ferguson misses.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruz rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferguson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferguson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Ferguson swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ferguson digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turd Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
Ferguson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.

Cruz feints and as Ferguson raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz pushes down on Ferguson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ferguson is trying to stand.

Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ferguson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.

Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Cruz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Ferguson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cruz wants to clinch up but Ferguson keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ferguson both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Abel Cruz has been cut.
Ferguson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson avoids it really well and circles away.
Turd Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Ferguson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Ferguson, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abel Cruz's cut.
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.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Ferguson lands a right hook to the body.
Ferguson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferguson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ferguson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ferguson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferguson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Ferguson sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little jabbing left from Ferguson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ferguson just manages to avoid it.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ferguson. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Ferguson lands with a right hand.
Ferguson connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Ferguson. Beautiful body shot.
Ferguson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferguson cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Cruz goes for a double leg but Ferguson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferguson continues to drive forward.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Ferguson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Ferguson lands a big right hand that sends Cruz crashing to the mat! Ferguson stays standing though and waves Cruz back to his feet!

Cruz is rocked!
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with a nice body punch.
Turd Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson connects with a nice cross there... Cruz is looking wobbly and Ferguson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Cruz to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ferguson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Turd Ferguson!
Turd Ferguson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.