PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garrett Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Judo
vs
Ferguson

165 cm
37
147 lbs
38 - 21 - 1

178 cm
34
143 lbs
11 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Judo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferguson.
Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judo.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Judo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferguson counters with a leg kick.
Judo scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferguson throws a low kick but Judo moves out of range easily.
Ferguson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Judo lands a jab.
Ferguson throws the kick towards the body but Judo avoids it.
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judo. That did some damage!
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judo. That did some damage!
Judo throws out a powerful jab.
Garrett Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Judo blocks the leg kick.

Judo 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. Judo is in Ferguson's guard.
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!
Judo trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ferguson holds on and takes a little breather.
Judo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson controls Judo momentarily but Judo frees himself.
Judo passes Ferguson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Judo seems to be working for a kimura but Ferguson defends the submission attempt.
Ferguson is doing well to control the position and prevent Judo from advancing to side control.
Ferguson is looking to improve his position.
Judo trying to pass the guard but Ferguson defending well.

Judo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Judo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Judo trying to control from half guard but Ferguson is working away.

Judo is looking for a kimura but Ferguson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Judo to get the leverage.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Judo from controlling successfully.
Ferguson managing to control the position.
Ferguson wants to sweep here but Judo controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ferguson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Judo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferguson is keeping the position for now.
Ferguson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson cracks the inside of Judo's front leg.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
Ferguson slips under a jab.

Ferguson has Judo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judo avoids it.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judo avoids it.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judo throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judo avoids it.
Judo managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Judo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judo working aggressively here.
Ferguson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Judo has been cut.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judo is defending well for now.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
Judo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Judo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judo avoids it.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Judo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Judo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Judo throws a hook but Ferguson blocks it.
Judo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judo's calf.
Ferguson throws a push kick but Judo slaps the foot to one side.
Judo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
A head kick from Ferguson lands but Judo takes it in his stride.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferguson throws a nice head kick!
Garrett Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judo loads up on a big right hand but Ferguson slips the punch.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson slips under a jab from Judo.
Judo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Judo.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Judo.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson tries to clinch up

and Judo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferguson won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to improve position but can't.
Ferguson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ferguson wants to improve his position but Judo is controlling well.
Judo wants to take a breather but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson tries to roll over but Judo keeps him under control.
Judo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Judo is keen to just control but Ferguson is a slippery customer.
Jack Judo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ferguson tries to roll over but Judo keeps him under control.

Judo is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Ferguson as he works his way to full guard.
Judo trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferguson is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Ferguson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Judo, up you get!
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judo.
Ferguson throws a low kick, looking for Judo's leg but Judo calmly moves out of range.
Judo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Judo.
Ferguson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Judo throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Judo blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Judo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Judo misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson throws a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Judo.
Judo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferguson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judo misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Judo.
A jab from Judo misses.
Ferguson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferguson, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a leg kick

and Judo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Judo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Judo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judo trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Judo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Judo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Judo shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense.
Ferguson throws a wild body kick that Judo sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Ferguson misses
and Judo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judo shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense.
Judo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Judo 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 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Judo.
Judo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Judo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Judo.
Judo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferguson is fending him off so far but Judo persists. Nope, Ferguson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Judo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Judo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Ferguson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Judo with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo 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 kick that misses
and Judo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Judo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judo misses with a hook.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson throws a nice head kick!
Judo misses with a looping right.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judo connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferguson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Judo misses its intended target.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
Judo attempts a counter takedown but Ferguson avoids it well and moves away.
Ferguson looks to land a body kick but Judo moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson thumps Judo with a low kick.
Judo misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferguson counters with a three punch combo that has Judo backing up. Judo nods at Ferguson to acknowledge the strikes.
Judo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Judo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson is looking to reverse the position.
Ferguson keeps trying to improve his position.
Ferguson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Judo off and has taken his back!
Ferguson is hanging on to Judo's back as he tries to escape.
Judo is working hard here to advance position.
I would not like to be Judo right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control momentarily.
Ferguson keeps control of the position as Judo tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ferguson is trying to stick to Judo's back but Judo is turning into Ferguson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ferguson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Judo.
Ferguson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judo's guard.

Ferguson wants to stand but Judo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Judo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferguson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Judo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.

Ferguson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Judo, up you get!
Judo scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferguson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Ferguson!
Jack Judo was interviewed post fight and said 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.