PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tuny Fergossun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fergossun comes to the cage accompanied by Bryson Tiller - Just Another Interlude. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fergossun
vs
Balor

175 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuny Fergossun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Finn Balor!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fergossun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Balor takes a swing at Fergossun's ribcage but misses.
Fergossun is looking to clinch.
Balor's corner calls for a 1-2. Balor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fergossun closes the distance and clinches.
Fergossun keeps control of Balor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fergossun lands an elbow just above Balor 's eye.

It looks like Finn Balor has been cut.

Fergossun breaks the clinch.
Fergossun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fergossun in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fergossun was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.

Fergossun clinches up with Balor and pushes him back against the cage.
Fergossun tries to work over Balor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fergossun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fergossun controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor avoiding damage as Fergossun throws knees to the body.
Balor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balor is pushing Fergossun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fergossun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balor's elbow.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fergossun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balor's brow.
Balor just leaning against Fergossun, taking a breather.
Fergossun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balor misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor is trying to stall.
Fergossun lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Fergossun.
Fergossun keeps control of Balor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balor avoiding damage as Fergossun throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fergossun.
Fergossun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fergossun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fergossun trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Fergossun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun cracks Balor with a nice body shot.
Fergossun struggles to land a body shot inside as Balor controls his hands.

Fergossun manages to break the clinch.
Balor lands with an overhand left.
Balor throws a shot from downtown. Fergossun moves away and avoids it.

Fergossun drives through and clinches with Balor against the cage.
Balor is trying to break the clinch but Fergossun has him pressed against the cage.
Balor takes a shot to the head.
Balor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fergossun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fergossun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fergossun lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balor being controlled against the cage.
Fergossun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fergossun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fergossun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balor blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fergossun lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuny Fergossun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fergossun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Fergossun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Fergossun.
Fergossun throws an elbow that misses.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fergossun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fergossun struggles to land a body shot inside as Balor controls his hands.
Fergossun can't find room to land a body shot as Balor controls the action.
A short right from Balor on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fergossun scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergossun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Balor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Balor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergossun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fergossun tries to land knees in the clinch but Balor avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Fergossun as the two fighters clinch.
Fergossun is stalling here.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balor tries to work over Fergossun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fergossun has Balor pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fergossun as the two fighters clinch.
Fergossun digs a right hand into Balor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balor's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun lands with a right to the head.

Fergossun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fergossun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.

Fergossun closes the distance and clinches.
Balor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fergossun stalling.
Balor managing to block the knees to the body from Fergossun.
Tuny Fergossun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fergossun missing with knees to the body.
Fergossun works on Balor's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Fergossun.
Balor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fergossun has him pressed against the cage.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor managing to block the knees to the body from Fergossun.
Balor avoids the elbow strike from Fergossun, against the cage.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fergossun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fergossun trying to land knees to the body.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Fergossun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balor is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fergossun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fergossun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balor's elbow.
Balor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fergossun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Finn Balor's cut even more.
Fergossun throws a head punch that misses.

Fergossun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fergossun darts in and clinches Balor up against the cage.
Fergossun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Fergossun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fergossun is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Fergossun closes the distance and clinches.
Fergossun misses with an elbow over the top.
Fergossun works on Balor's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuny Fergossun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fergossun avoids the body shot from Balor.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fergossun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balor connects with a body shot.

Fergossun pushes Balor up against the cage in a clinch.
Fergossun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fergossun misses with a punch to the body.
Balor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fergossun has him pressed against the cage.
Fergossun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Fergossun.
Fergossun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balor blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergossun swings wildly with an uppercut but Balor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fergossun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Fergossun.
I was talking to Fergossun's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergossun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fergossun lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Finn Balor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fergossun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Fergossun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fergossun tries to clinch but Balor is having none of it.
Balor with a hook.
Fergossun avoids the body shot from Balor.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.

Fergossun forces Balor back against the cage and clinches.
Fergossun is working Balor over against the cage.
Fergossun misses with a knee to the head.
Fergossun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finn Balor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fergossun throws an elbow that misses.
Balor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balor blocks an elbow strike from Fergossun.
A frustrated look appears on Balor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balor effectively controlling the action here.
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!
Fergossun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fergossun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balor's face.

Finn Balor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Balor is trying to force a seperation but Fergossun has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fergossun obliges.
Fergossun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fergossun cracks Balor with a nice body shot.
Balor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun lands with a short shot to the head.
Fergossun lands a hook that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Fergossun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Balor is rocked!
Fergossun stalling the fight.
Balor is still on wobbly legs! Can Fergossun finish him?

Fergossun manages to break the clinch.
Balor scores with a body shot.
Balor seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Fergossun lands a beautiful left hook that drops Balor. Balor tries to recover but Fergossun is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Balor lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tuny Fergossun!
A determined Tuny Fergossun didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!