PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Rougeau (ranked 1961 p4p, 234 weight class) and Wabricio Ferdum (ranked 4530 p4p, 503 weight class). Rougeau comes to the cage accompanied by Kongos - Take It From Me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ferdum's choice of entrance music: PARIS - the devil made me do it. Wabricio Ferdum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rougeau
vs
Ferdum

193 cm
28
251 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

195 cm
38
260 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Rougeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wabricio Ferdum!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rougeau but Rougeau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rougeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wabricio Ferdum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rougeau avoids the body shot from Ferdum.
A swing and a miss from Ferdum.
Rougeau is looking for a counter combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferdum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Jacques Rougeau has been cut.
Rougeau tries to work over Ferdum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferdum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rougeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferdum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferdum can't get the takedown.
Jacques Rougeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wabricio Ferdum.
Ferdum managing to block the knees to the body from Rougeau.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rougeau.
Ferdum prevents a body shot from Rougeau.
Rougeau blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rougeau is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rougeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferdum or not.
Ferdum looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Rougeau.
Rougeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferdum throws an elbow but it misses.
Rougeau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rougeau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rougeau crunches a lovely knee into Ferdum's ribcage.
Ferdum prevents a body shot from Rougeau.
Rougeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rougeau lands a body shot.
Rougeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Rougeau.
Rougeau lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferdum backwards.

Ferdum is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rougeau lands a big knee! That's hurt Ferdum! Oh, he's all over the place! Rougeau lands another knee that sends Ferdum to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Rougeau!
As Jacques Rougeau got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.