PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Ferguson Jr (ranked 4867 p4p, 551 weight class) and Yushin Sakuraba (ranked 5345 p4p, 586 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Kimbo Ferguson Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kimbo Ferguson Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ferguson Jr
vs
Sakuraba

185 cm
25
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
223 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yushin Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Ferguson Jr lands a jab to the nose.

Ferguson Jr clinches.
Still in the clinch, Ferguson Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakuraba.
Ferguson Jr tries to work over Sakuraba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba prevents a body shot from Ferguson Jr.
Ferguson Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson Jr lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Ferguson Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferguson Jr.
Ferguson Jr pushes Sakuraba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson Jr misses with the head strike.
Ferguson Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferguson Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sakuraba tries a body shot but Ferguson Jr blocks it.
Ferguson Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakuraba is trying to force a seperation but Ferguson Jr has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba can't find room to land a body shot as Ferguson Jr controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferguson Jr.
Ferguson Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba misses with some punches.
Ferguson Jr lands a left hand.
Ferguson Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakuraba controls his hands.
Sakuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakuraba prevents a body shot from Ferguson Jr.
Sakuraba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferguson Jr tries to throw a body punch but Sakuraba avoids it by throwing Ferguson Jr back against the ropes.
Ferguson Jr scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba working aggressively here.
Ferguson Jr digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.
Ferguson Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakuraba looks winded!
Ferguson Jr cracks Sakuraba with a nice body shot.
Ferguson Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferguson Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr lands a left hand.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Ferguson Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferguson Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Ferguson Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferguson Jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sakuraba with a big uppercut! Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Ferguson Jr pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Sakuraba to the mat! Sakuraba covers up and Ferguson Jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
After the fight, Kimbo Ferguson Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.