PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 4268 p4p, 420 weight class) and Kimbo Ferguson Jr (ranked 4642 p4p, 460 weight class). Kimbo Ferguson Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Ferguson Jr

190 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
221 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots and misses
letting Ferguson Jr counter with a right hand.
Ferguson Jr looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferguson Jr circles away.
Ferguson Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Ferguson Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferguson Jr defends well and Silva ends up having to push Ferguson Jr into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferguson Jr throws a counter combo.
Ferguson Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferguson Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Ferguson Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Ferguson Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots and misses
and Ferguson Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva shoots in but Ferguson Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson Jr shows good takedown defense.
Ferguson Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Ferguson Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva avoids the body shot from Ferguson Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Ferguson Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Ferguson Jr as Silva shoots in.
Ferguson Jr throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries to clinch but Ferguson Jr is having none of it.
Ferguson Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferguson Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Ferguson Jr throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Ferguson Jr is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but Ferguson Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferguson Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ferguson Jr hang on?
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva looking to control but Ferguson Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva tries to control but Ferguson Jr wriggling away.
Silva landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson Jr's face.
Silva looking to control but Ferguson Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ferguson Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ferguson Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ferguson Jr is rocked!
Silva postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Ferguson Jr in real trouble here! The ref calls for Ferguson Jr to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva!
The defeated Kimbo Ferguson Jr had this to say: 'I'm coming back better then ever'.