PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 23332 p4p, 682 weight class) and Kimbo Ferguson Jr (ranked 5472 p4p, 520 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lashley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fire & Brimstone . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lashley
vs
Ferguson Jr

188 cm
28
248 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
221 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley shoots for a double leg takedown but Ferguson Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Lashley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bobby Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Lashley scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Kimbo Ferguson Jr has been cut.
Ferguson Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lashley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferguson Jr tries to avoid it but Lashley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferguson Jr to the ground. Ferguson Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ferguson Jr avoids the head kick by Lashley.
Danga de danga de dang - Ferguson Jr scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Ferguson Jr.
Ferguson Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lashley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson Jr.
Donk. Ferguson Jr catches Lashley right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lashley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson Jr swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson Jr throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr throws a leg kick but Lashley moved away.
It looked like Lashley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ferguson Jr.

Lashley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ferguson Jr sprawls well initially but Lashley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ferguson Jr is trying to stand up here but Lashley is controlling him well.
Ferguson Jr wants to sweep but Lashley has passed to side control!
Ferguson Jr tries to bench press Lashley off him but Lashley keeps the position.

Lashley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ferguson Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ferguson Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Lashley keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Lashley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lashley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ferguson Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ferguson Jr tries to buck Lashley off but Lashley is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants to control but Ferguson Jr is keeping him busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lashley throwing strikes but Ferguson Jr manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Lashley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ferguson Jr is looking to take a break and control but Lashley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lashley keeping his opponent close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley struggling a bit here.
Lashley being controlled for a moment.
Ferguson Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Ferguson Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Ferguson Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ferguson Jr throws a lazy head kick

and Lashley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson Jr's guard.
Ferguson Jr is looking to stand back up but Lashley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ferguson Jr.

Ferguson Jr is positioning himself well to prevent Lashley advancing to mount.
Lashley not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lashley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr is staying active underneath Lashley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Lashley decides to stand up.
Lashley throws a leg kick
and Ferguson Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Lashley is looking to clinch.
Ferguson Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson Jr leaves Lashley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Ferguson Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Lashley is looking to get back to is feet but Ferguson Jr passes into side control.
Kimbo Ferguson Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is looking for a sweep.
Ferguson Jr is looking to take a break and control but Lashley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lashley tries to buck Ferguson Jr off but Ferguson Jr is having none of it.
Lashley tries to escape but Ferguson Jr is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr staying calm.
Ferguson Jr working away.
Ferguson Jr wants to stand but Lashley has his arm trapped.
Lashley wants to control but Ferguson Jr postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lashley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ferguson Jr wants to stand but Lashley is controlling his arm.
Ferguson Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lashley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lashley is looking for a sweep.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ferguson Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lashley misses with a body kick.
Lashley wants to clinch.
Ferguson Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kimbo Ferguson Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Ferguson Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferguson Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lashley backs up against the ropes.
Ferguson Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ferguson Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Lashley wants to take the fight to the mat but Ferguson Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ferguson Jr is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Ferguson Jr.
Lashley wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ferguson Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson Jr misses with a head kick.
Lashley throws a big counter combination but Ferguson Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferguson Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lashley circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ferguson Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Lashley darts in looking for a takedown but Ferguson Jr gets double underhooks and turns Lashley into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson Jr lands a jab to Lashley's midsection.
Lashley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferguson Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferguson Jr misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson Jr throws a combination. Lashley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lashley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferguson Jr throws a right hand that Lashley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lashley also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson Jr jabs Lashley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferguson Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lashley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lashley or perhaps it was just good defense by Ferguson Jr, which made it look bad.
Ferguson Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Lashley steps away.
A shot to the liver by Ferguson Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Ferguson Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lashley tries to move into range but Ferguson Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Lashley is rocked!
Well,Lashley is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ferguson Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferguson Jr throws a head kick but Lashley moves out of range.
Kimbo Ferguson Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson Jr throws a low kick but Lashley moves out of range easily.
Lashley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kimbo Ferguson Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferguson Jr misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Lashley blocks the low kick.
Ferguson Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lashley under the eye.
Lashley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferguson Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr looks to land a combination. Lashley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferguson Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lashley checks it well.
Ferguson Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Ferguson Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Lashley moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferguson Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferguson Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Ferguson Jr wants to slow Lashley down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice combination there by Ferguson Jr.
Bobby Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lashley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferguson Jr to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Ferguson Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferguson Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kimbo Ferguson Jr!

Kimbo Ferguson Jr wins by unanimous decision!
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.
In defeat, Bobby Lashley stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Don't Know Man, I Could Just Focus On Pro Wrestling And Retire MMA Or I Could Train Harder Than Ever And Win My Next Fight '.