PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 902 p4p, 108 weight class) and Duncan Ferguson (ranked 2682 p4p, 286 weight class). Duncan Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gariniho
vs
Ferguson

185 cm
30
196 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

191 cm
26
202 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gariniho to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Gariniho closes the distance and pushes Ferguson back into the cage.
Gariniho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson working aggressively here.
Ferguson looking to stall.
Gariniho stalling against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Ferguson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gariniho misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gariniho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferguson lands with a light punch inside.
Ferguson working aggressively here.
Gariniho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferguson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferguson just leaning against Gariniho, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gariniho lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Ferguson stalling in the clinch but Gariniho improves position.
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho lands with a right to the head.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gariniho misses with some punches.
Ferguson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gariniho is leaning against Ferguson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gariniho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Gariniho throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gariniho.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferguson takes a shot to the head.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferguson can't find room to land a body shot as Gariniho controls the action.
Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho has a couple of punches blocked by Ferguson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gariniho.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Gariniho digs a right hand into Ferguson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferguson's gas tank.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gariniho has a couple of punches blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gariniho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Gariniho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Gariniho misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gariniho.
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gariniho blocks a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson working aggressively here.
Gariniho lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Gariniho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferguson is looking to control Gariniho's arms but Gariniho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferguson has his back to the cage.
Gariniho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gariniho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gariniho'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.
Gariniho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gariniho.
Ferguson working aggressively here.
Gariniho lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ferguson fails to land.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gariniho misses with some punches.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Gariniho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gariniho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Gariniho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferguson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gariniho controls his hands.
Gariniho blocks a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neyman Gariniho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ferguson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gariniho to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferguson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gariniho on the side of the head.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gariniho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gariniho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duncan Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Gariniho lands.

It looks like Duncan Ferguson has been cut.
Gariniho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferguson can pounce on him.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gariniho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Ferguson tries to keep at a distance but Gariniho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gariniho blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Gariniho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gariniho.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gariniho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gariniho blocks an uppercut.
Gariniho leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gariniho.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Gariniho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gariniho lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Ferguson takes a shot to the head.
Gariniho prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
Gariniho lands with a right to the head.
Ferguson working aggressively here.
Gariniho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a hook to the body.
Ferguson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gariniho.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferguson.
Gariniho working aggressively here.
Ferguson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gariniho takes a shot to the head.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gariniho.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gariniho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson blocking some punches.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson stalling the fight.
Gariniho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Ferguson prevents a body shot from Gariniho.
Gariniho scores with a shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
A short right from Gariniho.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gariniho trying to stall but Ferguson improves his position.
Gariniho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferguson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gariniho's elbow.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferguson controls his hands.
Ferguson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Gariniho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gariniho just leaning against Ferguson, taking a breather.
Ferguson trying to control the position but instead, Gariniho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferguson into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ferguson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferguson leaning against his opponent.
Ferguson is stalling here.
Gariniho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Ferguson.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neyman Gariniho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferguson is trying to maintain a safe position but Gariniho gets an underhook and turns Ferguson into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Duncan Ferguson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Duncan Ferguson'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. This is the final round!

Ferguson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gariniho is out of range and Ferguson settles back down.
Gariniho blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gariniho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson thows a leg kick but Gariniho checks it
and Gariniho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gariniho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duncan Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gariniho dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
A little feinted left hand from Gariniho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gariniho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Gariniho's head but Gariniho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Gariniho closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Gariniho - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferguson stalling.
Gariniho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gariniho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gariniho.
Gariniho lands a left hand.
Gariniho working aggressively here.
Gariniho blocking some punches.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson blocking some punches.
Ferguson tries a body shot but Gariniho blocks it.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferguson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gariniho pushes Ferguson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gariniho scores with a shot to the side of Ferguson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferguson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gariniho.
Gariniho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ferguson fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gariniho tries to work over Ferguson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferguson is looking to control Gariniho's arms but Gariniho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferguson has his back to the cage.
Gariniho stalls.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gariniho misses with the head strike.
Gariniho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Gariniho misses with some punches.
Ferguson lands a body punch.
Gariniho blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garinihos head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
Ferguson avoiding damage.
Gariniho blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gariniho.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gariniho.
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ferguson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gariniho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gariniho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Gariniho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gariniho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
Gariniho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gariniho scores with a shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
Gariniho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gariniho working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferguson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gariniho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fergusons head.
Gariniho works on Ferguson's body with a couple of short punches.
Gariniho misses with the head strike.
Ferguson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
Neyman Gariniho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gariniho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neyman Gariniho!
After winning the bout, Neyman Gariniho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.