PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jock Ferguson (ranked 22031 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 24690 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferguson
vs
Johnson

185 cm
21
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
194 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jock Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferguson closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ferguson.

It looks like James Johnson has been cut.

Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.

Ferguson manages to break the clinch.

Ferguson closes the distance and clinches.

Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ferguson moves into the clinch.

Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ferguson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Ferguson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ferguson darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.

Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Jock Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferguson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.

Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferguson but Ferguson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jock Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Johnson.

Ferguson forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.

Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ferguson has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Ferguson lands a nice elbow.

Johnson is rocked!

That has opened up James Johnson's cut even more.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferguson finish him?
Ferguson throws an elbow that misses.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ferguson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.

Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Ferguson. Ferguson maintains the clinch.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.

Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.

Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ferguson clinches up against the cage.

Ferguson breaks from the clinch.

Ferguson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.

Ferguson breaks from the clinch.

Ferguson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ferguson manages to break the clinch.

Ferguson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferguson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.

The cut above James Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jock Ferguson!
In his post fight interview, Jock Ferguson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.