PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spinning Fire (ranked 2369 p4p, 101 weight class) and Florence Fergunson (ranked 4125 p4p, 154 weight class). Florence Fergunson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fire
vs
Fergunson

209 cm
20
290 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Florence Fergunson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergunson misses with a jab to the body

and Fire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fergunson's guard.
Fire's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fire advances position into side control!
Fire controls the position.
Fire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Fire's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fergunson tries to buck Fire off but Fire is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire taking a breather here.
Fire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fergunson wants to control but Fire postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fire working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Fire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fire looks up at the clock and then as Fergunson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fire smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fire is working Fergunson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fire scoring with punches and elbows.
Fergunson trying to remain calm as Fire controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Fire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergunson regains half guard, as Fire was trying to land strikes.
Fire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fergunson won't allow Fire to pass to mount.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire working Fergunson over with strikes.
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fergunson is trying to get back to full guard.
Fire is pressing down on Fergunson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fergunson is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fergunson for as long as he can get away with.
Fire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Still in half guard, Fire seems content to control.
Fergunson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fire.
Fire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fire not doing much here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Florence Fergunson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fergunson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Florence Fergunson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fergunson misses with a kick to the body

so Fire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fergunson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spinning Fire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fergunson misses with a body shot

and Fire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses.
Fire is looking to work some ground and pound but Fergunson has wrist control.
Spinning Fire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fergunson trying to keep a closed guard but Fire is proving a slippery customer.
Fire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fergunson can do to turn this around?
Fire is in close to Fergunson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fergunson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergunson is trying to control the position but Fire postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fire is working Fergunson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fire preventing the sweep.
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fire's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fergunson misses with an uppercut. Fire saw that one coming.
Fire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fergunson sprawls and moves away.
Fergunson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fergunson. Fire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big left from Fergunson misses.
Fergunson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
Fire attempts a counter takedown but Fergunson avoids it well and moves away.
Fergunson missing with a left hand there. Fire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fergunson misses with a right hand

and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fire 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.
Fire misses with the ground and pound.
Fire taking a breather here.
Fire connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fergunson some visible discomfort.
Fergunson defending against the ground and pound.
Fire landing a few strikes.
Fire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire controlling the position.
Fire landing strikes.
Fire controlling the position from side mount.
Fire misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spinning Fire dominated that second round.
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!

Fergunson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Fire is working Fergunson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fergunson defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Fire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fergunson defending against the ground and pound.
Fire trying to control the position but Fergunson is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire happy to just control the position for now.
Fire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergunson is looking for a sweep.
Fergunson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fire trying to control the position but Fergunson is working away.
Fire is putting a hurting on Fergunson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fire controls the position.
Fergunson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Fire is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fire looks to land a strike but Fergunson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Spinning Fire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fergunson throws a lazy uppercut

and Fire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fergunson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fire postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fire sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fire continues to stall.
Fire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fergunson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
Fergunson misses with a left hand

and Fire counters with a shoot takedown. Fergunson fights it but they end up in guard.
Florence Fergunson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spinning Fire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spinning Fire!
A victorious Spinning Fire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.