PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaylin Ferguson (ranked 5255 p4p, 2275 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 277 p4p, 153 weight class). Blankenship is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: MXC Most Extreme Challenge. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ferguson
vs
Blankenship

156 cm
28
130
9 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
130
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaylin Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson throws a body punch but Blankenship moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Blankenship.

Blankenship gets a clinch.
Blankenship blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blankenship blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship gets through Ferguson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ferguson fails to land.
Ferguson prevents a body shot from Blankenship.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship blocks an uppercut.
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferguson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson can't find room to land a body shot as Blankenship controls the action.
Blankenship blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blankenship using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blankenship landing knees to the body.
Blankenship lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blankenship scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jaylin Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
Ferguson takes a shot to the head.
Blankenship scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a big knee! That's hurt Ferguson! Oh, he's all over the place! Blankenship lands another knee that sends Ferguson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Blankenship!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Blankenship thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.