PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wong Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Berrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Hong's entrance music is Fade to Black. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fei Hong
vs
Berrigan

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wong Fei Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Berrigan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Berrigan.
A nice combination there by Berrigan.
Berrigan misses with a few strikes there.
Berrigan throws a leg kick that misses.
Berrigan throws a series of punches but Fei Hong moves out of range.
Berrigan lands with an uppercut that bounces Fei Hong off the cage and back into rage.

Fei Hong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Berrigan is looking to regain half guard here but Fei Hong keeps moving and retains side control.

Fei Hong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fei Hong controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrigan can't do much from the bottom here.
Berrigan is letting Fei Hong control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berrigan struggling a bit here.
Fei Hong slows the pace down.
Fei Hong seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Berrigan for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berrigan is looking for a sweep.
Berrigan is trying to control Fei Hong's posture but Fei Hong avoids it.
Berrigan is trying to get back to half guard.
Berrigan is trying to control Fei Hong's posture but Fei Hong avoids it.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berrigan misses with the combination.
Berrigan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fei Hong's hands.
Berrigan lands a jab-cross combination.
Fei Hong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berrigan defends it nicely.
Fei Hong blocks a low kick nicely.
Fei Hong slips a jab from Berrigan.
Berrigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berrigan fails to land with a series of punches.
Sean Berrigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fei Hong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fei Hong is breathing heavily.
Berrigan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sean Berrigan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fei Hong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as Berrigan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fei Hong doesn't seem phased though.
Fei Hong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berrigan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berrigan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Berrigan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fei Hong.
Berrigan throws a leg kick but Fei Hong checks it.
Berrigan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Berrigan drops Fei Hong with a nice combination! Berrigan dives into Fei Hong's guard, looking to finish!

Fei Hong is rocked!

It looks like Wong Fei Hong has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berrigan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fei Hong keeping moving, preventing Berrigan from controlling successfully.
Fei Hong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrigan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Berrigan is looking to work some ground and pound but Fei Hong has wrist control.
Berrigan wants to control from the top but Fei Hong keeps moving.
Berrigan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Berrigan tries to stand but Fei Hong is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berrigan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two 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.
A right-left combo lands from Berrigan.
Berrigan throws a combination. Fei Hong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Berrigan throws a series of punches but Fei Hong moves out of range.
Berrigan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berrigan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fei Hong on the side of the head.
Berrigan swinging wilding here.
Berrigan lands a glancing blow to the side of Fei Hong's head.
Berrigan throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Berrigan.
Fei Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berrigan misses with the combination.
Sean Berrigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berrigan connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Berrigan misses.
Berrigan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fei Hong is out of range.
Berrigan misses with a wild combination.
Fei Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Berrigan throws a combination. Fei Hong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Berrigan scores with a shot to the body.
Berrigan tests Fei Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berrigan stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wong Fei Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four 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.
Berrigan lands a really nice looking cross but Fei Hong seems unphased.
Berrigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berrigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berrigan throws a low kick but Fei Hong avoids it.
Fei Hong moves in looking to clinch but Berrigan pushes him off.
Berrigan jabs Fei Hong right on the nose. Fei Hong blinks but takes it well.
Wong Fei Hong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berrigan lands a nice shot that snaps Fei Hong's head back.
Berrigan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berrigan swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Berrigan gets caught flat footed, as Fei Hong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Berrigan wants to stand up but Fei Hong is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Berrigan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wong Fei Hong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Berrigan throws the left hand but Fei Hong avoids the punch easily.
Berrigan misses with a body kick.
Fei Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berrigan swinging wilding here.
Fei Hong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Berrigan throws out a loose jab but Fei Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei Hong shoots in for a takedown but Berrigan shows good takedown defense.
Fei Hong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berrigan lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fei Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrigan lands a two punch combo.
Berrigan misses with a series of wild punches.
Fei Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berrigan.
Berrigan misses with a hook.
Fei Hong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berrigan swivels and escapes.
Berrigan throws a leg kick but Fei Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fei Hong looks for a takedown but Berrigan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wong Fei Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berrigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berrigan scores with a nice right hand.
Fei Hong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fei Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrigan looks to land a combination. Fei Hong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Berrigan scores with the left hand. Fei Hong knows he should have avoided that one.
Berrigan misses with a wild combination.
Fei Hong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berrigan throws a series of punches but Fei Hong avoids them all with ease.
Berrigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fei Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Fei Hong gets a takedown into half guard.
Berrigan is looking for a sweep. Fei Hong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sean Berrigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berrigan wants to get back to his feet.
Berrigan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Berrigan trying to control here.
Berrigan is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Fei Hong wants to work for an arm triangle but Berrigan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fei Hong prevents Berrigan from improving his position.
Berrigan is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fei Hong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berrigan as he avoids it easily.
Wong Fei Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fei Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Berrigan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berrigan 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Berrigan!