PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Darude - Sandstorm. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Ferguson

181 cm
21
207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.

Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferguson.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferguson has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
A short left from Ferguson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferguson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to break free but Ferguson pushes him back against the cage.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Ferguson on the inside.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson lands a right hand.

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

Ferguson clinches up against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
Silva avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ferguson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance but Ferguson moves to the side

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there

and Ferguson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ferguson has the dominant position.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ferguson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferguson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferguson counters with a right hand to the body.

Ferguson clinches up against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Ferguson letting Silva take a breather here.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.

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

Ferguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferguson working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

Ferguson clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva tries to clinch up
and Ferguson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch

and Ferguson counters by clinching up.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ferguson rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferguson.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferguson lands with a light punch inside.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferguson.
Ferguson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferguson is defending well for now.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Ferguson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferguson has double underhooks.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson lands a body punch.
Turd Ferguson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

Ferguson pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ferguson blocks with his arms.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Ferguson improves position.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva clinches but Ferguson breaks the clinch

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ferguson has the dominant position.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Ferguson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ferguson clinches.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ferguson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ferguson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Ferguson lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Ferguson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.

Ferguson clinches up against the cage.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Ferguson forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Ferguson lands with a right to the head.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a body punch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch

and Ferguson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson lands a jab.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ferguson lands a jab to the head.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Silva.

Ferguson has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Ferguson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two 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.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Ferguson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ferguson.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

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

Ferguson clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turd Ferguson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ferguson counters by clinching up.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferguson is defending well for now.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Silva clinches up with Ferguson and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson working Silva over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferguson.
Silva tries to break free but Ferguson pushes him back against the cage.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferguson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turd Ferguson!