PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Sawyer
vs
Ferguson

191 cm
22
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Sawyer pushes him off.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Sawyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sawyer manages to avoid it.
Sawyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a body shot.

Ferguson has closed the distance and engaged Sawyer in a clinch.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.

Sawyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sawyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Sawyer tries to circle away but Ferguson has him pinned against the cage.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sawyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tom Sawyer has been cut.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Sawyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sawyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sawyer is defending well for now.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.

Sawyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Turd Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Sawyer pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sawyer.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Sawyer.
A combination from Sawyer does no damage.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Ferguson keeps control of Sawyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sawyer managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Sawyer is trying to force a seperation but Ferguson has the dominant position.
Ferguson has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sawyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sawyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson keeps control of Sawyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sawyer avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Sawyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sawyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.

Sawyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson misses with a body punch
and Sawyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sawyer rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferguson closes the distance looking to clinch

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

Sawyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sawyer won't allow Ferguson to sweep him here.
Ferguson is looking to sweep but instead, Sawyer has passed into half guard.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sawyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sawyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferguson wants to clinch
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sawyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Sawyer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A shot to the body from Ferguson misses
and Sawyer counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Sawyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sawyer counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Sawyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Sawyer moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Sawyer moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson tries to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferguson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to slow Sawyer down with leg kicks.
Ferguson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sawyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Ferguson rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Sawyer is blocking nicely.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sawyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turd Ferguson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Sawyer can't break the clinch.
Sawyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sawyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferguson has double underhooks.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Sawyer's ribcage.
Ferguson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Sawyer blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sawyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Sawyer is blocking nicely.
Ferguson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.

Sawyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferguson pinned against the cage. Ferguson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Sawyer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sawyer duly obliges.
Sawyer connects with a single shot there.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sawyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Sawyer circles away.
Ferguson throws a front kick aimed at Sawyer's knee but Sawyer avoids it well.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Sawyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Sawyer is avoiding it.

Sawyer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sawyer wants to take a breather but Ferguson is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sawyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sawyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sawyer throwing shots but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Sawyer is keen to just control but Ferguson is a slippery customer.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.

Ferguson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sawyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sawyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sawyer chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer works over Ferguson with some ground and pound from guard.
Sawyer won't allow Ferguson to sweep him here.
Sawyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferguson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ferguson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sawyer defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawyer working some strikes from top position.
Ferguson wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Ferguson rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.

Sawyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Sawyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Sawyer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferguson wants to clinch

and Sawyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sawyer.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sawyer is defending well for now.
Ferguson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.

Sawyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sawyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferguson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Sawyer misses.
Ferguson tries to clinch up
and Sawyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sawyer throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Sawyer.
Ferguson looks to clinch

and Sawyer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Ferguson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sawyer slips a nice elbow through Ferguson's hands, connecting with Ferguson's forehead.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sawyer wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep. Sawyer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sawyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sawyer blocks the body kick.
Sawyer stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.

Ferguson darts in and clinches Sawyer up against the cage.
Sawyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.

Sawyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.

Sawyer gets a clinch.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sawyer avoids it.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sawyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Sawyer keeps it at a distance.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a body punch

and Sawyer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferguson won't be happy with that.
Sawyer scores with punches from side control.
Ferguson regains half guard.
Tom Sawyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sawyer trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sawyer.
Sawyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferguson's head.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sawyer postures up in Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but Ferguson blocks it.
Sawyer trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson wants to sweep here but Sawyer controlling him for the moment.
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sawyer controls the pace.
Sawyer postures up in Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but Ferguson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sawyer is one step ahead there.
Sawyer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferguson's knee momentarily.
Sawyer stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferguson tries to clinch up
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ferguson rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Sawyer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sawyer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Turd Ferguson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Tom Sawyer!

The fight ends as a draw!