PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kevin struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kevin struve looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Ferguson
vs
struve

180 cm
23
226 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

211 cm
22
247 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, kevin struve!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ferguson as struve shoots in.
struve shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferguson but Ferguson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
kevin struve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
struve shoots in but Ferguson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephen Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kevin struve.
struve looks gassed!

Ferguson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ferguson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for struve!
Ferguson content just to control the position here.
Ferguson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. struve can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferguson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferguson looking to ground and pound but struve is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson breaks from struve's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ferguson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferguson misses with a head shot.
Ferguson scoring with strikes but struve is staying in there.
struve is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Ferguson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but struve manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Ferguson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Ferguson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. struve was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferguson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ferguson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a big right hand that misses.
struve being controlled here, momentarily.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.

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.
Ferguson 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.

Ferguson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
struve misses with a takedown attempt

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson can't break the clinch.

Ferguson pulls guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferguson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. struve is aware though and is defending well.
Ferguson keeping full guard, as struve tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Ferguson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

struve gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ferguson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ferguson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.
Ferguson looking to sit in guard and control but struve gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
struve is breathing heavily.
Ferguson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ferguson wants to stand up but struve is controlling him.

Ferguson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but struve can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ferguson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ferguson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

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.
struve looking to pass the guard.
Stephen Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson looking to hit a scissor sweep but struve is one step ahead there.
Ferguson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. struve manages to get himself to full guard.
Ferguson tries to free his leg and advance position but struve is retaining full guard.
Ferguson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of struve is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
struve is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ferguson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
struve is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but struve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Ferguson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

struve shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ferguson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Ferguson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, struve has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ferguson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under struve.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
struve is trying to maintain the position but Ferguson is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to stand and escape but struve is controlling the position.
Ferguson not doing much here.
Ferguson tries to pass the half guard into mount. struve knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Ferguson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, struve has managed to free his arm - good work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ferguson in particular looking to stall.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferguson slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ferguson is looking to advance position but struve won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferguson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

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