PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bovver Meerten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turd Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meerten
vs
Ferguson

194 cm
24
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bovver Meerten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Meerten closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ferguson did well to prevent Meerten getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson tries to roll over but Meerten keeps him under control.
Ferguson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meerten is working away from the top position though.
Meerten lands strikes from half guard.
Meerten is thwarting Ferguson's attempts to control the position.
Meerten has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meerten is trying to control the action in half guard but Ferguson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ferguson wants to get back to full guard.
Ferguson won't allow Meerten to pass to mount.

Meerten is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ferguson is just riding it out for now. Meerten eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson tries to roll over but Meerten keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meerten thows a huge punch but Ferguson dodges it nicely.
Ferguson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meerten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferguson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meerten throwing strikes from guard but Ferguson blocks nicely.
Meerten scoring with some ground and pound.
Meerten working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meerten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Meerten sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson wants to improve his position but Meerten is controlling well.
Ferguson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferguson keeping full guard, as Meerten tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson has his feet on Meerten's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Meerten with a poor takedown
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Meerten is avoiding it.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meerten shoots and misses
and Ferguson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meerten thinking.
Meerten is breathing heavily.
Ferguson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Meerten counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson pushes Meerten away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Meerten gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ferguson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Meerten's best efforts.
Ferguson wants to get back to full guard.
Meerten controlling the pace.
Meerten wants to take a breather but Ferguson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to get to full guard but Meerten has control of the leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Meerten stands up and beckons Ferguson to join him on the feet.
Meerten tries for a takedown but Ferguson circles away easily
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bovver Meerten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meerten shoots and misses
and Meerten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Meerten keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Meerten circles away and keeps his distance.
Turd Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meerten gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
Meerten slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson.
A low kick from Ferguson is predictable there

and Meerten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ferguson trying to control here.
Ferguson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meerten is one step ahead there.

Ferguson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meerten postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bovver Meerten dominated that round.
That's time! Meerten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ferguson throws a head kick but Meerten moves out of range.
Ferguson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meerten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferguson misses with a looping left.
Ferguson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meerten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meerten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bovver Meerten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ferguson rushes Meerten and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meerten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson lands an elbow inside.
Meerten takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
Meerten avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meerten goes for a takedown attempt but Ferguson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to slow Meerten down by chopping away at his legs.
Turd Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meerten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with a series of strikes. Meerten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferguson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meerten's hands.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meerten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Meerten circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Meerten circles away.
Ferguson throws the left hand but Meerten avoids the punch easily.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meerten has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bovver Meerten. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson stalks Meerten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meerten's face. Meerten staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meerten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson misses with a body kick.
Ferguson lands a nice looking body shot.

Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferguson.
Meerten managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferguson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meerten is working for takedown but Ferguson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ferguson pushes Meerten back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Meerten blocks with his arms.
Meerten tries to pull guard but Ferguson holds him up against the cage and eventually Meerten drops back down to his feet.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meerten avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meerten.
Ferguson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meerten.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meerten avoids it.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ferguson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson stalling in the clinch but Meerten improves position.

Meerten lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson is trying to control but can't.
Bovver Meerten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meerten seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ferguson tries to kick Meerten off but Meerten keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ferguson looking for submissions off his back.
Meerten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferguson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep. Meerten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferguson is not content to let Meerten control the position.
Ferguson trying to control from the bottom.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Meerten with a poor takedown
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Meerten avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson throws a poor cross that misses

and Meerten counters with a shoot takedown. Ferguson fights it but they end up in guard.
Meerten looking to sit in guard and control but Ferguson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Meerten keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
Meerten has momentary wrist control but Ferguson slips an elbow through the middle.
Meerten working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meerten working a defensive guard but Ferguson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Meerten can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meerten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ferguson.
Ferguson trying to control the position but Meerten is working away.
Ferguson is chipping away with strikes.
Ferguson throws a strike aimed at the side of Meerten's head but Meerten avoids it well.
Ferguson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferguson scores with punches from side control.
Ferguson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Meerten is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Ferguson decides to stand back up. Ferguson steps back and let's Meerten get back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Ferguson scores with a four punch combination!
Meerten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Meerten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turd Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson lands a leg kick that knocks Meerten off balance momentarily.
Meerten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meerten walks into a left hand.
Meerten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meerten slips a jab from Ferguson.
Meerten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferguson tests Meerten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meerten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Ferguson instigates a clinch.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meerten or not.
Meerten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Ferguson.
Still in the clinch, Ferguson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meerten's face.
Ferguson lands a left hand.
Ferguson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meerten up against the cage.
Meerten is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferguson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bovver Meerten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bovver Meerten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ferguson throws an elbow but misses.
Ferguson gets through Meerten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Meerten is blocking nicely.
Turd Ferguson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meerten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferguson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Meerten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Meerten is blocking nicely.
Ferguson gets underhooks to prevent Meerten's takedown attempt.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Ferguson is leaning against Meerten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferguson.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferguson.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.

Meerten has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ferguson regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Meerten has gone for a leg lock! Ferguson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Meerten's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferguson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Turd Ferguson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Turd Ferguson!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Turd Ferguson!

Turd Ferguson wins by unanimous decision!