PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Fergus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis has chosen Bark at the moon as his entrance music. Jorge Dennis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fergus
vs
Dennis

188 cm
21
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seamus Fergus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergus scores with a hook.

Fergus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dennis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dennis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fergus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dennis is looking to control Fergus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dennis avoid being mounted?
Dennis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fergus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fergus's back!

Dennis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fergus is defending well though. Dennis let's go of the attempt for now.
Fergus is in bad spot here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fergus is trying to stand back up.
Fergus needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Fergus controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Fergus tries to escape but Dennis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control momentarily.
Dennis lands punches and elbows.
Dennis biding his time, controlling Fergus.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dennis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dennis misses with an elbow to the head.
Dennis scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
I really don't envy Fergus right now.
Well, with Dennis on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Fergus is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
I would not like to be Fergus right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis gets his hands free as Fergus looks to control.

Fergus is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dennis gets his way!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fergus is trying to remain composed but Dennis is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

Fergus is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dennis gets his way!
Dennis misses with a punch to the head.
You can see the frustration on Fergus's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Dennis trying to control.
Fergus trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dennis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dennis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fergus is in bad spot here.

Dennis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fergus is defending well though. Dennis let's go of the attempt for now.
Fergus turns into Dennis and is now in his guard.
Fergus landing some decent shots from guard.
Fergus tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennis is retaining full guard.
Fergus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergus is in close to Dennis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fergus throwing strikes from guard but Dennis blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dennis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fergus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Dennis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fergus defends it easily.
Fergus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fergus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fergus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dennis is keeping the position for now.
Dennis wants to sweep here but Fergus controlling him for the moment.
Fergus tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennis is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Dennis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dennis shoots in but no luck this time.
Dennis has a takedown stuffed.
Fergus scores with a jab to the head.
Fergus cracks Dennis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dennis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fergus fails to land with a series of punches.

Fergus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dennis's guard.
Fergus trying to control but Dennis is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fergus passes Dennis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fergus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fergus connects with a nice short shot to Dennis's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dennis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dennis trying to keep a closed guard but Fergus is proving a slippery customer.

Fergus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jorge Dennis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dennis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fergus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fergus looking to sit in guard and control but Dennis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dennis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Fergus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fergus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fergus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dennis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dennis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fergus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dennis!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dennis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dennis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fergus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dennis's guard.
Fergus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dennis has momentary wrist control but Fergus slips an elbow through the middle.
Fergus won't allow Dennis to sweep him here.
Dennis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dennis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fergus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fergus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fergus throwing strikes from guard but Dennis blocks nicely.

Dennis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Dennis looking for a guillotine here but Fergus defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dennis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Fergus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dennis shoots in for a takedown but Fergus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fergus throws a jab but it's blocked by Dennis.
Fergus misses with a two punch combination.
Fergus lands a nice looking body shot.
Fergus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dennis's head backwards.
A jab from Fergus finds it's way through Dennis's defenses.
Fergus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
Dennis shoots in for a double leg but Fergus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A lazy left from Dennis finds it's target.

Fergus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fergus working over Dennis with some ground and pound. Dennis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fergus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fergus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dennis on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fergus.
Fergus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dennis is staying active underneath Fergus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dennis wants to control but Fergus is keeping busy.
Dennis wants to get back to full guard.
Fergus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fergus trying to control from half guard but Dennis is working away.
Fergus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis is trying to control but can't.
Fergus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Fergus.
Fergus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fergus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fergus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennis wants to control but Fergus is keeping busy.
Dennis is staying active underneath Fergus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fergus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dennis wants to control but Fergus is keeping busy.
Dennis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fergus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fergus tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennis is retaining full guard.

Dennis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fergus defends it easily.
Dennis striking from his own guard.
Dennis trying to strike off his back.
Dennis keeping full guard, as Fergus tries to pass.
Fergus throwing strikes but missing.
Dennis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fergus throws an elbow that misses. Dennis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fergus's guard. Nice move by Dennis!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fergus is trying to get back to full guard.
Dennis trying to control the action but Fergus is working from the bottom.
Fergus is trying to get back to full guard.
Fergus is trying to stand up here but Dennis is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dennis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fergus is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Fergus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fergus 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Fergus!
In his post fight interview, Seamus Fergus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.