PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, POWER. Wayne has chosen Something in the Way by Nirvana as his entrance music. 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.

Ferguson
vs
Wayne

173 cm
25
199 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

186 cm
33
181 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Ferguson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Wayne throws a sloppy body shot

and Ferguson counters with a shoot takedown. Wayne fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferguson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferguson postures up and lands a big shot to Wayne's brow.
Wayne can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferguson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ferguson 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.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferguson is working away from the top position though.
Ferguson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferguson stalling away here and it's allowed Wayne to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wayne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Ferguson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferguson throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wayne is trying to keep Ferguson in close.
Ferguson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferguson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wayne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wayne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wayne looking for a sweep. Not yet Wayne, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne controls Ferguson momentarily but Ferguson frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wayne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferguson manages to get himself to full guard.
Ferguson trying to control the position.
Ferguson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferguson shoots in for a double leg but Wayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ferguson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wayne pinned against the cage. Wayne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferguson takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Brock Ferguson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown but Wayne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferguson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wayne misses with a looping right.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown but Wayne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferguson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wayne throws a nice head kick!
Wayne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ronnie Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brock Ferguson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferguson's calf.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ferguson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wayne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wayne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ferguson.
Wayne is trying to control Ferguson's posture but Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Ferguson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wayne stops Ferguson from passing to mount.
Ferguson misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne wants to control but Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson throws a strike aimed at the side of Wayne's head but Wayne avoids it well.
Ferguson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wayne tries to bench press Ferguson off him but Ferguson keeps the position.
Wayne wants to control but Ferguson postures up.

Ferguson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wayne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ferguson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wayne takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne can't do much from the bottom here.
Ferguson tries to move to mount but Wayne blocks the move with his legs.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Wayne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ferguson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ferguson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is trying to control Ferguson's posture but Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wayne's legs.
You can see the frustration on Wayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Wayne wants to control but Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson tries to move to mount but Wayne blocks the move with his legs.
Wayne sneaks back into half guard.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferguson is working away from the top position though.
Wayne wants to improve his position but Ferguson is controlling well.
Brock Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferguson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wayne is trying to hold Ferguson in close to prevent damage but Ferguson has managed to pass into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferguson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ferguson is working for a submission of some sort.
Ferguson winds up and cracks Wayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Ferguson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Ferguson'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferguson momentarily.
Ferguson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wayne counters with a good low kick that Ferguson was not able to check.
Wayne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wayne catches Ferguson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ronnie Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne wants to slow Ferguson down by chopping away at his legs.
Wayne scores with a nice right hand.
Wayne misses the jab.
Wayne thuds his right hand into Ferguson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson needs to keep his hands up - Wayne had a free shot at his head there.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Wayne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ferguson fails to land.
Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage.
Wayne lands with a light punch inside.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Ferguson blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson effectively controlling the action here.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Wayne lands with a right to the head.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferguson's elbow.

Ferguson is trying to trip Wayne. He has hold of a leg but Wayne is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ferguson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ferguson preventing the sweep.
Wayne is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne has momentary wrist control but Ferguson slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson distracts Wayne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wayne wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferguson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ferguson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wayne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ferguson trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wayne is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Ferguson just wasn't active enough.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Ronnie Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson misses with a straight left.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Ferguson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ferguson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Ferguson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wayne is trying to improve his position.
Wayne is not content to let Ferguson control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Ferguson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Wayne tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wayne 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ronnie Wayne!
Ronnie Wayne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.