PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raven Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas comes to the cage accompanied by Maniac. Garrett Ferguson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lucas
vs
Ferguson

177 cm
24
159 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

178 cm
24
143 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lucas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lucas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lucas postures up in Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but Ferguson blocks it.
Ferguson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lucas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lucas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferguson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lucas has passed into side control.
Ferguson parries the strikes from Lucas easily there. Lucas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferguson to escape.
Ferguson struggling a bit here.
Lucas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ferguson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've been hearing that Lucas has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas 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 is looking to reverse the position.
Ferguson keeps trying to improve his position.
Lucas is looking to take a break and control but Ferguson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferguson sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is trying to maintain the position but Lucas is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferguson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ferguson trying to control from the bottom.
Lucas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep. Lucas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferguson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lucas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferguson tries to get to full guard but Lucas has control of the leg.
Lucas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Lucas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ferguson defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson wants to control but Lucas is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
Ferguson wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucas 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.
Lucas connects with a couple of short punches.
Lucas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferguson trying to control the position.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferguson controlling the action here.
Ferguson is looking to take a break and control but Lucas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferguson trying to mount his opponent but Lucas defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lucas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ferguson decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raven Lucas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ferguson checks the leg kick nicely there.

Ferguson gets a clinch.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferguson.
Lucas is trying to drag Ferguson to the mat but Ferguson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Lucas's ribcage.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferguson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lucas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.

Lucas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lucas manages to end up in side control.
Lucas cracks Ferguson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ferguson is trying to improve his position.
Lucas wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
Lucas is working Ferguson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lucas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ferguson is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Raven Lucas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas gets to mount! Ferguson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ferguson is squirming around, avoiding Lucas's attempts to control the action.
Ferguson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferguson is in a horrible position here. Lucas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lucas with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas unloading with bombs!
Ferguson is bucking up trying to escape but Lucas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ferguson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lucas tries to control but Ferguson wriggling away.
Ferguson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lucas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lucas avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.
Ferguson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Lucas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas dominating with strikes here.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
Lucas is landing with some decent strikes but Ferguson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson gets back to half guard.

Lucas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ferguson defends it well.
Lucas thows a huge punch but Ferguson dodges it nicely.
Lucas not doing much here.
Ferguson is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson is refusing to be controlled, as Lucas sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raven Lucas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Lucas tried to score with a low kick but Ferguson checks it.
Ferguson looks to clinch

and Lucas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ferguson!
Ferguson tries to buck Lucas off but Lucas is having none of it.
Ferguson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
Lucas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ferguson has hold of Lucas's hands but Lucas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ferguson trying to control but Lucas postures up.
Lucas prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
Lucas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferguson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ferguson is positioning himself well to prevent Lucas advancing to mount.
Lucas works his way into side control.
Ferguson tries to improve position but can't.
Garrett Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
Lucas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ferguson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lucas easily slips into full mount!
Lucas trying to control but Ferguson is having none of it.
Lucas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson is in a horrible position here. Lucas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas with shots to the head and body - Ferguson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lucas lands a big shot there that rocks Ferguson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ferguson is bucking up trying to escape but Lucas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lucas avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.
Lucas cracks Ferguson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ferguson can't escape the position.
Lucas lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas cracks Ferguson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Lucas connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Ferguson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas unloading with bombs!
Ferguson is still in real trouble! Can Lucas finish him?
Lucas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
Lucas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lucas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ferguson can't escape the position.
Ferguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucas lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ferguson! Lucas sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ferguson and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raven Lucas!