PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederic Weimar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferguson
vs
Weimar

150 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederic Weimar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Weimar sprawls well. Weimar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Weimar counters with a head kick. That will keep Ferguson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Weimar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Weimar counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Weimar to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson looks to clinch
and Weimar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Weimar moves out of range.
Ferguson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Weimar counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson moves to clinch but Weimar breaks away
and Weimar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weimar circles away.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weimar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weimar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferguson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Weimar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weimar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferguson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Weimar counters with a big head kick but Ferguson shrugs it off.
Ferguson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Weimar counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weimar counters with a big head kick but Ferguson shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weimar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferguson.
Ferguson closes the distance but Weimar moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferguson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weimar counters with a series of strikes. Ferguson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gordon Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson tries to clinch up
and Weimar counters with a one-two to the body.
Weimar is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Weimar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Weimar counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederic Weimar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ferguson wants to clinch
and Weimar counters with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Weimar keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weimar's waist but Weimar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferguson off to one side.
Weimar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Weimar counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Weimar circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferguson forces Weimar back against the cage and clinches.
Ferguson wants to break free but Weimar has control.

Weimar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ferguson regains guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Weimar wants to get up but he can't break Ferguson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frederic Weimar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown but Weimar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferguson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson wants to clinch but Weimar slips to the side
and Weimar counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weimar but Weimar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ferguson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Weimar counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moves to clinch but Weimar breaks away
and Weimar counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson fails to land the takedown.
Ferguson tries to clinch up
and Weimar counters with a big head kick but Ferguson shrugs it off.
Ferguson wants to clinch but Weimar slips to the side
and Weimar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to clinch but Weimar slips to the side
and Weimar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Ferguson is rocked!
Ferguson tries to clinch
and Weimar counters with a left right combination that sends Ferguson crashing to the mat - Weimar wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Ferguson out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederic Weimar!