PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pierre
vs
Ferguson

169 cm
28
146 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

178 cm
26
143 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolland Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Ferguson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferguson.
Pierre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferguson throws a front kick that sends Pierre stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Ferguson lands but Pierre takes it in his stride.
Pierre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ferguson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferguson feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferguson - that will leave a mark!
Garrett Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Ferguson moved out of range.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pierre throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferguson.
Ferguson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierre's calf.
Ferguson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ferguson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferguson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ferguson lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Ferguson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Pierre.
Ferguson scores with a leg kick.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Crunch! Ferguson slams his shin into Pierre's torso.
Ferguson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ferguson tries to land a front kick but Pierre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
Pierre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferguson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson fakes the leg kick and cracks Pierre in the body.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferguson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ferguson throws a front kick that sends Pierre stumbling back into the cage.
Ferguson slips a jab from Pierre.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferguson eats them both and turns towards Pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Garrett Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson throws a nice head kick!
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Pierre works the jab nicely.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Ferguson pushes Pierre away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferguson, right into the meat.
Pierre throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Ferguson lands a head kick. Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ferguson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garrett Ferguson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rolland Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierre tries to bum rush Ferguson with a series of wild strikes but Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Ferguson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ferguson thuds his shin into the meat of Pierre's side.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferguson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ferguson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferguson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
That kick from Ferguson tenderised Pierre's leg. Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferguson lands with a kick to the temple. Pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson delivers a nice body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pierre might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Pierre blocks with his arms.
Pierre is pushing Ferguson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ferguson blocking some punches.
Pierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pierre tries to work over Ferguson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ferguson throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Pierre.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pierre working aggressively here.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
Pierre taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Pierre avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Pierre wants to break free but Ferguson has control.
Ferguson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferguson can turn it around.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre'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.
Pierre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pierre working aggressively here.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierre.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferguson gets underhooks to prevent Pierre's takedown attempt.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pierre avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garrett Ferguson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crunch! Ferguson slams his shin into Pierre's torso.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.

Ferguson has managed to clinch.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pierre is defending well for now.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierre.
Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferguson's elbow.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Ferguson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferguson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierre.
Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pierre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Pierre punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferguson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Pierre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garrett Ferguson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferguson.
Rolland Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferguson.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferguson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
A head kick from Ferguson lands but Pierre takes it in his stride.
Ferguson connects with a leg kick. Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ferguson has Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierre.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garrett Ferguson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierre.
Pierre tries a body shot but Ferguson blocks it.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferguson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Ferguson!