PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vashon Daleske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Daleske
vs
Ferguson

168 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

178 cm
34
143 lbs
10 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vashon Daleske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a front kick that sends Daleske stumbling back into the cage.
Daleske has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ferguson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Daleske. Daleske gets slowly back to his feet.
Daleske darts in looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets double underhooks and turns Daleske into the cage.
Daleske has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson counters with a big head kick but Daleske shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vashon Daleske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson throws a body kick that misses

and Daleske decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson's guard.
Daleske controlling from the top position.
Daleske stopping the sweep attempt from Ferguson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daleske advances position into side control!
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom here.
Daleske 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 for a sweep.
Daleske 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.
Daleske wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling his arm.
Ferguson seems a little lost for a moment, as Daleske dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daleske wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
Ferguson struggling a bit here.
Ferguson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ferguson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daleske scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferguson?
Ferguson is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daleske landing strikes from the mount.
Ferguson regains half guard.

Ferguson is defending against the submission attempts here by Daleske.
Daleske is thwarting Ferguson's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daleske controlling the action here.
Ferguson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferguson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferguson, not yet.
Daleske sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Daleske is pushing down on Ferguson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferguson is fighting to maintain full guard but Daleske has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Daleske.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vashon Daleske dominated that round.
That's time! Daleske's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Daleske swinging wildly here.
Ferguson flicks out a counter leg kick but Daleske steps away.
Daleske has a takedown stuffed.
A leg kick checked by Daleske.
Daleske throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daleske fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferguson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daleske has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vashon Daleske is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daleske throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Daleske closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferguson to the mat! Ferguson manages to get full guard.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Daleske from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daleske manages to get himself to full guard.

Daleske controls Ferguson momentarily but Ferguson frees himself.
Ferguson is looking to stand up but Daleske won't let him.
Ferguson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daleske not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferguson controlling from the top position.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daleske is keeping the position for now.
Daleske wants to sweep but no luck.

Ferguson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Daleske dives in for a single leg takedown but Ferguson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ferguson tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vashon Daleske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a wild body kick that Daleske sees coming a mile off.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daleske is looking for a counter combo.
Daleske keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garrett Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson fakes the leg kick and cracks Daleske in the body.

Daleske manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ferguson on his heels. He'll look to pass Ferguson's guard now, I'm sure.
Ferguson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ferguson stopping the sweep attempt from Daleske.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daleske controlling Ferguson's posture.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Daleske is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.
Daleske tries to strike from the bottom.
Ferguson postures up.
Vashon Daleske overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Daleske is trying to keep Ferguson in close.
Ferguson wants to stand but Daleske is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ferguson gets to his feet - Daleske follows without any prompting.
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.
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!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferguson.
Daleske misses with a head kick.
Ferguson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferguson looks to land a body kick but Daleske moved away.
Daleske tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Daleske shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferguson as he avoids it easily.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daleske manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daleske will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Daleske backs off Ferguson throws a huge counter combo but Daleske manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vashon Daleske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson catches Daleske with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daleske looking to score a takedown here. Ferguson is defending well but Daleske drives through and ends up in Ferguson's guard.
Daleske advances position into side control!
Ferguson sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferguson is defending against the submission attempts here by Daleske.
Daleske prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
Ferguson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daleske trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson 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.
Daleske trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ferguson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daleske controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferguson is on top in guard.

Daleske trying to control the position here.

Ferguson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daleske is looking to chop away at Ferguson's legs.
A combination from Daleske does no damage.
Ferguson throws a push kick but Daleske slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Daleske checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Daleske. Daleske gets slowly back to his feet.
That kick from Ferguson tenderised Daleske's leg. Daleske is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daleske has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferguson.

Daleske darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ferguson is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to control but Daleske is keeping busy.
Ferguson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daleske trying to mount his opponent but Ferguson defends it.
Daleske prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daleske looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daleske sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferguson defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garrett Ferguson.
I think Ferguson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

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