PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Ferguson (ranked 7376 p4p, 557 weight class) and Cezary Kesik (ranked 6903 p4p, 535 weight class). Ferguson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Crusher. Kesik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kękę - Presja. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cezary Kesik was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ferguson
vs
Kesik

188 cm
25
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cezary Kesik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferguson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kesik tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson is looking for a counter combo.

Ferguson tries to keep at a distance but Kesik has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kesik.
Kesik tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferguson avoids the damage to the body.
Kesik struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferguson controls his hands.
Kesik landing knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to break the clinch but Kesik is controlling the position.
Kesik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kesik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Kesik crunches a lovely knee into Ferguson's ribcage.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Kesik digs a right hand into Ferguson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferguson's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kesik lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jim Ferguson has been cut.

Kesik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kesik closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson is trying to force a seperation but Kesik has the dominant position.
Kesik lands an elbow that stopped Ferguson in his tracks for a moment.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Ferguson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kesik.
Oh Ferguson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kesik lands a nice elbow.
Ferguson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferguson can't break the clinch.
Kesik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kesik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kesik throws out a powerful jab.
Ferguson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kesik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferguson somewhat.
Kesik looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Kesik pushes Ferguson up against the cage in a clinch.

Kesik manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferguson.
Kesik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson clinches with his opponent.
Kesik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kesik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch but Kesik keeps him there for the moment.
Kesik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferguson avoiding damage as Kesik throws knees to the body.
Kesik tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferguson avoids the damage to the body.
Kesik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kesik has Ferguson pressed against the cage, preventing Ferguson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kesik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Ferguson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kesik pushes Ferguson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kesik'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.
Kesik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kesik has double underhooks.
Ferguson fails to pull guard.
Kesik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Ferguson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Kesik breaks from the clinch.
Kesik throws a body shot but no joy.

Ferguson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kesik throws an elbow but it misses.
Kesik lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kesik after a bit of a struggle.
Kesik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kesik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Kesik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kesik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kesik is leaning against Ferguson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kesik tries to throw a body punch but Ferguson avoids it by throwing Kesik back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesik lands a nice knee to the body.
Kesik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Kesik on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kesik gets through Ferguson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kesik breaks the clinch.
Kesik avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
As Ferguson backs off Kesik throws a huge counter combo but Ferguson manages to avoid it all.

Kesik clinches.

Kesik breaks from the clinch.
Kesik fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ferguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kesik lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson tries to break the clinch but Kesik is controlling the position.
Kesik scores with a hook to the body.
Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kesik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cezary Kesik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Ferguson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kesik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kesik scores with a knee to the head.
Kesik controlling the action here for a moment.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kesik breaks the clinch.
Ferguson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kesik tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
Ferguson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Kesik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kesik is working Ferguson over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kesik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kesik doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferguson circles away.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Kesik clinches up against the cage.
Kesik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kesik lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kesik lands a nice shot to the body.
Kesik lands an elbow inside.
Kesik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Kesik lands with a right to the head.
Kesik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kesik.
A shot in the inside from Kesik.
Nice elbow from Kesik.
Kesik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kesik presses Ferguson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kesik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferguson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kesik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kesik lands a knee to the body.
Kesik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesik lands an elbow that stopped Ferguson in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kesik.
Kesik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kesik.
Kesik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cezary Kesik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Kesik on the inside.

Kesik breaks the clinch.
Kesik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferguson's waist but Ferguson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kesik off to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Ferguson misses its target.

Kesik moves into the clinch.

Kesik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kesik has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ferguson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kesik can turn it around.
Kesik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch but Kesik keeps him there for the moment.
Kesik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kesik lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Kesik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Come on Kesik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferguson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kesik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ferguson up against the cage.
Ferguson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kesik has him pressed against the cage.
Kesik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kesik.
Kesik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kesik lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferguson fails to pull guard.
Kesik working Ferguson over with knees to the body.

Kesik manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kesik closes the distance and pushes Ferguson back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Kesik.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kesik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferguson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Kesik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Kesik.
Kesik lands an elbow inside that Ferguson shrugs off.
Ferguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kesik has double underhooks.
Kesik lands an elbow inside.
Ferguson scores with a hook to the body.
Kesik digs a right hand into Ferguson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferguson's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kesik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kesik lands a nice uppercut.
Kesik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cezary Kesik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Ferguson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kesik throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson is looking to wear down Kesik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kesik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kesik moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Kesik is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Jim Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ferguson.
Kesik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Kesik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kesik dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.

Kesik closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kesik has Ferguson pressed against the cage, preventing Ferguson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Ferguson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kesik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
Kesik lands a body punch in the clinch.

Kesik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kesik clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kesik presses Ferguson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Kesik lands a nice elbow.
Kesik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kesik controlling the action here for a moment.
Kesik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kesik keeps control of Ferguson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kesik lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Kesik lands a nice elbow.
Ferguson tries to break the clinch but Kesik is controlling the position.

Kesik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kesik is defended easily by Ferguson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kesik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kesik moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kesik takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kesik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kesik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferguson's brow.

Kesik breaks the clinch.
Kesik doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferguson circles away.

Kesik shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Kesik escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jim Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kesik moves away.
Jim Ferguson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kesik is looking to clinch.
Ferguson swings for the body but Kesik moves out of range.
It seemed like Kesik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ferguson!
Cezary Kesik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kesik stuffs the takedown.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Kesik.
Ferguson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson misses with a few strikes there.

Kesik rushes Ferguson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kesik can't find room to land a body shot as Ferguson controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kesik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ferguson pushes Kesik up against the cage in a clinch.
Kesik dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ferguson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kesik keeps control of Ferguson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kesik tries to work over Ferguson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferguson is trying to force a seperation but Kesik has the dominant position.
Ferguson is trying to push Kesik away but Kesik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kesik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kesik leaves Ferguson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cezary Kesik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kesik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cezary Kesik!
During a confident post fight interview, Cezary Kesik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jim Ferguson spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't think I could suck any worse. I was wrong. Time to retire'.