PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 1238 p4p, 1035 weight class) and Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 133 p4p, 113 weight class). Biden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Side to Side. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Biden
vs
Ferkingstad

168 cm
23
156
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
156
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Conquer
Conviction

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Biden.
Biden connects with a body shot that sends Ferkingstad's belly button to the back.
Biden throws a body punch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Biden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Biden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferkingstad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biden.
Ferkingstad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad walks into a straight right hand from Biden.
Biden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferkingstad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Biden connects with a single shot there.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick, looking for Biden's leg but Biden calmly moves out of range.
Biden misses with a hook.
Ferkingstad takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biden misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biden works Ferkingstad's body with a nice hook.
Biden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferkingstad.
Biden misses with a wild combination.
Biden lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ferkingstad.
Joe Biden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferkingstad doesn't manage to clinch there - Biden circles away.
Biden scores with a jab to the body.
Biden lands a nice hook to Ferkingstad's body. Ferkingstad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Biden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferkingstad.
Biden digs a good hook to Ferkingstad's body.
Ferkingstad throws out a loose jab but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biden throws a hook to the side of Ferkingstad's head but Ferkingstad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biden scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Biden misses with a straight right.
Biden moves out of range as Ferkingstad strikes.
Biden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ferkingstad moves into the clinch.
Ferkingstad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Biden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biden.
Ferkingstad fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Ferkingstad to work.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferkingstad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Ferkingstad pulls guard effortlessly.
Biden throwing strikes but missing.
Biden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferkingstad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Ferkingstad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Biden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Biden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ferkingstad is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Biden has his hands clasped together but Ferkingstad extends and breaks Biden's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ferkingstad.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
A relieved looking Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.