PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Smidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Smidt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ferguson
vs
Smidt

185 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Smidt!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smidt clinches.
Smidt prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferguson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smidt lands an elbow just above Ferguson 's eye.
Smidt tries to stall but Ferguson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smidt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferguson.
Ferguson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smidt has him pressed against the cage.
Smidt trying to stall but Ferguson improves his position.

Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson shoots in but Smidt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smidt wants to clinch

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferguson.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferguson working hard to break the clinch.
Smidt misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smidt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smidt trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smidt lands a nice elbow.
Ferguson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smidt just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smidt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smidt lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Turd Ferguson has been cut.
Smidt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smidt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Smidt won't allow it.
Smidt prevents Ferguson from breaking the clinch.
Smidt stalling in the clinch but Ferguson improves position.
Ferguson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferguson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smidt leaning against his opponent.
Smidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
Smidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Smidt lands an elbow that stopped Ferguson in his tracks for a moment.
Smidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Smidt has double underhooks.
Smidt trying to stall but Ferguson improves his position.
Smidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
Ferguson is trying to break free.
Smidt trying to control the position but instead, Ferguson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smidt into the cage.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smidt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Ferguson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferguson tries to circle away but Smidt has him pinned against the cage.
Smidt stalling against the cage.
Smidt lands an elbow that stopped Ferguson in his tracks for a moment.
Ferguson tries to break free but Smidt pushes him back against the cage.
Smidt missing with knees to the body.
Smidt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smidt stalling in the clinch but Ferguson improves position.
Smidt is pressed up against the cage. Ferguson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smidt down to the mat. Smidt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smidt tries to clinch but Ferguson moves away

and Ferguson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ferguson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smidt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ferguson tries to free his leg and advance position but Smidt is retaining full guard.
Smidt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferguson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smidt 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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smidt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferguson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ferguson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferguson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferguson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferguson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smidt wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Turd Ferguson's cut.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ferguson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ferguson lands in his opponent's guard.
Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smidt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferguson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson stands and throws Smidt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ferguson cracks Smidt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ferguson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smidt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ferguson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Smidt for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ferguson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ferguson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smidt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smidt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ferguson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ferguson working the ground and pound but Smidt is defending the strikes.
A lull in the action here as Ferguson stalls from top position.
Smidt tries to buck Ferguson off but Ferguson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Turd Ferguson.
Smidt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Smidt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Smidt.
Ferguson managing to block the knees to the body from Smidt.
Smidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.

Ferguson pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson wants to sweep but no luck.

Ferguson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Ferguson.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferguson shoots in but Smidt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Turd 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 misses with a two punch combination.
Smidt is looking to clinch.
Smidt tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Smidt wants to clinch but Ferguson slips to the side
and Ferguson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferguson shoots in and drives through. Smidt sprawls well.
Smidt darts in trying to clinch

so Ferguson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ferguson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ferguson trying to control but Smidt is working from the bottom.
Ferguson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smidt trying to keep a closed guard but Ferguson is proving a slippery customer.
Ferguson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ferguson postures up.
Eric Smidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferguson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferguson throws the kick towards the body but Smidt avoids it.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Smidt with a series of wild strikes but Smidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smidt clinches but Ferguson breaks the clinch

and Ferguson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smidt's guard.
Smidt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ferguson throwing strikes from guard but Smidt blocks nicely.
Turd Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smidt looking for a sweep. Not yet Smidt, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smidt keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
Ferguson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ferguson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ferguson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four 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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smidt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferguson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferguson controlling from the top position.
Ferguson throws a strike but Smidt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ferguson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferguson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

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