PBP Commentary

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

Ferguson
vs
Kruczkowski

183 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacek Kruczkowski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruczkowski throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.

Ferguson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kruczkowski quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ferguson slips a nice elbow through Kruczkowski's hands, connecting with Kruczkowski's forehead.
Kruczkowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferguson.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruczkowski defending well though.
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.
Ferguson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ferguson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ferguson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferguson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Tony Ferguson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Ferguson scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ferguson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kruczkowski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kruczkowski looks gassed!
Ferguson punching from mount but Kruczkowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ferguson controlling from the full mount.
Ferguson looking to ground and pound but Kruczkowski is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ferguson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kruczkowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ferguson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ferguson lands a heavy elbow.
Ferguson content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kruczkowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kruczkowski is in a horrible position here. Ferguson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Kruczkowski is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ferguson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kruczkowski enables Ferguson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kruczkowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kruczkowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferguson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Ferguson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferguson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kruczkowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferguson controls the pace.
Ferguson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferguson slows the pace down.
Kruczkowski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kruczkowski!
The referee warns Kruczkowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kruczkowski is bucking up trying to escape but Ferguson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ferguson controlling from mount.
Ferguson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruczkowski can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruczkowski is bucking up trying to escape but Ferguson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kruczkowski is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
Ferguson scoring with strikes but Kruczkowski is staying in there.
Tony Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Kruczkowski is out cold! Ferguson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Ferguson!
Tony Ferguson gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).