PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Woolett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Woolett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ferguson
vs
Woolett

165 cm
25
128 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

200 cm
25
133 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Woolett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woolett has his takedown stuffed

and Ferguson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Woolett looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ferguson is looking to advance position but Woolett won't allow it.
Woolett is not content to let Ferguson control the position.
Ferguson controlling the action here.
Ferguson working over Woolett with some ground and pound. Woolett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Woolett is staying active underneath Ferguson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Josh Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Ferguson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Woolett is working from the bottom.
Ferguson wants to free his trapped foot but Woolett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ferguson moves nicely into side control.

Ferguson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woolett, who protects the arm well.
Ferguson taking a breather here.
Ferguson lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolett looks to move to half guard but instead Ferguson has passed into mount! Damn!
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Woolett is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ferguson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ferguson cracks Woolett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Woolett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Ferguson has hold of Woolett's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Woolett manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control but Woolett is having none of it.
Woolett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Ferguson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Woolett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferguson cracks Woolett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ferguson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Woolett is looking to escape.
Ferguson lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Ferguson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woolett, pushing him back against the cage.

Ferguson pulls Woolett into guard.
Ferguson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Woolett!
Ferguson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Woolett is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson prevents Woolett from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ferguson drives through with a takedown into Woolett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Woolett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Woolett keeps moving.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woolett is keeping the position for now.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Woolett keeps moving.

Woolett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ferguson has passed into half guard!
Woolett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Woolett is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woolett keeps working.

Ferguson wants to work for an arm triangle but Woolett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Woolett has hold of Ferguson's hands but Ferguson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Woolett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ferguson wants to stand up but Woolett has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ferguson is trying to control. Woolett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Woolett looking for subs from the bottom but Ferguson mounts him!
Ferguson tries to control but Woolett wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolett is working to get back to half guard.
Ferguson is landing with some decent strikes but Woolett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Ferguson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Ferguson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Woolett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woolett is looking to improve his position.
Woolett has a hand on Ferguson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ferguson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ferguson tries to control but Woolett wriggling away.
Woolett is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Woolett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson with a couple of short strikes.
Ferguson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson unloading with bombs!
Ferguson wants to control the pace but Woolett is squirming around nicely.
Woolett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ferguson dominating with strikes here.

Woolett is rocked!
Woolett can't escape the position.
Woolett is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferguson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferguson controlling the position easily from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson lands a big shot there that rocks Woolett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Ferguson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Ferguson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ferguson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Woolett was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferguson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ferguson passes into half guard.

Ferguson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Woolett defends it well.
Ferguson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woolett wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ferguson prevents Woolett from improving his position.
Woolett seems to have recovered his senses.

Ferguson stands up and beckons Woolett to join him on the feet.
Woolett misses with a takedown attempt

and Ferguson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Woolett!
Woolett tries to reverse the position but Ferguson maintains control.
Ferguson trying to control but Woolett is having none of it.
Ferguson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson working the ground and pound effectively.
Woolett is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Ferguson has taken his back!

Ferguson tightening his grip on Woolett, looking for the choke.
Woolett wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ferguson is looking to control Woolett but Woolett is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Woolett breaks Ferguson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ferguson is looking to sweep but instead, Woolett has passed into half guard.

Woolett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ferguson sees it coming and defends easily.
Ferguson wants to control but Woolett passes into side.
Ferguson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woolett can do to turn this around?
Ferguson trying to keep a closed guard but Woolett is proving a slippery customer.

Woolett drops back looking for a leg! Ferguson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferguson manages to kick Woolett off! Woolett jumps back into Ferguson's guard.

Woolett drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ferguson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Woolett has Ferguson in his guard.
Shawn Woolett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ferguson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Woolett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferguson has managed to get both his arms back between Woolett's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferguson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

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