PBP Commentary

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

Ferguson
vs
Navarro

165 cm
27
150 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

185 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro's corner calls for a 1-2. Navarro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ferguson.
Navarro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferguson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Navarro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson shoots in and drives through. Navarro sprawls well.
Ferguson moves forwards but Navarro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Navarro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Navarro swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Navarro's waist but Navarro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferguson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Navarro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro lands with a hook. Ferguson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ferguson walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Ferguson looks to clinch
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navarro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Navarro.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown but Navarro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferguson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Navarro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navarro connects with a body shot that sends Ferguson's belly button to the back.
Navarro lands with an overhand left.
Ferguson has a takedown stuffed.
Navarro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Navarro misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
Navarro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferguson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Navarro throws a shot to the body.
Navarro lands a body shot.
Ferguson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Navarro avoids it really well and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navarro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Navarro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Navarro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Navarro misses the target.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt.
Navarro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Navarro lands with a shot to the body.
Navarro jabs at Ferguson's body.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Navarro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good shot there by Navarro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Navarro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Navarro as he connects with a hook.
Navarro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ferguson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Navarro checks a leg kick.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro lands with a shot to the body.
Ferguson moves to clinch but Navarro breaks away
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre Navarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Navarro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Navarro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Navarro dominated that round.
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.

Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Navarro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Navarro misses with a body shot.
A cross from Navarro lands.
Navarro lands a lovely overhand right.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Navarro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Andre Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Navarro scores with a four punch combination!
Navarro with a hook.
Navarro lands a jab to the nose.
Navarro misses with the combination.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Navarro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Navarro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferguson thinking.
Navarro misses with a straight right.
Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Navarro's waist but Navarro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferguson off to one side.
Navarro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferguson on the side of the head.
Navarro misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Navarro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson wants to clinch
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson moves to clinch but Navarro breaks away
and Navarro counters with a nice body shot.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Navarro.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Navarro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Navarro scores with a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown by Ferguson or perhaps it was just good defense by Navarro which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Navarro moves out of range.
Ferguson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Navarro. That snapped Ferguson's head back.
Navarro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferguson on the side of the head.
Navarro throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Navarro misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Isaiah Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro scores with the left hand. Ferguson knows he should have avoided that one.
Navarro scores with a three punch combo!
Navarro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferguson.
Navarro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Navarro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferguson on the side of the head.
Navarro lands a lovely overhand right.
Navarro connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Navarro coming out on top.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ferguson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice uppercut there from Navarro.
Navarro connects with a jab.
Navarro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Navarro finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Navarro connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Navarro's waist but Navarro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferguson off to one side.
Ferguson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Navarro jabs Ferguson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Navarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Navarro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Navarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Navarro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferguson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Navarro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferguson scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson slips a jab from Navarro.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Navarro but Navarro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferguson tries to clinch
and Navarro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Navarro sprawls well. Navarro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Navarro pushes him off.
Navarro lands with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Ferguson or perhaps it was just good defense by Navarro which made him look bad.
Navarro cracks Ferguson with a good jab.
Navarro thows a body shot but no joy.
Navarro misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Navarro sprawls well. Navarro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
Ferguson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Navarro.
Navarro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Navarro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Navarro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Navarro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Navarro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Navarro wants it to stay on the feet.
Navarro works over Ferguson's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Navarro. Beautiful body shot.
Ferguson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Navarro is fending him off so far but Ferguson persists. Nope, Navarro circles away and we're back to standing.
Navarro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Navarro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Navarro.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Navarro.
Navarro stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Navarro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Navarro.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Navarro.
Navarro lands with a good body shot.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Navarro with a hook.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navarro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferguson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Navarro sprawls well. Navarro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferguson is defended easily by Navarro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Navarro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Navarro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Navarro!