PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferguson
vs
Tua

168 cm
23
157 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
153 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaiah Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Tua!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Ferguson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tua to the mat! Tua manages to get full guard.
Tua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tua working a defensive guard here.
Ferguson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ferguson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Isaiah Ferguson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua throws a low kick but Ferguson moves out of range easily.

Ferguson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tua is trying to defend but Ferguson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Ferguson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tua tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ferguson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isaiah Ferguson!
Isaiah Ferguson thanked the fans post fight for their support.