PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow (ranked 23414 p4p, 616 weight class) and Juanito Ferguson (ranked 4537 p4p, 485 weight class). Marowadoigowiegow comes to the cage accompanied by Sabine Kors- Dagestan. Juanito Ferguson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow's chin.

Marowadoigowiegow
vs
Ferguson

170 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juanito Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Marowadoigowiegow.
Ferguson feints the counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marowadoigowiegow.
Ferguson darts in looking for a takedown but Marowadoigowiegow gets double underhooks and turns Ferguson into the cage.
Ferguson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marowadoigowiegow to score with a decent uppercut.
Marowadoigowiegow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ferguson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marowadoigowiegow's guard.
Ferguson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marowadoigowiegow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marowadoigowiegow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marowadoigowiegow seems keen to control Ferguson's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to pass into half guard but Marowadoigowiegow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Marowadoigowiegow is in guard.

Marowadoigowiegow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ferguson being controlled here, momentarily.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a strike but Ferguson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marowadoigowiegow is keeping the position for now.
Ferguson keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Ferguson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marowadoigowiegow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ferguson but great work by Marowadoigowiegow.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee asks Marowadoigowiegow politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marowadoigowiegow prefers to stall for the moment though.
Marowadoigowiegow trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
Marowadoigowiegow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ferguson being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ferguson looks winded!
Ferguson is looking to regain half guard here but Marowadoigowiegow keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferguson is letting Marowadoigowiegow control him for a moment.
Ferguson taking a bit of punishment here - Marowadoigowiegow scoring with strikes.
Marowadoigowiegow taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marowadoigowiegow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferguson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marowadoigowiegow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marowadoigowiegow connects with a body shot.
Ferguson fails to land the takedown.

Marowadoigowiegow moves into the clinch successfully.
Marowadoigowiegow is pressed up against the cage. Ferguson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marowadoigowiegow down to the mat. Marowadoigowiegow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marowadoigowiegow, as that shot connected.

Ferguson gets caught napping as Marowadoigowiegow dives in and scores a takedown. Ferguson manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marowadoigowiegow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marowadoigowiegow connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marowadoigowiegow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marowadoigowiegow controlling from the top position.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ferguson for as long as he can get away with.

Marowadoigowiegow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ferguson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marowadoigowiegow has managed to get both his arms back between Ferguson's legs - danger averted.
Marowadoigowiegow pushes down on Ferguson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marowadoigowiegow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marowadoigowiegow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferguson on the ground.

That's two 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.
Ground and pound from Marowadoigowiegow.
Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marowadoigowiegow controlling the action here.
Marowadoigowiegow lands with a punch from half guard.
Marowadoigowiegow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marowadoigowiegow not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marowadoigowiegow lands a nice short elbow.
Marowadoigowiegow trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marowadoigowiegow prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
Marowadoigowiegow working over Ferguson with some ground and pound. Ferguson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marowadoigowiegow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nice strikes from Marowadoigowiegow there.

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.
Marowadoigowiegow working the head and body with strikes.
Marowadoigowiegow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marowadoigowiegow trying to control the pace.
Marowadoigowiegow passes to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marowadoigowiegow advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Marowadoigowiegow wants to clinch up but Ferguson keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson takes one to the chin there.
Juanito Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Marowadoigowiegow.
Marowadoigowiegow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferguson.
Marowadoigowiegow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?

Marowadoigowiegow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ferguson quickly recovers to half guard.
Marowadoigowiegow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ferguson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marowadoigowiegow scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marowadoigowiegow seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nice strikes from Marowadoigowiegow there.
Ferguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marowadoigowiegow content to control rather than advance.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferguson taking some punishment here, with Marowadoigowiegow in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marowadoigowiegow controlling the pace.
Ferguson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ferguson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marowadoigowiegow.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A left and a right from Marowadoigowiegow both land. Nice combination.
Marowadoigowiegow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Marowadoigowiegow. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow scores with a jab. Ferguson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marowadoigowiegow digs a good hook to Ferguson's body.

Marowadoigowiegow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ferguson was covering up waiting for the punch and Marowadoigowiegow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marowadoigowiegow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juanito Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marowadoigowiegow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Marowadoigowiegow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marowadoigowiegow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marowadoigowiegow 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow!