PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincey Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

McRae
vs
Ferguson

185 cm
26
180 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

177 cm
28
170 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quincey Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson motions for McRae to come forward. Ferguson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McRae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRae throws out the jab.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRae throws out the jab.
Ferguson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McRae checks a leg kick.
McRae takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Ferguson catches McRae right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by McRae.
McRae misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
McRae lands with a nice body punch.
McRae misses with a straight right.
McRae throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by McRae.
Ferguson connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McRae looks to throw the jab but Ferguson is out of range.
McRae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McRae.
McRae throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson slips a straight right by McRae.
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McRae. That did some damage!
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
McRae was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McRae lands a body shot.
Ferguson tries to move into range but McRae moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McRae throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson scores with a jab. McRae acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
Ferguson keeps McRae at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ferguson.
McRae swings widly with a right hand
and Ferguson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferguson! But no joy.
McRae looks to land a right hand but Ferguson moved out of range.
McRae throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McRae checks a leg kick.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
McRae was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McRae misses with a looping right.
McRae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McRae missing with a left hand there. Ferguson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McRae misses the shot to the body.
McRae throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson stuns McRae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferguson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McRae throws a leg kick but Ferguson sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae feints and then cracks Ferguson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferguson down.
McRae misses with a low kick as Ferguson jumps back.
McRae throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Ferguson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McRae's calf.
Ferguson throws the kick towards the body but McRae avoids it.
McRae misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson digs a good hook to McRae's body.
Ferguson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McRae doesn't seem bothered though.
McRae cracks Ferguson with an open hand slap.
Ferguson throws a jab but it's blocked by McRae.
McRae moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Ferguson slips a straight right by McRae.
A little jabbing left from Ferguson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McRae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McRae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
McRae throws a quick counter head kick but Ferguson was just out of range.
McRae misses with a looping left.
McRae sets himself, and Ferguson steps forward looking for the clinch! McRae avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson cracks McRae with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from McRae.
McRae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McRae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for McRae. That snapped Ferguson's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McRae, as that shot connected.
McRae misses with an uppercut
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
Ferguson finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under McRae's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Ferguson falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McRae!
Liam McRae bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.