PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between john ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ketchup
vs
terry

199 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, john ketchup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from ketchup.
ketchup tries to bum rush terry with a series of wild strikes but terry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

ketchup moves into the clinch.

terry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
terry swats away the attempt to clinch by ketchup.
ketchup fails in his attempt to clinch.
ketchup circles away from the clinch attempt

and ketchup counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in terry's guard now.
ketchup trying to control but terry is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
terry looking to control.
ketchup stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. terry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
terry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ketchup is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
terry will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
terry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
terry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

terry postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for ketchup to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

terry clinches.
terry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
ketchup lands with a right to the head.
terry is working ketchup over against the cage.
ketchup tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. terry smiles and moves away.
ketchup tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but terry swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john ketchup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ketchup is breathing heavily.

terry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

ketchup looking for subs off his back but terry has passed one foot through into half guard.

terry postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for ketchup to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

terry closes the distance and pushes ketchup back into the cage.
terry connects with a nasty looking knee right to ketchup's face.
terry is pressed up against the cage. ketchup has hold of a leg and is looking to drag terry down to the mat. terry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
terry tries to clinch but ketchup moves away

and ketchup counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for terry!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
terry is working to get back to half guard.
terry is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
terry working to try and regain half guard.
terry regains half guard.
terry is trying to stand up here but ketchup is controlling him well.
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 john ketchup will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

terry lands with a slapping head kick.
terry is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from ketchup. No joy for terry on that attempt.
terry blocks a head kick by ketchup.
ketchup fails in his attempt to clinch.
ketchup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

terry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
terry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by terry.
ketchup drops to a knee looking for a takedown but terry gets the underhooks and prevents it.

terry breaks the clinch.
ketchup is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ketchup circles away from the clinch attempt.
terry tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and ketchup counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
ketchup wants to control but terry is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
terry is trying to stand back up but ketchup is controlling him
ketchup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ketchup wants to free his trapped foot but terry is holding on for dear life with his legs.

terry has one foot on ketchup's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

terry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by terry.
terry lands an elbow just above ketchup 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by terry.
terry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on terry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ketchup takes an elbow to the forehead.
terry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

terry breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from terry. No joy for ketchup on that attempt.

terry clinches with his opponent.

terry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics ketchup uses from the top position.
terry controls ketchup momentarily but ketchup frees himself.
ketchup looking to sit in guard and control but terry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ketchup is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ketchup preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
terry trying to control the position from guard on top but ketchup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

terry stands up and waves to ketchup to follow him.

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.

terry pushes ketchup up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on ketchup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
terry with a knee to the head.
terry looking to throw knees to the head but ketchup is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as terry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
ketchup gets underhooks to prevent terry's takedown attempt.
terry tries to score a body lock takedown but ketchup shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
john ketchup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tombstone terry.
terry has ketchup pressed against the cage.

terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
terry wants to clinch

and ketchup counters with a takedown into side control.
ketchup wants to stand but terry has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that john ketchup will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

terry tries to clinch but fails miserably

and ketchup counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by ketchup.
terry is trying to control the position but ketchup postures up.
terry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
ketchup trying to control the position from guard on top but terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ketchup really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ketchup looking to sit in guard and control but terry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

terry gets to his feet - ketchup follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ketchup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
terry fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

terry feints and as ketchup raises his hands in defense, terry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
ketchup is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
ketchup is trying to control the position but terry postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ketchup keeping moving, preventing terry from controlling successfully.
terry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
terry scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry throwing strikes but missing.

terry stands up from ketchup's guard - terry perhaps looking for a knockout.
ketchup wants to clinch but terry slips to the side

and terry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
ketchup is looking to get back to full guard here but terry has managed to pass to side control instead.
terry wants to control the pace but ketchup is squirming around nicely.
terry lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ketchup is desperately trying to improve his position but terry has a good base and remains in mount.
terry with a couple of short strikes.
terry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. ketchup looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, terry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
tombstone terry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
john ketchup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
terry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
tombstone terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ketchup has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... john ketchup!