PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Purell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Terrible
vs
Purell

189 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
230 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Terrible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Purell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrible throws a shot from downtown. Purell moves away and avoids it.
Purell lands a nice shot to the body.
Terrible is looking to clinch.
Terrible scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Terrible throws a leg kick which misses Purell's front leg but catches the back leg as Purell tries to avoid it.
Jab by Purell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Purell drops Terrible with a beautiful combination! Terrible stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Purell is looking for the KO!

It looks like Ivan Terrible has been cut.
A punch combination from Purell misses.
Purell throws a leg kick
and Terrible counters with a thumping low kick.
Purell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrible moves away.
Purell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Floyd Purell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrible is looking to clinch but Purell is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Purell.
Terrible explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Purell thows a body shot but no joy.
Terrible swings widly with a right hand
and Purell counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terrible.
Purell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Terrible counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Terrible moves into range and clinches up with Purell.
Terrible looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terrible is stalling here.
Purell is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrible has double underhooks.
Purell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Purell's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Terrible pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Purell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Terrible counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Floyd Purell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Purell blocks a head kick by Terrible.
Terrible connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrible scores with a three punch combo!
Purell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Terrible counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Purell avoids the elbow strike from Terrible, against the cage.
Terrible manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Terrible pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terrible slips a jab and a cross from Purell.
Purell throws a nice looking combination but Terrible bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Purell missing with a left hand there. Terrible was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terrible throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terrible throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terrible takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Purell misses with a hook
and Terrible counters with a left to the body.

Terrible clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrible looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terrible tries to land knees in the clinch but Purell avoids the damage to the body.
Terrible throws an elbow that misses.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Terrible controlling the action here for a moment.

Terrible breaks from the clinch.
Terrible throws a head kick but Purell moves out of range.
Purell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terrible.
Purell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Purell throws a poor cross that misses

and Terrible counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Terrible leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terrible.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Terrible's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terrible shoots for a takedown but Purell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Purell lands a left and a right that send Terrible crashing to the mat, dazed. Purell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Terrible is breathing heavily.
Purell stuns Terrible with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Purell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Purell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Terrible rather than just go for the knockout.
Purell throws a right hand that Terrible ducks under and follows up with a left that Terrible also avoids with ease.
Purell works Terrible's body with a nice hook.
Purell thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Terrible as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Purell misses
and Terrible counters with a low kick, right behind Purell 's knee.
Purell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Ivan Terrible's cut is getting worse.
Purell lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Purell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Terrible's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Purell looks to land a combination but Terrible avoids it well.
Purell avoids a kick to the body.
Terrible slips a jab and a cross from Purell.

Terrible moves into the clinch successfully.
Purell blocks an elbow strike from Terrible.
A bit of stalling here from Terrible.
Terrible is trying to drag Purell to the mat but Purell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Terrible misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Purell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Purell blocks an elbow strike.
Terrible keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Purell's efforts to push away.
Terrible is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Purell is defending well for now.
Terrible tries for a takedown. No joy.
Purell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrible has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purell wants to get back to striking at distance but Terrible won't allow it.
Terrible controlling the action here for a moment.

Terrible escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Purell blocks a head kick by Terrible.

Purell gets tackled into the cage by Terrible. Terrible maintains the clinch.

Terrible's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Purell throws a head kick that misses
and Terrible counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Purell misses with a double jab
and Terrible counters with an inside leg kick.
Purell throws a combination that misses
and Terrible counters with a good low kick that Purell was not able to check.
Terrible throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Purell.
Terrible will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrible moves out of range of the strikes.
Terrible plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Terrible moves forwards but Purell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Terrible lands a nice leg kick that just misses Purell's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Terrible there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Purell looks to throw a body kick

and Terrible counters by moving into the clinch.

Terrible manages to break the clinch.
Terrible fails in his attempt to clinch.
Purell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terrible tries to clinch up but Purell circles away and keeps his distance.
Terrible misses with a wild body shot.
Purell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Terrible momentarily.
Purell misses with a few strikes there.
Terrible fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Terrible. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terrible moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Purell throws a hook to the side of Terrible's head but Terrible sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Purell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Purell misses with a double jab

and Terrible counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Terrible.
Terrible taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Purell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terrible.
Terrible lands an elbow that stopped Purell in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.

Terrible escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terrible tries a head kick but it misses.
Purell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Floyd Purell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terrible throws a right hand that Purell ducks under and follows up with a left that Purell also avoids with ease.
Purell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Terrible moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ivan Terrible is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Terrible lands but Purell takes it in his stride.
Purell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Purell.
Purell throws a series of punches but Terrible moves out of range.
Terrible paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Terrible dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Terrible's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Terrible clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Terrible.
Purell working hard to break the clinch.

Terrible escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terrible throws a lazy uppercut
and Purell counters with a series of strikes. Terrible will be more careful next time no doubt.
Purell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Purell takes a swing at Terrible's ribcage but misses.
Terrible throws a left and a right that both miss
and Purell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Terrible misses with a lunging right hand
and Purell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ivan Terrible's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Purell misses with a few strikes there.
Purell throws a combination that misses
and Terrible counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terrible falls off balance throwing a combination
and Terrible takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purell looks to land a right hand but Terrible moved out of range.
A big right from Purell misses.
Purell misses with a wild body shot.
Purell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Purell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Purell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrible looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrible is looking to clinch but Purell is avoiding it.
Terrible looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Purell scores with a three punch combo!

Jeez, Ivan Terrible's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Purell keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Terrible rushes Purell and presses him up against the cage.
Terrible fails to pull guard.

Terrible breaks from the clinch.
Terrible looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Purell.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Terrible's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Floyd Purell!