PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Terrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrier has chosen Down with the Sickness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Edmond Dantes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dantes
vs
Terrier

213 cm
22
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

205 cm
27
300 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edmond Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scottie Terrier!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrier staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Dantes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terrier misses the shot to the body.
Edmond Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantes lands with a good body shot.
Dantes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dantes cracks Terrier with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Terrier shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dantes's guard.
Terrier throws a big right hand that misses.
Terrier wants to control from the top but Dantes keeps moving.
Terrier landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dantes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Terrier's guard.
Dantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Terrier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dantes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Terrier looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dantes has picked Terrier up and slammed him! Terrier can't keep hold of the triangle and Dantes manages to pass to side control!
Dantes wants to stand but Terrier has his arm trapped.
Terrier is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dantes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Terrier wants to control but Dantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dantes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Terrier is holding on to half guard well.

Dantes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Terrier defends it well.
Terrier is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrier is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dantes is staying active.

Terrier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dantes trying to control the action but Terrier is working from the bottom.
Dantes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dantes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Terrier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrier trying to control but Dantes postures up.
Dantes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dantes landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes lands a big elbow - Terrier is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Terrier is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edmond Dantes!