PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melartin comes to the cage accompanied by Pennywise- Homesick . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Melartin
vs
Terry

168 cm
23
142 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

188 cm
28
135 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Terry forces Melartin back against the cage and clinches.
Melartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Melartin.
Melartin can't break the clinch.
Terry landing knees to the body.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Terry is controlling him.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Terry has him pressed against the cage.
Terry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Melartin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Terry is looking to land body kicks.
Melartin lands a leg kick that knocks Terry off balance momentarily.
Terry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Terry tries to clinch up
and Melartin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Melartin's waist but Melartin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Terry off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Terry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terry walks into a left hand.
Melartin jabs Terry right on the nose. Terry blinks but takes it well.
Melartin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terry's hands.
Terry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Terry darts in and clinches Melartin up against the cage.
Terry slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Terry obliges.
Melartin wants to get back to striking at distance but Terry won't allow it.
Melartin gets underhooks to prevent Terry's takedown attempt.
Rafael Melartin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melartin's brow.

Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terry just misses with a punch to the body.
Terry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Terry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melartin tries to bum rush Terry with a series of wild strikes but Terry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melartin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terry manages to avoid it.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melartin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Melartin scores with a jab to the body.
Melartin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but Melartin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Terry throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terry blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Melartin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terry doesn't seem phased though.
Melartin swats away the attempt to clinch by Terry.
Terry misses with a low kick.
Terry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Melartin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Melartin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terry was well out of range. Poor timing from Melartin.
Rafael Melartin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melartin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terry.
Terry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tombstone Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terry misses with a hook. Melartin ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Terry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Melartin jabs at Terry's body.
Terry wants to clinch.
Melartin jabs Terry right on the nose. Terry blinks but takes it well.
Melartin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Melartin lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melartin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terry.
A right-left combo lands from Melartin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Melartin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Melartin connects with a body shot.
Terry tries to clinch up.
Terry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Melartin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Terry.

Terry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Terry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melartin blocks it with crossed arms.
Terry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melartin is keeping busy.
Terry prevents Melartin from breaking the clinch.
Melartin is trying to break free.
Terry lands a good knee to the midsection. Melartin won't want to take too many of those.
Terry taking a breather.
Melartin misses with a punch to the body.
Melartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melartin scores with a sloppy right hand. Terry should have avoided that one.
Terry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melartin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Melartin misses with an uppercut.
Terry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melartin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry fails to land with a series of punches.
Melartin lands with a hook. Terry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terry dives in and grabs Melartin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melartin pushes down on Terry's head and hops out.
Melartin digs a good hook to Terry's body.
Terry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terry with a poor takedown
and Melartin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rafael Melartin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Horrible takedown by Terry or perhaps it was just good defense by Melartin which made him look bad.
Terry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terry looks to clinch
and Melartin counters with a straight right hand.
Terry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melartin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Melartin cracks Terry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Melartin tries to keep at a distance but Terry has taken the fight into the clinch.

Melartin breaks the clinch.
Terry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Terry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melartin.
Terry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melartin misses with a lunging right hand
and Terry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Terry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melartin scores with a jab.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Melartin as he jumps to the side.
Terry wants to clinch.
Melartin cracks Terry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws a leg kick but Melartin checks it.
Melartin scores with a jab. Terry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Terry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Melartin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melartin looks to score with a jab to the body but Terry is just out of range.
Terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Melartin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rafael Melartin is winning the standup battle so far.
Terry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Melartin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melartin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Melartin.
Melartin lands a jab to Terry's midsection.
Terry tries to clinch but Melartin moves away
and Melartin counters with a left and a right that stings Terry.
Melartin lands a really nice looking cross but Terry seems unphased.
Terry tries to land a front kick but Melartin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Terry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melartin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Terry backs up against the cage.
Tombstone Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melartin scores with a decent looking hook.
Terry delivers a nice body kick.
Melartin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Melartin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Melartin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terry was well out of range. Poor timing from Melartin.
Melartin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melartin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terry moves in looking to clinch but Melartin pushes him off.
Terry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Terry wants to clinch.
Melartin lands a body shot.
Melartin lands with a cross.
Terry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melartin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Melartin throws a poor cross that misses

and Terry counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Melartin wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin sneaks back into half guard.
Melartin wants to control but Terry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Melartin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Terry wants to stand up but Melartin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Terry wants to free his trapped foot but Melartin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Melartin is trying to stand.

Terry stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Terry has a takedown stuffed.
Terry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melartin pinned against the cage. Melartin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Melartin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Terry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melartin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terry was well out of range. Poor timing from Melartin.
Terry misses with a combination
and Melartin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melartin, as that shot connected.
Melartin catches Terry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Melartin tests Terry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melartin scores with a nice strike.
Melartin connects with a looping right hand.
Melartin scores with a nice strike.
Terry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Melartin defends it nicely.
Rafael Melartin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Melartin scores with a shot to the body.
Melartin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Terry blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terry manages to avoid it.
Terry fails with the takedown.
Melartin lands with an overhand left.
Terry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melartin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Terry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melartin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rafael Melartin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melartin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Melartin digs a good body shot into Terry's ribs.
Terry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melartin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin punishes Terry's body with a nice straight punch.
Terry drops his hands momentarily and Melartin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tombstone Terry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melartin swats away the attempt to clinch by Terry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Melartin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Melartin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Melartin!
A relieved looking Rafael Melartin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.