PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Shadow Puppets "The Age Of The Understatement". Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bull
vs
English

192 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

193 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny English!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bull blocks a jab.

Bull has closed the distance and engaged English in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards English's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bull.
Bull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bull stalling the fight.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from English.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

English manages to break the clinch.
Bull connects with a jab.
Bull misses with a series of wild punches.
English swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
English moves out of range of the body kick.
English keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
English avoids the head kick by Bull.

Bull instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
English wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bull has him pressed against the cage.
English working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Come on Bull - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bull.
English tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull stalling.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
English is trying to break free.

English breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
English takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Johnny English has been cut.
Bull scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as English checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bull throws a head kick but English moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bull takes the fight into the clinch.
English wants to get back to striking at distance but Bull won't allow it.
Bull is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, English throws an elbow but misses.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull lands a nice elbow.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
English can't break the clinch.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from English.
Bull lands an elbow just above English 's eye.
English blocks an elbow strike from Bull.
English wants to break the clinch but can't.
English is looking to break free of the clinch but Bull has double underhooks.
English blocks the elbow strike.
Bull is working English over against the cage.
English looks gassed!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
English is trying to stall.
English wants to get back to striking at distance but Bull won't allow it.
Bull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of English backwards.
English is looking to break free of the clinch but Bull has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from English fails to land.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped English in his tracks for a moment.
English wants to break free but Bull has control.
English takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bull keeps control of English as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down English.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Bull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bull swings and misses with a shot to the body
and English counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from English.
Terry Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull takes a swing at English's ribcage but misses.
English tries to land a front kick but Bull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick
and English counters with a good low kick that Bull was not able to check.
A lazy left from English finds it's target.
Bull blocks a head kick by English.
English tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull looks to clinch
and English counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
English throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick
and English counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bull tries to clinch but English moves out of range.
Bull takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
English circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bull drops to the canvas, hurt badly! English follows Bull to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny English!