PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Siffredi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siffredi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apocalyptica - Life Burns. Nigel Terry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Siffredi
vs
Terry

188 cm
20
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Siffredi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nigel Terry!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry throws a head kick but Siffredi moves out of range.
Terry tries to clinch but Siffredi moves away
and Siffredi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nigel Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terry is looking to clinch but Siffredi is avoiding it.
Terry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siffredi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terry is looking to clinch.
Terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Terry.
Terry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Siffredi scores with a shot to the body.
Siffredi throws a jab when Terry was well out of range.
Terry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Terry is looking to clinch but Siffredi is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Terry 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Nigel Terry has been cut.
Terry misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siffredi throws an overhand right that lands on Terry's shoulder, as Terry tries to avoid the shot.
Siffredi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Terry throws a sloppy head kick and Siffredi moves out of range easily.
Terry throws the kick towards the body but Siffredi avoids it.
Siffredi tries a low kick but Terry avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Siffredi finds it's way through Terry's defenses.
Terry is looking to land body kicks.
Terry wants to clinch up but Siffredi keeps it at a distance.
Terry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nigel Terry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terry tries to clinch but Siffredi moves out of range.
Siffredi missing with a left hand there. Terry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry moves in looking to clinch but Siffredi pushes him off.
Terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siffredi thows a body shot but no joy.
Terry looks for the body kick but Siffredi saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Terry.
Terry tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
Good shot there by Siffredi.
Terry tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siffredi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Siffredi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Terry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terry is looking to clinch.
Siffredi swings for the body but Terry moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terry closes the distance and clinches.
Terry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siffredi.
Terry missing with knees to the body.
Terry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Rocco Siffredi has been cut.
Siffredi throws a punch but it's blocked by Terry.
Siffredi is looking to break free of the clinch but Terry has double underhooks.
Terry digs a right hand underneath Siffredi's ribcage. Siffredi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Terry lands a nice knee to the body.
Siffredi prevents a body shot from Terry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terry.
Terry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siffredi tries to land a knee to the head but Terry blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws an elbow but it misses.
Terry tries a body shot but Siffredi blocks it.
Siffredi blocks a body shot from Terry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Terry on the inside.
Siffredi managing to block the knees to the body from Terry.
Terry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siffredi's elbow.
Siffredi tries to break free but Terry pushes him back against the cage.
Terry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terry misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siffredi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siffredi tries to break free but Terry pushes him back against the cage.
Terry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nigel Terry will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Siffredi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocco Siffredi is winning the standup battle so far.
Siffredi scores with the left hand. Terry knows he should have avoided that one.
Siffredi lands a head shot.
Siffredi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Siffredi keeps the fight on the outside.
Terry moves in looking to clinch but Siffredi pushes him off.
Terry misses with a body kick.
Siffredi throws out a loose jab but Terry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siffredi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terry.
Siffredi misses with a looping right.
Siffredi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terry.
A big left from Terry misses.
Siffredi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siffredi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siffredi misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Terry checks a leg kick.
Siffredi lands with an overhand left.
Terry wants to clinch up but Siffredi keeps it at a distance.
Terry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Terry moves into the clinch.
Terry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Siffredi avoiding damage as Terry throws knees to the body.
Terry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siffredi avoids it.
Siffredi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terry lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi is looking to break free of the clinch but Terry has double underhooks.
Terry tries to land knees in the clinch but Siffredi avoids the damage to the body.
Siffredi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Siffredi fails to land.
Terry lands a right hand.
Siffredi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terry missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terry pushes off an throws an elbow but Siffredi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siffredi is defending well for now.
Terry tries to work over Siffredi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siffredi stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Siffredi.
Siffredi digs a right hand underneath Terry's ribcage. Terry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nigel Terry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Siffredi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Siffredi avoiding damage as Terry throws knees to the body.
Siffredi stalling.
Terry tries to throw a body punch but Siffredi avoids it by throwing Terry back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terry.
Terry lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terry can't find room to land a body shot as Siffredi controls the action.
Siffredi takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siffredi managing to block the knees to the body from Terry.
Terry pushes off an throws an elbow but Siffredi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terry looking to throw knees to the head but Siffredi is blocking nicely.
Siffredi lands with a right to the head.
Siffredi misses with a punch to the body.
Siffredi stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siffredi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nigel Terry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Siffredi cracks Terry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terry wants to clinch.
Terry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Siffredi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terry wants to clinch up but Siffredi keeps it at a distance.
Siffredi lands with a straight right. Terry didn't see that one coming.
Terry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Terry tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
Terry is looking to land body kicks.
Terry slips a straight right by Siffredi.
Terry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siffredi thows a body shot but no joy.
Terry looks for the body kick but Siffredi saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry looks for the body kick but Siffredi saw that one coming.
Terry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terry tries a head kick but it misses.
Terry wants to clinch up but Siffredi keeps it at a distance.
Terry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siffredi.
Terry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Siffredi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Siffredi misses the shot to the body.
Terry misses with a body kick.
Terry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Siffredi is out of range and Terry settles back down.
Terry moves away from the strike by Siffredi.
Nigel Terry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry wants to clinch.
Terry moves in looking to clinch but Siffredi pushes him off.
Siffredi misses with a kick to the body.
Terry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siffredi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch but Siffredi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siffredi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siffredi looks to land a left hand but Terry moved out of range nicely.
Terry throws a front kick that sends Siffredi stumbling back into the cage.
Terry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siffredi momentarily.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siffredi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terry moves into the clinch.
Siffredi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rocco Siffredi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siffredi is trying to break free.
Siffredi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Terry up against the cage.
Terry keeps control of Siffredi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siffredi blocks it with crossed arms.
Siffredi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Siffredi throws a punch but it's blocked by Terry.
Siffredi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Siffredi.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rocco Siffredi.
I think Terry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Terry!
Nigel Terry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.