PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Terrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. Terrier has chosen Closer - Nine Inch Nales as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Badolato
vs
Terrier

180 cm
27
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
197 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

$10

Malicestar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Terrier!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Terrier missing with a left hand there. Badolato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terrier missing with a left hand there. Badolato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terrier avoids the body shot from Badolato.
Badolato looks for the body kick but Terrier saw that one coming.
Terrier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Terrier connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Darius Badolato has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badolato. Terrier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badolato is looking to clinch but Terrier is avoiding it.
Badolato throws a leg kick but Terrier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terrier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darius Badolato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badolato fails with the takedown.
Badolato misses with a body shot.
Terrier moves out of range of the leg kick from Badolato.
Terrier looks to land a right hand but Badolato moved out of range.
Terrier looks to throw the jab but Badolato is out of range.
Badolato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terrier blocks the body kick.
Badolato throws a jab but it's blocked by Terrier.
Terrier scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrier misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Terrier misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrier. Badolato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrier swats away the attempt to clinch by Badolato.
Terrier throws a hook to the side of Badolato's head but Badolato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terrier throws a hook but Badolato blocks it.
Badolato throws a low kick but Terrier avoids it.

Badolato closes the distance and clinches.
Badolato lands a left hand.
Terrier lands a nice shot to the body.
Badolato has a couple of punches blocked by Terrier.
Badolato misses with the head strike.
Badolato has a couple of punches blocked by Terrier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badolato stalls.
Terrier tries a body shot but Badolato blocks it.
Badolato misses with some punches.

Terrier breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Badolato is just out of range.
Badolato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Badolato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terrier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Badolato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terrier misses with a wild body shot.
Terrier misses with the combination.
Terrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badolato moves away.
Badolato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Terrier checks a leg kick.
Badolato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrier manages to avoid it.
Badolato throws a front kick aimed at Terrier's knee but Terrier avoids it well.
Badolato thows a leg kick but Terrier checks it
and Terrier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badolato lands with a cross.
Terrier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badolato doesn't seem bothered though.
Terrier avoids the head kick by Badolato.
Terrier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Badolato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrier ducks under a wild hook from Badolato.
Terrier just misses with a punch to the body.
Badolato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terrier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Terrier throws a body punch but Badolato moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Badolato misses the target.
Badolato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Badolato lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badolato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badolato throws a low kick, looking for Terrier's leg but Terrier calmly moves out of range.
Badolato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terrier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badolato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terrier is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Terrier.
Badolato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badolato throws a body punch but Terrier moves out of range.
Badolato digs a good hook to Terrier's body.
Badolato scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badolato misses the shot to the body.
Badolato throws a push kick but Terrier slaps the foot to one side.
Badolato motions for Terrier to come forward. Badolato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bull Terrier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Badolato shoots in and gets a takedown into Terrier's guard.
Terrier wants to stand and escape but Badolato is having none of it.
Terrier keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badolato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terrier is keeping the position for now.
Terrier keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badolato prevents Terrier from getting back to his feet.
Badolato wants to pass the guard but Terrier is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darius Badolato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Badolato takes a swing at Terrier's ribcage but misses.
Badolato is looking to wear down Terrier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Terrier gets tackled into the cage by Badolato. Badolato maintains the clinch.
Terrier tries to throw a body punch but Badolato avoids it by throwing Terrier back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Badolato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terrier lands with a light punch inside.
Terrier scores with a hook to the body.

Terrier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badolato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terrier was well out of range. Poor timing from Badolato.
Badolato moves forwards but Terrier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Badolato ducks under a wild hook from Terrier.
Badolato avoids the body shot from Terrier.
Badolato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badolato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrier.
Badolato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrier.
Badolato misses with an uppercut.
Badolato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badolato throws a leg kick but Terrier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badolato moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato is looking to score with low kicks.
Terrier checks a leg kick.
Terrier throws a jab but it's blocked by Badolato.
Badolato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrier manages to avoid it.
Terrier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badolato.
Terrier checks a low kick from Badolato.
Badolato tries a low kick but Terrier avoids it.
Badolato lunges at Terrier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Terrier's hand.
Darius Badolato is winning the standup battle so far.
Badolato misses with a head kick.
Badolato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terrier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badolato manages to avoid it.

Badolato takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terrier misses with a body punch.
Badolato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badolato misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Terrier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terrier checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Terrier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badolato manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badolato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terrier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terrier 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.
Badolato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terrier is able to avoid easily.
Badolato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terrier's sensitive parts.
Badolato connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badolato.
Badolato wants to clinch.
Terrier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badolato misses with a left hand
and Terrier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badolato. Terrier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badolato throws a body punch but Terrier moves out of range.
Terrier connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Badolato misses.
Badolato walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Terrier.
Badolato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Terrier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Badolato moves in looking to clinch but Terrier pushes him off.
Terrier throws a body punch but Badolato moves out of range.
Terrier cracks Badolato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Terrier keeps the fight on the outside.

Badolato decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrier wants to get back to his feet.
Badolato is looking to advance position but Terrier won't allow it.
Badolato wants to advance to full mount but Terrier doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Badolato throws an elbow that misses. Terrier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Badolato's guard. Nice move by Terrier!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrier stopping the sweep attempt from Badolato.

Terrier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Badolato, up you get!
A punch lands to the side of Badolato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terrier thows a body shot but no joy.
Badolato dodges the punch combination from Terrier.
Badolato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrier.
Terrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badolato was well out of range. Poor timing from Terrier.
Terrier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badolato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terrier.
Badolato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrier manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bull Terrier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Badolato tries to clinch but Terrier moves out of range.
Terrier swings for the body but Badolato moves out of range.
Terrier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badolato throws a body punch but Terrier moves out of range.
Terrier lands a slapping body shot.
Terrier misses with a looping left.
Terrier moves out of range of the body kick from Badolato.
Badolato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badolato throws a jab but it's blocked by Terrier.
Badolato is looking to chop away at Terrier's legs.
Badolato takes a swing at Terrier's ribcage but misses.
Badolato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badolato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Terrier checks it well.
Badolato tries to clinch but Terrier moves out of range.
Terrier throws out a loose jab but Badolato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badolato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terrier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terrier misses with a hook. Badolato ducked under it nicely.
Badolato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terrier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Badolato throws a leg kick but Terrier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badolato throws a body kick that misses.
Badolato wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Terrier finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Terrier misses the target.
Badolato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terrier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badolato.
Terrier staying out of range there.
Terrier lands a lovely overhand right.
Terrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terrier throws out a loose jab but Badolato uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Terrier blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrier throws a looping overhand right but Badolato ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badolato swings for the body but Terrier moves out of range.
Badolato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badolato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terrier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Terrier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Terrier finds it's way through Badolato's defenses.
The fighters circling - Terrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terrier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badolato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Terrier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Badolato throws a hook but Terrier blocks it.
Badolato throws a leg kick but Terrier checks it.
Badolato wants to land a leg kick but Terrier is out of range.
Badolato looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrier is just out of range.
Badolato avoids the body shot from Terrier.
Terrier looks to land a combination but Badolato avoids it well.
Terrier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrier loads up on a big right hand but Badolato slips the punch.
Badolato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Terrier does no damage.
Badolato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terrier looks to throw the jab but Badolato is out of range.
Terrier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badolato manages to avoid it.
Badolato throws a big shot that misses.
Terrier swings for the body but Badolato moves out of range.
Badolato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badolato tries to clinch but Terrier is having none of it.
Terrier blocks a leg kick.
Terrier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Badolato closes the distance and clinches.

Terrier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badolato throws a head kick that misses.
Badolato slips a jab from Terrier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrier throws a looping overhand right but Badolato ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Badolato.
Badolato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Badolato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Badolato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Badolato misses with a low kick.
Badolato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Terrier just misses with a punch to the body.
Badolato cracks the inside of Terrier's front leg.
Badolato cracks Terrier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Terrier. Those never looked like landing.
Terrier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badolato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terrier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badolato tries to clinch but Terrier moves out of range.

Badolato drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Badolato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terrier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bull Terrier.
I think Terrier 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bull Terrier!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bull Terrier thanked Malicestar for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).