PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peace Braquis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry's entrance music is Roam by The Story So Far. A fine choice. Braquis has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Terry
vs
Braquis

169 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

169 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peace Braquis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braquis fails with the takedown.

Terry feints and as Braquis raises his hands in defense, Terry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Terry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braquis can't keep his opponent in guard - Terry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Terry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Terry prevents Braquis from improving his position.
Braquis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Terry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Braquis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Terry.
Braquis wants to control but Terry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Terry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braquis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Terry scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry wants to pass to mount but Braquis is defending the position.
Terry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Braquis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Terry.
Nice strikes from Terry there.
Terry thows a huge punch but Braquis dodges it nicely.
Terry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Terry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Braquis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Braquis trying to hold on to Terry's head to control him but Terry postures up.
Terry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braquis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Terry working over Braquis with some ground and pound. Braquis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braquis wants to improve his position but Terry is controlling well.
Braquis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terry landing with the ground and pound.
Braquis trying to keep a closed guard but Terry is proving a slippery customer.
Terry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braquis is keeping the position for now.
Terry connects with a couple of short punches.
Terry wants to pass the guard but Braquis is keeping the position.
Braquis has momentary wrist control but Terry slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Braquis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Terry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Braquis has his foot on Terry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Terry works his way back into a safe position though.
Terry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Terry stopping the sweep attempt from Braquis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Terry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Terry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Braquis's head.
Terry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Braquis's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braquis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Braquis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but Braquis is retaining full guard.
Terry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braquis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Terry landing some decent shots from guard.
Terry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Terry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braquis.
Braquis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Terry dives in and scores a takedown into Braquis's guard.
Terry is looking to work some ground and pound but Braquis has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Terry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Terry forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Terry lands a nice short elbow.
Terry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Braquis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braquis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Terry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braquis pushes Terry off looking to stand but Terry dives back in and keeps control.
Terry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Braquis is rocked!
Terry is nestled in close to Braquis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Braquis is still in real trouble! Can Terry finish him?
Terry lands a big elbow - Braquis is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Terry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Terry!
A relieved looking Nick Terry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.