PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Ter Terteryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berus Lihi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aharon Ter Terteryan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ter Terteryan
vs
Lihi

155 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aharon Ter Terteryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berus Lihi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lihi punishes Ter Terteryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Lihi stuns Ter Terteryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lihi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ter Terteryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ter Terteryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lihi is fending him off so far but Ter Terteryan persists. Nope, Lihi circles away and we're back to standing.
Ter Terteryan throws the kick towards the body but Lihi avoids it.
A left and a right from Lihi both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Aharon Ter Terteryan has been cut.
Lihi jabs at Ter Terteryan's body.
Ter Terteryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lihi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lihi is looking to slow Ter Terteryan down with leg kicks.
Lihi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ter Terteryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Lihi scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ter Terteryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lihi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ter Terteryan scrambles back to his feet.
Ter Terteryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the liver by Lihi. Beautiful body shot.
Lihi lands a nice shot to the body.
Lihi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ter Terteryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lihi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ter Terteryan eats them both and turns towards Lihi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ter Terteryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lihi pinned against the cage. Lihi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aharon Ter Terteryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ter Terteryan is breathing heavily.
Lihi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihi stuffs the takedown attempt from Ter Terteryan. Ter Terteryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Lihi throws a combination. Ter Terteryan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lihi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ter Terteryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lihi.
Berus Lihi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ter Terteryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ter Terteryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lihi is fending him off so far but Ter Terteryan persists. Nope, Lihi circles away and we're back to standing.
Lihi lands with a nice body punch.
Lihi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ter Terteryan rather than just go for the knockout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lihi.
Lihi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lihi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lihi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lihi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ter Terteryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lihi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lihi jabs at Ter Terteryan's body.
Lihi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ter Terteryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lihi. That's going to slow Ter Terteryan down.
Ter Terteryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lihi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ter Terteryan eats them both and turns towards Lihi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ter Terteryan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lihi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ter Terteryan's calf.
Ter Terteryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lihi lands a jab-cross combination.
Berus Lihi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lihi stalks Ter Terteryan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ter Terteryan's face. Ter Terteryan staggers backwards, shaken.
Lihi throws a series of strikes that have Ter Terteryan backpedaling.
Lihi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Ter Terteryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ter Terteryan closes the distance and clinches up with Lihi, looking for a takedown. Ter Terteryan pushes Lihi against the cage but Lihi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lihi misses with a series of wild punches.
Ter Terteryan fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lihi.
Ter Terteryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left and a right from Lihi both land. Nice combination.
That kick from Lihi tenderised Ter Terteryan's leg. Ter Terteryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lihi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Lihi blocks the leg kick.
Lihi jabs Ter Terteryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ter Terteryan dodges the punch combination from Lihi.
Ter Terteryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danga de danga de dang - Lihi scores with a four punch combination!
Lihi slaps away a takedown attempt from Ter Terteryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lihi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ter Terteryan misses with a takedown attempt - Lihi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ter Terteryan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lihi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lihi, right into the meat.
Lihi stuns Ter Terteryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ter Terteryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Ter Terteryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lihi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ter Terteryan shoots in for a takedown but Lihi shows good takedown defense.
Lihi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ter Terteryan's sensitive parts.
Lihi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ter Terteryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lihi as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lihi looks to land a combination. Ter Terteryan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ter Terteryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Lihi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Lihi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berus Lihi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aharon Ter Terteryan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lihi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ter Terteryan is defended easily by Lihi.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ter Terteryan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lihi. That's going to slow Ter Terteryan down.
Lihi lands a leg kick that knocks Ter Terteryan off balance momentarily.
Ter Terteryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lihi throws a series of punches but Ter Terteryan avoids them all with ease.
Ter Terteryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lihi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ter Terteryan swinging wildly here.
Lihi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lihi connects with a leg kick. Ter Terteryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lihi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lihi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ter Terteryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lihi.
Ter Terteryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lihi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Ter Terteryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lihi fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihi throws a series of strikes that have Ter Terteryan backpedaling.
Lihi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ter Terteryan. That did some damage!
Ter Terteryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lihi.
Lihi throws a right hand that Ter Terteryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ter Terteryan also avoids with ease.
Ter Terteryan fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aharon Ter Terteryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lihi throws a leg kick which misses Ter Terteryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ter Terteryan tries to avoid it.
Lihi feints and then cracks Ter Terteryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ter Terteryan down.
Lihi tries to bum rush Ter Terteryan with a series of wild strikes but Ter Terteryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lihi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Lihi tenderised Ter Terteryan's leg. Ter Terteryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lihi connects with an inside leg kick.
Lihi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lihi. Ter Terteryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aharon Ter Terteryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lihi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lihi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ter Terteryan misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ter Terteryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Lihi. Beautiful body shot.
Ter Terteryan looks for the body kick but Lihi saw that one coming.
Lihi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lihi lands a nice looking body shot.
Lihi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ter Terteryan.
Lihi scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lihi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ter Terteryan's calf.
Ter Terteryan moves in looking to clinch but Lihi pushes him off.
Berus Lihi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lihi. That's going to slow Ter Terteryan down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lihi.
Lihi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ter Terteryan's sensitive parts.
Lihi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ter Terteryan dives in and grabs Lihi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lihi pushes down on Ter Terteryan's head and hops out.
Lihi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ter Terteryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lihi's waist but Lihi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ter Terteryan off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Lihi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lihi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ter Terteryan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lihi but Lihi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Lihi. Those never looked like landing.
Ter Terteryan goes for a double leg but Lihi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lihi continues to drive forward.

Lihi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ter Terteryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lihi.
Lihi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ter Terteryan tries for a takedown but Lihi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lihi.
Lihi connects with an inside leg kick.
Lihi digs a good body shot into Ter Terteryan's ribs.
Lihi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ter Terteryan slips a jab and a cross from Lihi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ter Terteryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ter Terteryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Ter Terteryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lihi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lihi scores with a leg kick.
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!
Ter Terteryan misses with a takedown attempt - Lihi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lihi cracks a nice hook into Ter Terteryan's ribs.
Ter Terteryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lihi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lihi connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lihi throws a series of punches but Ter Terteryan avoids them all with ease.
Lihi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lihi is looking to slow Ter Terteryan down with leg kicks.
Lihi throws a right and a left that Ter Terteryan avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berus Lihi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aharon Ter Terteryan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ter Terteryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lihi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lihi slaps away a takedown attempt from Ter Terteryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lihi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ter Terteryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lihi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ter Terteryan's calf.
Lihi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lihi wants it to stay on the feet.
Ter Terteryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lihi. Lihi obviously looking to wear him down.
Ter Terteryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lihi.
Lihi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ter Terteryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lihi scores with a leg kick.
Lihi throws a nice looking combination but Ter Terteryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lihi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lihi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ter Terteryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ter Terteryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lihi. Those never looked like landing.
Ter Terteryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lihi pinned against the cage. Lihi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aharon Ter Terteryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ter Terteryan misses with a few strikes there.
Lihi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Lihi tenderised Ter Terteryan's leg. Ter Terteryan is trying to keep his angry face on.

Ter Terteryan drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Ter Terteryan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ter Terteryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lihi stuffs the takedown.
Lihi connects with an inside leg kick.
Ter Terteryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lihi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lihi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lihi misses with a series of wild punches.
Ter Terteryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ter Terteryan tries for a takedown but Lihi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ter Terteryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lihi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lihi scoring well with a low kick there.
Ter Terteryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ter Terteryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lihi lands a leg kick that knocks Ter Terteryan off balance momentarily.
Lihi dodges the punch combination from Ter Terteryan.
Ter Terteryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lihi throws a series of strikes that have Ter Terteryan backpedaling.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lihi, right into the meat.
Lihi misses with a wild body shot.
Lihi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lihi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ter Terteryan dodges the punch combination from Lihi.
Ter Terteryan misses with a few strikes there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lihi enables Ter Terteryan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lihi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lihi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ter Terteryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Lihi wriggles free and stands up.
Ter Terteryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lihi avoids it really well and circles away.
Lihi throws a leg kick which misses Ter Terteryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ter Terteryan tries to avoid it.
Lihi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ter Terteryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lihi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ter Terteryan misses with the combination.
Lihi misses with a few strikes there.
Ter Terteryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Ter Terteryan goes for a double leg but Lihi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lihi continues to drive forward.
Ter Terteryan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lihi after a bit of a struggle.
Ter Terteryan tries to pull guard but Lihi holds him up against the cage and eventually Ter Terteryan drops back down to his feet.
Ter Terteryan fails to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lihi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aharon Ter Terteryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lihi lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Berus Lihi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lihi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berus Lihi!