PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emory Terranova (ranked 23618 p4p, 23461 weight class) and Sho Pereyra (ranked 479 p4p, 491 weight class). Sho Pereyra told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Terranova
vs
Pereyra

165 cm
23
141
2 - 4 - 0

176 cm
21
155
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emory Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Pereyra!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereyra scores with a leg kick.
Terranova moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pereyra shoots in looking for a takedown but Terranova manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pereyra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pereyra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereyra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pereyra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.

Terranova moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Terranova's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terranova jumps guard but Pereyra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pereyra swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Pereyra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Terranova lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereyra doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Terranova or perhaps it was just good defense by Pereyra, which made it look bad.
Terranova tries a low kick but Pereyra avoids it.
Terranova needs to keep his hands up - Pereyra had a free shot at his head there.
Terranova is looking to clinch.
Terranova sets himself, and Pereyra steps forward looking for the clinch! Terranova avoids it this time.
Pereyra scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereyra stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emory Terranova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terranova throws a body punch but Pereyra moves out of range.
Pereyra throws a low kick but Terranova moves out of range easily.
Pereyra misses with a straight left.
That kick from Pereyra tenderised Terranova's leg. Terranova is trying to keep his angry face on.

Terranova closes the distance and clinches.

Pereyra manages to break the clinch.
Pereyra just misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova swinging wildly here.
Pereyra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terranova looks to land a combination but Pereyra avoids it well.
Pereyra with the counter takedown but Terranova avoids it easily.
Terranova throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pereyra counters by clinching up.
Pereyra avoids the elbow strike from Terranova, against the cage.
Pereyra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereyra has a couple of punches blocked by Terranova.
Pereyra prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pereyra misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terranova falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pereyra counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Terranova!
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!
Pereyra wants to control but Terranova is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Terranova tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pereyra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereyra trying to control the action but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Pereyra working the ground and pound but Terranova is defending the strikes.

Pereyra stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Pereyra gets tackled into the cage by Terranova. Terranova maintains the clinch.
Terranova throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra blocks the elbow strike.
Pereyra stops a takedown attempt from Terranova.
Terranova tries to stall but Pereyra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pereyra is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Terranova working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terranova working aggressively here.
Terranova is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pereyra prevents the takedown attempt.
Terranova looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pereyra lands a good knee to the midsection. Terranova won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terranova.
Pereyra lands with a light punch inside.
Pereyra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Pereyra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereyra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Pereyra pushes Terranova up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereyra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terranova's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pereyra has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Terranova clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Pereyra trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pereyra looking for the RNC.
Pereyra has the hooks in. Terranova is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Terranova prevents Pereyra from getting a body triangle.
Terranova covering up well under a series of strikes from Pereyra.
Pereyra throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sho Pereyra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Terranova throws a right hand that Pereyra ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereyra also avoids with ease.
Pereyra misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Pereyra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pereyra tries to clinch but Terranova moves out of range.
Pereyra scoring well with a low kick there.
Terranova closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Terranova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terranova tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pereyra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terranova blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pereyra.
Pereyra looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pereyra is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pereyra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Terranova does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pereyra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Terranova is looking to improve his position.
Terranova knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereyra on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereyra stalling.
Sho Pereyra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Terranova is refusing to be controlled, as Pereyra sits in half guard.
Pereyra not doing much here.
Pereyra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terranova defending well though.
Pereyra stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Terranova keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pereyra wants to control but Terranova is keeping him busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereyra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Terranova sprawls well. Terranova wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pereyra gets slowly back to his feet.
Pereyra throws a series of punches but Terranova avoids them all with ease.
Terranova appears to be looking for a big counter.
Terranova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereyra is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Pereyra down.

Pereyra closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Pereyra.
Pereyra has Terranova pressed against the cage, preventing Terranova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pereyra lands a left hand.
Terranova blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terranova is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terranova managing to block the knees to the body from Pereyra.
Terranova throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pereyra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terranova misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Terranova.
Pereyra throws a body punch but Terranova moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terranova.

Terranova takes the fight into the clinch.
Pereyra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terranova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pereyra swings wildly with an uppercut but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra wants to stall.
Terranova throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereyra.
Pereyra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pereyra throws a punch but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova is trying to break the clinch but Pereyra is controlling him.
Terranova drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pereyra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emory Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereyra misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Emory Terranova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terranova throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terranova.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emory Terranova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terranova throws a wild body kick that Pereyra sees coming a mile off.
Pereyra misses with a series of wild punches.

Pereyra closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Terranova quickly recovers to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sho Pereyra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pereyra misses the shot to the body.
Pereyra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereyra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terranova. That did some damage!

Terranova rushes Pereyra and presses him up against the cage.
Pereyra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terranova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terranova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terranova.

Terranova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereyra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terranova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereyra moves out of range of the body kick.
Pereyra is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Terranova moves into the clinch.
Pereyra taking a breather.
Terranova tries to break the clinch but Pereyra is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereyra.
Pereyra tries a body shot but Terranova blocks it.
Terranova tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova trying to stall but Pereyra improves his position.
Terranova is trying to break the clinch but Pereyra has him pressed against the cage.
Pereyra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereyra crunches a lovely knee into Terranova's ribcage.
Pereyra can't get the takedown.
Terranova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Pereyra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereyra.
Pereyra missing with knees to the body.
Terranova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereyra.
Pereyra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terranova's efforts to push away.
Terranova gets underhooks to prevent Pereyra's takedown attempt.
Sho Pereyra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Terranova is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pereyra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereyra dodges an elbow strike from Terranova.
Terranova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pereyra goes for a takedown attempt but Terranova pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pereyra has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Emory Terranova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Pereyra.
Pereyra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terranova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereyra fails with a takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Terranova is looking to break free of the clinch but Pereyra has double underhooks.
Pereyra lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereyra keeps control of Terranova as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pereyra swings wildly with an uppercut but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereyra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereyra gets underhooks to prevent Terranova's takedown attempt.
Terranova tries to break free but Pereyra pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terranovas head.

Pereyra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereyra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Terranova. No joy for Pereyra on that attempt.
Pereyra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terranova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terranova misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Terranova misses.
Pereyra dives in for a single leg takedown but Terranova sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Terranova wants to clinch up but Pereyra keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Terranova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terranova tries to clinch but Pereyra moves out of range.
Pereyra looks to land a right hand but Terranova moved out of range.
Pereyra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Terranova slips a jab from Pereyra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Terranova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereyra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Terranova moves into the clinch successfully.
Terranova has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pereyra prevents Terranova from breaking the clinch.
Pereyra prevents a takedown attempt there.

Pereyra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terranova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sho Pereyra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Pereyra moves into the clinch.

Pereyra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereyra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereyra swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereyra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emory Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terranova scores with a push kick.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sho Pereyra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pereyra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sho Pereyra!
Post fight, Sho Pereyra took to the microphone: 'Thanks to my team. I hope this is a good sign for my future.'.
The defeated Emory Terranova had this to say: 'Rough, but I still get to go home, kiss my wife, hug my kids, and crack open a beer. This isn't my last rodeo. '.