PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 1082 p4p, 2220 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 165 p4p, 313 weight class). Ko Van Den Born will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Terrell
vs
Van Den Born

176 cm
34
158
18 - 21 - 1

190 cm
33
190
18 - 12 - 0

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Conviction

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 18 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell looks for the body kick but Van Den Born saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Den Born! But no joy.
Terrell connects with a looping right hand.
Van Den Born misses with a body kick.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrell lands a leg kick that knocks Van Den Born off balance momentarily.
Terrell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrell. Van Den Born does a little dance to reset his feet.

Terrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Den Born is working Terrell over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Terrell blocks a body shot from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Terrell.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
Terrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Den Born blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Den Born misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Terrell - that landed with a thud.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Van Den Born.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Terrell.
Terrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Den Born.
Terrell takes a shot to the head.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Van Den Born misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Den Born throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terrell.
A head punch on the inside from Terrell fails to land.
Van Den Born blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Den Born tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Den Born throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrells head.
Terrell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.
Van Den Born pushes Terrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Terrell.
Van Den Born blocks an uppercut.
Van Den Born wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Den Born misses with a punch to the body.
Van Den Born tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Den Born.
Still in the clinch, Van Den Born scores with a nice short uppercut.
Terrell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Terrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Van Den Born works on Terrell's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Den Born lands a body shot in the clinch.
Terrell takes a shot to the head.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.

Van Den Born escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrell jabs Van Den Born to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Terrell misses the target.
A cross from Terrell lands.
Terrell misses with a hook
enabling Van Den Born to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Den Born slips a jab and a cross from Terrell.
Van Den Born drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Terrell defends it well.
The fighters circling - Terrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Den Born! But no joy.
Van Den Born misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Den Born misses the target.
Terrell misses with a hook to the body
and Terrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Den Born throws a lazy right hand but Terrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Terrell misses.
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Terrell wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born throws the kick towards the body but Terrell avoids it.
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!
Van Den Born has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Den Born there as he acknowledges the shot.
Terrell misses the shot to the body.
Van Den Born walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot by Terrell.
Terrell scores with a nice right hand.
Van Den Born misses with a straight right.
Terrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Terrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Den Born misses with a wild body shot.
Van Den Born throws a front kick that sends Terrell stumbling back into the cage.
Terrell throws a shot from downtown. Van Den Born moves away and avoids it.
Van Den Born gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell lands a high kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phillip Terrell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Terrell scores with a leg kick.
Van Den Born lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Terrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Den Born scores with a nice body kick.
Van Den Born just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Den Born.
Terrell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Den Born manages to circle out of the way.
Van Den Born defending well as Terrell loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Van Den Born finds it's target.
Terrell with the inside leg kick.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
Van Den Born finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Terrell throws a hook but Van Den Born avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell dips to his left and cracks Van Den Born with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Van Den Born misses.
Terrell is looking to score with low kicks.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell pushes Van Den Born away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
Van Den Born displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terrell throws out the jab.
Terrell thumps Van Den Born with a low kick.
Van Den Born keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrell looks to land a right hand but Van Den Born moved out of range.
Terrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Van Den Born throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Den Born throws the left hand but Terrell avoids the punch easily.
Terrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Van Den Born lands.
Van Den Born gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Den Born scores with a punch to the head.
Van Den Born lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Terrell falls backwards - clearly groggy! Van Den Born dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.