PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 758 p4p, 1440 weight class) and Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 119 p4p, 203 weight class). Mein Armbach has chosen Enter Sandman, Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Terrell
vs
Mein Armbach

176 cm
38
158
27 - 26 - 1

181 cm
35
181
26 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 27 - 26 - 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 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Mein Armbach!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mein Armbach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Terrell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mein Armbach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terrell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mein Armbach wants to clinch up but Terrell keeps it at a distance.
Terrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mein Armbach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Terrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terrell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Terrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mein Armbach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Terrell scores with a body shot.
Terrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Terrells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Terrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mein Armbach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrell throws a shot to the body.
Terrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mein Armbach manages to avoid it.
Terrell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mein Armbach's hands.
Terrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mein Armbach moves away.
Mein Armbach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terrell looks for the body kick but Mein Armbach saw that one coming.
Mein Armbach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Terrell throws a leg kick which misses Mein Armbach's front leg but catches the back leg as Mein Armbach tries to avoid it.
Terrell throws the left hand but Mein Armbach avoids the punch easily.
Terrell throws a lazy right hand but Mein Armbach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
A punch combination from Mein Armbach misses.
Terrell lands a nice hook to Mein Armbach's body. Mein Armbach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Terrell tenderised Mein Armbach's leg. Mein Armbach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mein Armbach misses with the combination.
As Mein Armbach tries to get set, Terrell tries to push him back and clinch up but Mein Armbach manages to avoid the attempt.

Terrell rushes Mein Armbach and presses him up against the cage.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mein Armbach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terrell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mein Armbach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Terrell as the two fighters clinch.
Terrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Mein Armbach controls his hands.
Terrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mein Armbach's elbow.
Mein Armbach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mein Armbach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrells head.
Terrell pushes Mein Armbach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Terrell.
Mein Armbach working aggressively here.
Terrell pushes Mein Armbach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrell lands a nice uppercut.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mein Armbach's elbow.
Mein Armbach working aggressively here.
Terrell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mein Armbach backwards.
Mein Armbach lands a right hand.
Mein Armbach misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
Mein Armbach is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrell has double underhooks.
Terrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Mein Armbach controls his hands.
Mein Armbach misses with the head strike.
Terrell tries to throw a body punch but Mein Armbach avoids it by throwing Terrell back against the cage.
Terrell blocking some punches.
Mein Armbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrell.
A short right from Terrell on the inside.
Mein Armbach blocks a body shot from Terrell.
Mein Armbach misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Terrell.
Terrell lands with a light punch inside.
Mein Armbach lands an uppercut.
Terrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Mein Armbach controls his hands.
Terrell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mein Armbach backwards.
Mein Armbach tries to pull guard but Terrell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mein Armbach swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell keeps control of Mein Armbach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mein Armbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mein Armbach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mein Armbach throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Terrell fails to land.
Terrell blocks a body shot from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Terrell manages to break the clinch.
Terrell throws a leg kick that misses.
Terrell lands with an overhand left.
Terrell throws out a leg kick but Mein Armbach moves out of range and Terrell only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Mein Armbach misses its intended target.
Terrell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Terrell misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Mein Armbach - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Terrell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mein Armbach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Phillip Terrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mein Armbach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook.
Terrell throws a good cross that connects.
Terrell lands with a straight right. Mein Armbach didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Terrell.
Mein Armbach walks forward, straight into a front kick from Terrell.
Mein Armbach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook.
Mein Armbach with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Mein Armbach tries to keep at a distance but Terrell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Terrell tries to work over Mein Armbach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mein Armbach scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Mein Armbach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Terrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Terrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach has a couple of punches blocked by Terrell.
Terrell lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terrell.
Terrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terrell misses with the head strike.

Terrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Terrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mein Armbach can do to turn this around?
Mein Armbach misses with an uppercut.
Terrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mein Armbach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mein Armbach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terrell connects with a looping right hand.
Terrell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mein Armbach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Terrell scrambles back to his feet.
Terrell moves away from the strike by Mein Armbach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Mein Armbach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrell misses with a series of wild punches.
Mein Armbach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mein Armbach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terrell stuns Mein Armbach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mein Armbach dips to his left and cracks Terrell with an uppercut!

Mein Armbach clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mein Armbach lands with a light punch inside.
Mein Armbach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.
Terrell cracks Mein Armbach with a nice body shot.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phillip Terrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terrell.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mein Armbach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Terrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach lands a shoulder strike.
Mein Armbach prevents a body shot from Terrell.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Terrell digs a right hand into Mein Armbach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mein Armbach's gas tank.
Mein Armbach blocks a body shot from Terrell.
Terrell throws a head punch that misses.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mein Armbach backwards.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terrell working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach gets through Terrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Mein Armbach backwards.

Terrell is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mein Armbach is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Terrell to the mat. Terrell regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Terrell working a defensive guard here.
Mein Armbach is fighting to break Terrell's control of his arms but Terrell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mein Armbach passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mein Armbach landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mein Armbach throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Terrell dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Terrell swings for the body but Mein Armbach moves out of range.
Terrell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mein Armbach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mein Armbach lands a jab to the nose.
Terrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Mein Armbach off the cage and back into range.
Terrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Mein Armbach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terrell to score with a decent uppercut.
Mein Armbach swinging wildly here.
Terrell tries to counter by clinching up but Mein Armbach breaks away and moves out of range.

Mein Armbach changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Terrell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Terrell throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terrell. That's going to slow Mein Armbach down.
Terrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Terrell in his tracks.
Terrell throws a low kick but Mein Armbach moves out of range easily.
Mein Armbach throws a counter combo.
Terrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Mein Armbach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mein Armbach tries to clinch up.
Mein Armbach checks the leg kick.
Terrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrell throws a leg kick
and Mein Armbach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mein Armbach wants to clinch.
Terrell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mein Armbach manages to circle out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Mein Armbach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mein Armbach.
Bender Mein Armbach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillip Terrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Terrell, as that shot connected.
Mein Armbach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terrell.
Mein Armbach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mein Armbach might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Terrell coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Mein Armbach.
Terrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mein Armbach moves away.
Mein Armbach throws a lazy uppercut
and Terrell counters with a straight right hand.
Terrell lands a nice shot that snaps Mein Armbach's head back.
Terrell misses with a head kick.
Terrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mein Armbach momentarily.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach walks into a stiff left hand from Terrell.
Mein Armbach swings for the body but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell connects with a right hand. Mein Armbach shakes it off.
Mein Armbach takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mein Armbach moves in looking to clinch but Terrell pushes him off.
A lazy left from Terrell finds it's target.
Mein Armbach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Terrell finds it's way round the side to connect with Mein Armbach's head.
Phillip Terrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mein Armbach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terrell tests Mein Armbach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mein Armbach takes a jab right on the kisser.
Terrell lands with a shot to the body.
Mein Armbach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Mein Armbach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mein Armbach.
Good shot there by Mein Armbach.
Terrell scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Terrell.
Mein Armbach misses with a wild body shot.
Mein Armbach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mein Armbach throws the left hand but Terrell avoids the punch easily.
Mein Armbach looks to land a left hand but Terrell moved out of range nicely.
Terrell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mein Armbach doesn't seem bothered though.
Terrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mein Armbach swings for the body but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terrell.
Terrell throws a sloppy head kick and Mein Armbach moves out of range easily.
Mein Armbach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Terrell stuns Mein Armbach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Terrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Terrell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
During a confident post fight interview, Phillip Terrell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.