PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Terwilliger (ranked 3192 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Rice Puto (ranked 351 p4p, 221 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Terwilliger
vs
Puto

178 cm
19
171
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
176
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
The Pharmacy Phuket

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Terwilliger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rice Puto!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terwilliger throws out the jab.
Terwilliger clobbers Puto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puto. Terwilliger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puto blocks a jab.

Terwilliger gets tackled into the cage by Puto. Puto maintains the clinch.
Puto working hard to break the clinch.
Terwilliger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Terwilliger can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Puto manages to break the clinch.
Puto throws a nice looking combination but Terwilliger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terwilliger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puto looks to land a left hand but Terwilliger moved out of range nicely.
Puto misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terwilliger.
A little feinted left hand from Terwilliger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Terwilliger looks to throw the jab but Puto is out of range.
Terwilliger misses with an uppercut
and Puto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Puto both land. Nice combination.
Puto wants to clinch but Terwilliger slips to the side
and Terwilliger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terwilliger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puto.
Terwilliger tries to land a front kick but Puto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puto unleashes a big counter combination but Terwilliger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Terwilliger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been told by Terwilliger's head coaches at The Nest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Terwilliger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Puto coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puto throws out a loose jab but Terwilliger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terwilliger manages to avoid it.
Puto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puto avoids the body shot from Terwilliger.
Puto fails to land with a series of punches.
Terwilliger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puto misses with a looping right.

Puto darts in and clinches Terwilliger up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terwilliger.
Terwilliger blocks a body shot from Puto.
Terwilliger swings wildly with an uppercut but Puto uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Puto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terwilliger.
Puto is trying to break the clinch but Terwilliger has him pressed against the cage.
Puto tries to circle away but Terwilliger has him pinned against the cage.
Terwilliger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Terwilliger manages to break the clinch.
Puto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Terwilliger counters with a stiff right hand.
Puto misses with a jab to the body
and Terwilliger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puto misses with a combination
and Terwilliger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puto misses with a lunging right hand
and Terwilliger counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Puto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puto takes one on the button.
Puto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terwilliger was well out of range. Poor timing from Puto.
As Puto backs away, Terwilliger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Puto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Terwilliger in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Puto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terwilliger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Puto.
Puto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Puto tries to counter it with a takedown but Terwilliger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Puto scores with a nice right hand.
Terwilliger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puto manages to avoid it.
Terwilliger scores with a jab.
Puto looks to throw the jab but Terwilliger is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rice Puto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A punch combination from Puto misses.

Puto clinches.
Puto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terwilliger has him pressed against the cage.

Puto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puto misses with an uppercut. Terwilliger saw that one coming.
Terwilliger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puto looks to land a right hand but Terwilliger moved out of range.
It looked like Terwilliger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Terwilliger.
Puto throws a lazy right hand but Terwilliger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Terwilliger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Puto.
Rice Puto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puto ducks right into an uppercut from Terwilliger.
Terwilliger throws out a leg kick but Puto moves out of range and Terwilliger only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto catches Terwilliger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Puto misses.
Bob Terwilliger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puto misses with a double jab
and Terwilliger counters with a stiff right hand.
Puto swings widly with a right hand
and Terwilliger counters with a good low kick that Puto was not able to check.
Terwilliger missing with a left hand there. Puto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puto.
A left lands for Puto.
Terwilliger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terwilliger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terwilliger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puto.
Puto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab by Terwilliger.
Puto slips under a jab from Terwilliger.
A big right from Terwilliger misses.
We've been informed that Puto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Puto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Puto misses.

Puto clinches up with Terwilliger and pushes him back against the cage.
Terwilliger lands an uppercut.
Puto stalling the fight.
Terwilliger tries to circle away but Puto has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terwilliger lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Puto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terwilliger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terwilliger lands a shoulder strike.
Terwilliger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terwilliger has Puto pressed against the cage, preventing Puto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puto.
Puto tries to circle away but Terwilliger has him pinned against the cage.

Terwilliger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Puto moves into the clinch successfully.
Puto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Terwilliger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terwilliger swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Terwilliger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puto ducks under a wild hook from Terwilliger.
The fighters circling - Terwilliger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Puto misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Puto.
Puto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terwilliger tried to counter with a leg kick but Puto avoided it.
Terwilliger throws an off balance right hand
and Puto counters with a stiff right hand.
Terwilliger misses with a hook
enabling Puto to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terwilliger slips a straight right by Puto.
Terwilliger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terwilliger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puto misses with a few strikes there.
Terwilliger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rice Puto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puto misses with a double jab
and Terwilliger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Terwilliger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Terwilliger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puto checks a leg kick.
Puto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terwilliger misses with a body punch
and Puto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puto tries to bum rush Terwilliger with a series of wild strikes but Terwilliger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terwilliger throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Terwilliger fails to land with a series of punches.
Puto shoots in looking for a takedown. Terwilliger tries to sprawl out of it but Puto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terwilliger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Puto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terwilliger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terwilliger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terwilliger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puto.
Puto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Terwilliger misses the target.
Terwilliger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puto counters with a straight right hand.
Terwilliger lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Puto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terwilliger doesn't seem phased though.
Good work by Puto as he checks the leg kick.
Terwilliger throws a shot from downtown. Puto moves away and avoids it.
Puto thuds his right hand into Terwilliger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terwilliger takes one to the side of the head.
Puto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terwilliger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puto.
Terwilliger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Terwilliger throws a big shot that misses.
Puto takes a swing at Terwilliger's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Terwilliger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puto tries to bum rush Terwilliger with a series of wild strikes but Terwilliger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Terwilliger misses the target.
Terwilliger thuds a left hand into Puto's body.
Puto misses with a looping right.
Terwilliger misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto blocks a jab.
Puto takes one to the side of the head.
Terwilliger ducks under a wild hook from Puto.
Puto throws a one two combo.
Terwilliger misses with an uppercut. Puto saw that one coming.
As Terwilliger backs off Puto throws a huge counter combo but Terwilliger manages to avoid it all.
Terwilliger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puto counters with a right hand to the body.
Puto defending well as Terwilliger loads up on a big left hand.
Puto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Terwilliger misses with a hook.
Puto scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puto lands a nice hook to Terwilliger's body. Terwilliger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Puto swings for the body but Terwilliger moves out of range.
Puto slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terwilliger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Puto works Terwilliger's body with a nice hook.
Puto blocks a jab.
As Terwilliger backs off Puto throws a huge counter combo but Terwilliger manages to avoid it all.
Terwilliger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Terwilliger clobbers Puto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Terwilliger misses with a straight right.
Terwilliger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rice Puto.
I think Puto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Puto!