PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luie Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Terkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mitchell
vs
Terkey

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luie Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvester Terkey!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Terkey closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Terkey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.

Terkey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terkey throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Terkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Terkey also avoids with ease.

Terkey feints and as Mitchell raises his hands in defense, Terkey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Terkey drops back looking for a leg! Mitchell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mitchell manages to kick Terkey off! Terkey jumps back into Mitchell's guard.

Terkey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Terkey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Terkey lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terkey wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Mitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Terkey on the ground.

Terkey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Terkey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Terkey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Terkey looks gassed!
Mitchell keeping full guard, as Terkey tries to pass.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Terkey postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
Terkey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Terkey pushing down on Mitchell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Terkey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell tries to kick Terkey off but Terkey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Terkey thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Terkey wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is defending well.
Mitchell is looking to escape.
Terkey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terkey wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Terkey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Terkey.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Terkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terkey.
Mitchell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Terkey throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Terkey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Terkey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell throws a solid leg kick but Terkey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mitchell.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Terkey.
Terkey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Terkey dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Terkey.
Luie Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terkey.

Terkey rushes Mitchell and presses him up against the cage.
Terkey tries to score a body lock takedown but Mitchell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terkey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Terkey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Mitchell misses

and Terkey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mitchell won't be happy with that.

Terkey tries for a kimura but Mitchell is defending well.
Terkey fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Terkey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Terkey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell parries the strikes from Terkey easily there. Terkey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mitchell to escape.

Terkey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mitchell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mitchell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Terkey is trying to get an arm triangle but Mitchell is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Terkey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Terkey.
Mitchell swinging wilding here.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Terkey shoots in and bounces Mitchell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Terkey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terkey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terkey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terkey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terkey is pushing down on Mitchell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mitchell is fighting to maintain full guard but Terkey has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Terkey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.

Mitchell is defending against the submission attempts here by Terkey.
Terkey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
Mitchell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Terkey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Terkey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Terkey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Terkey tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Terkey moves out of range easily.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.

Terkey scores a takedown into full mount!

Terkey is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mitchell is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mitchell flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Terkey anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mitchell and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Terkey slips an arm under Mitchell chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Terkey has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Terkey is squeezing on Mitchell like an anaconda would it's prey. Mitchell fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sylvester Terkey!