PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Terrazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrazas has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Sub Rage has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sub Rage seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rage
vs
Terrazas

165 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sub Rage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Terrazas!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rage wants it to stay on the feet.
Terrazas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrazas is looking to clinch.
Rage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Terrazas.

Terrazas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rage tries to improve position but can't.

Terrazas stands up.
Terrazas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sub Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Terrazas.

Rage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Terrazas is trying to get back to full guard.
Rage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Terrazas is trying to stand up here but Rage is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to pass to mount but Terrazas is defending the position.
Terrazas wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
Rage trying to control the action but Terrazas is working from the bottom.
Terrazas is looking to improve his position.
Terrazas looks gassed!
Rage trying to control the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rage throws a body punch but Terrazas moves out of range.

Terrazas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rage gets back to half guard.
Terrazas prevents Rage from improving his position.

Rage actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Terrazas working Rage over with strikes.
Terrazas is thwarting Rage's attempts to control the position.
Rage really is a fat lump.
Rage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Terrazas postures up.
Rage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Terrazas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rage is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Terrazas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Terrazas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terrazas doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rage.
Rage wants to control from the top but Terrazas keeps moving.
Rage is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rage trying to control but Terrazas is working from the bottom.
Rage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Terrazas trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
Rage's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrazas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rage controlling from the top position.
Rage landing some decent shots from guard.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Terrazas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage distracts Terrazas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Terrazas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terrazas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Terrazas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terrazas's guard.
Rage is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage won't allow Terrazas to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Rage dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Terrazas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Terrazas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rage seems keen to control Terrazas's posture.
Rage can't keep his opponent in guard - Terrazas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rage wants to control but Terrazas is keeping busy.
Rage is trying is best to control the position here.
Terrazas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rage!
Rage regains half guard.
Rage trying to control here.
Terrazas is breathing heavily.
Rage gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Terrazas's guard.
Rage trying to control but Terrazas is working from the bottom.
Rage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rage slips nicely into half guard.
Terrazas trying to hold on to Rage's head to control him but Rage postures up.
Rage is trying to control. Terrazas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rage working Terrazas over with strikes.
Rage is stalling here. Terrazas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rage seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Terrazas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage manages to get back to half guard.
Rage regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rage working a defensive guard here.
Rage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terrazas is one step ahead there.
Rage trying to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sub Rage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Terrazas fails with the takedown

and Rage counters with a single leg into guard. Terrazas didn't expect that.
Rage pushes down on Terrazas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Rage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrazas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, if Rage is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Terrazas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rage controlling the action here.

Rage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Terrazas is not content to let Rage control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rage prevents Terrazas from improving his position.
Terrazas is staying active underneath Rage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rage performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rage trying to control from half guard but Terrazas is working away.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sub Rage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terrazas's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Rage dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrazas manages to avoid it.
Terrazas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Terrazas with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Terrazas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terrazas keeping full guard, as Rage tries to pass.

Terrazas working for a triangle but Rage defends it easily.
Rage is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rage stopping the sweep attempt from Terrazas.
Terrazas wants to get back to his feet but Rage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Terrazas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrazas.
Terrazas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Terrazas!
Terrazas taking shots to the head.
Rage controlling from mount.
Rage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Terrazas for as long as he can get away with.

Rage is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Terrazas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage controlling from the full mount.
Rage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Terrazas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Rage.
Rage controlling the pace for now.
Rage has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rage working for a submission but Terrazas is keeping him at bay.
Rage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Rage working for a submission but Terrazas is keeping him at bay.
Terrazas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rage wants to control the pace but Terrazas is squirming around nicely.
Sub Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rage looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sub Rage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Terrazas moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Sub Rage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rage shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Terrazas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rage preventing the sweep.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Terrazas is keeping the position.
Rage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ricky Terrazas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage trying to control but Terrazas is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Rage!
Sub Rage is the new middleweight champion!