PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Terach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Ready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terach's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Citizen Soldier by Three Doors Down. The key to victory for Ezra Terach has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Terach
vs
Ready

180 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ezra Terach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Ready!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terach moves in looking to clinch but Ready pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Terach.
Terach throws a hook but Ready avoids it easily.

Ready feints and as Terach raises his hands in defense, Ready changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ready chips away with some ground and pound.
Ready working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Terach trying to keep a closed guard but Ready is proving a slippery customer.
Terach knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ready on the ground.
Ready scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ready stops Terach from standing up.
Ready trying to control the position from guard on top but Terach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ready with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ready is working Terach over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Terach has momentary wrist control but Ready slips an elbow through the middle.
Terach keeping moving, preventing Ready from controlling successfully.
Ready connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ready with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terach working a defensive guard here.
Ready preventing the sweep.
Ready postures up and lands a big shot to Terach's brow.

Terach looking for subs off his back but Ready has passed one foot through into half guard.
Terach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ready winds up and cracks Terach with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Terach has hold of Ready's hands but Ready slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terach looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ready slips a nice elbow through Terach's hands, connecting with Terach's forehead.
Terach wants to improve his position but Ready is controlling well.
Ready has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ready lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Terach is breathing heavily.
Terach wants to get back to full guard.
Terach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ready working the head and body with strikes.
Ready wants to control but Terach is keeping him busy.
Ready is nestled in close to Terach, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ready takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ready is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Terach is looking for a sweep. Ready is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ready winds up and cracks Terach with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ready working over Terach with some ground and pound. Terach looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ready landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ready scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Terach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ready working over Terach with some ground and pound. Terach looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Terach on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Terach tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready trying to control the action but Terach is working from the bottom.
Ready slips a nice elbow through Terach's hands, connecting with Terach's forehead.
Ready is nestled in close to Terach, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ready is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ready frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Terach is in a horrible position here. Ready smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ready lands with some strikes.
Ready working the ground and pound effectively.
Ready with a couple of short strikes.
Terach is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ready is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terach can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ready lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ready lands a heavy elbow.
Terach can't escape the position.
Ready lands with some strikes.
Ready punishing his opponent with strikes.

Terach is rocked!
Ready landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Terach is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ready scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Terach?
Ready landing strikes from the mount.
Ready landing shots from mount.
Terach in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terach is desperately trying to improve his position but Ready has a good base and remains in mount.

Ready throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Terach has his hands clasped together but Ready breaks the hold and Terach is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ready!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Ready!