PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Ike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Ike could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Terry's chin.

Ike
vs
Terry

189 cm
20
288 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Ike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Terry!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Terry feints and as Ike raises his hands in defense, Terry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Terry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Terry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ike works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Terry connects with a couple of short punches.
Terry connects with a couple of short punches.
Terry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ike swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Terry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Terry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Terry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Terry content to stall in guard here.
Ike is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ike is breathing heavily.
Terry throws a big right hand that misses.
Terry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Terry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Terry distracts Ike with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Terry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ike is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Terry is controlling him.
Terry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Terry stands up and waves to Ike to follow him.
Ike throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terry.

Terry has managed to clinch.
Terry cracks Ike with a nice body shot.
Ike wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Terry.

Terry turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ike wants to control but Terry postures up.
Terry grinds an elbow into Ike's temple.
Terry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Terry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Terry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ike some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Terry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ike is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Terry is controlling him well.
Terry working the head and body with strikes.
Terry working the ground and pound from side control.
Terry scores with punches from side control.
Ike is looking to regain half guard here but Terry keeps moving and retains side control.
Terry controlling the position.
Ike is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terry decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Terry shoots in and bounces Ike off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ike looking for a sweep. Not yet Ike, not yet.
Terry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terry postures up in Ike's guard and throws a big left but Ike blocks it.
Terry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ike is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ike utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ike is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ike fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terry avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Ike misses its intended target.

Ike tries to keep at a distance but Terry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Terry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Terry is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ike can't fight it off and eventually Terry manages to take the fight to the floor. Ike looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terry stops Ike from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Terry dominated that 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.

Ike with a lazy takedown attempt

and Terry counters with a single leg into guard. Ike didn't expect that.
Terry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Terry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ike's head.
Terry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Terry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Terry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Terry wants to control from the top but Ike keeps moving.
Terry throwing strikes from guard but Ike blocks nicely.
Ike working a defensive guard here.
Jake Terry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Terry lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Terry thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry works over Ike with some ground and pound from guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ike tries to clinch up

and Terry moves into the clinch.

Ike breaks from the clinch.
Ike throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Terry looks to land a combination but Ike avoids it well.
Terry shoots in for a double leg but Ike sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ike fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terry avoids it really well and circles away.
Terry tries to clinch but Ike is having none of it.
Ike lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Terry as Ike shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Ike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terry throws a head kick that misses.
Ike lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ike throws a head kick that misses.

Terry rushes Ike and presses him up against the cage.

Ike manages to break the clinch.
Terry fails to land with a series of punches.
Ike throws out a loose jab but Terry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ike misses with a double jab

and Terry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ike!
Terry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ike is trying to escape the mount.
Terry breaks from Ike's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Terry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ike taking shots to the head.
Terry controlling from the full mount.
Ike really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ike tries to hold on but Terry postures up.
Terry scoring with strikes but Ike is staying in there.
Ike regains half guard.
Ike is looking to control Terry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ike avoid being mounted?
Terry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ike is not content to let Terry control the position.
Ike is trying to control but can't.
Ike is trying to stand.
Ike avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Terry.
Ike is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left lands for Ike.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but Ike shows good takedown defense.
Ike shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Terry moves into the clinch.

Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terry thows a body shot but no joy.
Terry misses with a wild body shot.
Ike lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Ike. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ike pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Terry drives through and clinches with Ike against the cage.
Ike wants to break free but Terry has control.

Terry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Terry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ike manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Terry working some strikes from top position.
Terry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Terry lands a couple of digs.
Terry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ike wants to sweep but no luck.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Ike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ike is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry keeping hold of Ike's head, controlling as best he can.
Terry flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ike wants to stand but Terry has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ike prevents Terry from improving his position.
Ike wants to stand but Terry has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Terry is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terry manages to get to full guard.
Ike trying to control the position from guard on top but Terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ike thumps Terry with a low kick.
No joy there for Terry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ike takes the fight into the clinch.
Ike goes for a takedown attempt but Terry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Terry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ike throws out the jab.

Terry closes the distance and pushes Ike back into the cage.
Terry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry wants to get back to striking at distance but Ike won't allow it.

Terry turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Terry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ike's legs.
Ike wants to control but Terry postures up.
Ike is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ike is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Terry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ike tries to kick Terry off but Terry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Terry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Terry stops Ike from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Terry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ike avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ike is looking to stand up but Terry isn't so interested in that idea.
Ike looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terry is one step ahead there.
Ike is looking to stand up but Terry isn't so interested in that idea.
Samuel Ike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terry scoring with some ground and pound.
Terry postures up.

Terry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jake Terry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samuel Ike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ike wants to clinch but Terry slips to the side

and Terry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Terry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Terry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Terry!