PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Nagurski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Terell
vs
Nagurski

192 cm
20
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Terell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bronko Nagurski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terell ducks under a wild hook from Nagurski.
Nagurski misses with a straight left.
Nagurski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terell throws a jab when Nagurski was well out of range.

Terell darts in and clinches Nagurski up against the cage.
Nagurski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nagurski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Terell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Terell manages to pull guard.

Terell pushes Nagurski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Terell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagurski.
Nagurski misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Nagurski.

Terell closes the distance and clinches.
Terell is trying to drag Nagurski to the mat but Nagurski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nagurski prevents a takedown attempt there.

Terell breaks from the clinch.
Nagurski staying out of range there.
Nagurski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terell shoots in looking for a takedown. Nagurski tries to sprawl out of it but Terell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nagurski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Terell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terell misses with a body punch
and Nagurski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terell lands a body shot.
Nagurski stuffs the takedown.
Terell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronko Nagurski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagurski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bronko Nagurski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagurski throws a big shot that misses.
Nagurski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terell moves away.
Terell has a takedown stuffed.
Nagurski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terell.
Terell lands with a nice body punch.
Nagurski misses with a wild body shot.
Nagurski lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Terell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terell fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagurski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagurski.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Terell.
Nagurski prevents Terell from moving into mount.
Terell is staying tight to Nagurski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Nagurski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nagurski is trying to improve his position.

Terell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagurski tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terell goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nagurski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Terell but great work by Nagurski.
Terell wants to control but Nagurski postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nagurski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Terell to his feet.
Terell connects with a single shot there.
Terell avoids the body shot from Nagurski.
Nagurski misses with a body kick.
Terell blocks a jab.
Terell tries to clinch up.
Nagurski looks to land a right hand but Terell moved out of range.
Nagurski sizes up Terell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terell dives in and grabs Nagurski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nagurski pushes down on Terell's head and hops out.
Terell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagurski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Nagurski misses its intended target.
Nagurski lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagurski throws a body punch but Terell moves out of range.
Terell slips under a jab.
Terell ducks under a wild hook from Nagurski.
Nagurski misses with an uppercut. Terell saw that one coming.
Terell misses with a straight right.
Nagurski lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nagurski lands a jab to Terell's midsection.
Nagurski slips a straight right by Terell.
Nagurski sizes up Terell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nagurski avoids the body shot from Terell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terell misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagurski. Terell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Nagurski.
Terell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bronko Nagurski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A cross from Nagurski lands.
Terell misses with a wild combination.
Nagurski lands with a nice body punch.
Terell avoids the body shot from Nagurski.

Terell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Terell trying to control but Nagurski is working from the bottom.
Terell postures up in Nagurski's guard and throws a big left but Nagurski blocks it.
Terell looking to sit in guard and control but Nagurski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Terell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Terell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nagurski is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nagurski stands and steps away. Terell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nagurski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Nagurski.
Nagurski takes a swing at Terell's ribcage but misses.
Nagurski looks to land a left hand but Terell moved out of range nicely.
Nagurski slips a jab and a cross from Terell.
Terell walks into a stiff left hand from Nagurski.
Nagurski lands a nice shot to the body.
Nagurski slaps away a takedown attempt from Terell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagurski throws out the jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Terell.
Terell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nagurski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Terell tries for a kimura but Nagurski is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nagurski stops Terell from passing to mount.

Terell is trying to get an arm triangle but Nagurski is defending well.
Terell tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski is trying to get back to half guard.
Terell working the ground and pound but Nagurski is defending the strikes.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Terell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagurski.
Terell looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagurski is just out of range.
Nagurski scores with a nice head shot.
Terell lands with a good body shot.
Nagurski throws a jab when Terell was well out of range.
Terell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nagurski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Terell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terell throws out a loose jab but Nagurski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagurski misses with a body shot.
Nagurski slaps away a takedown attempt from Terell, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Terell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Terell digs a right hand underneath Nagurski's ribcage. Nagurski let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Terell has clasped his hands together around Nagurski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nagurski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Terell is trying to stand up here but Nagurski is controlling him well.
Terell wants to improve his position but Nagurski is controlling well.
Terell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Terell.
Terell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Terell working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Terell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Terell misses the shot to the body.
Terell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagurski lands an overhand right.
Nagurski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terell.
Bronko Nagurski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terell scores with a decent looking hook.
Nagurski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nagurski stuffs the takedown.
Nagurski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Terell loads up on a big right hand but Nagurski slips the punch.

Terell moves into the clinch.

Terell pulls guard successfully.
Terell looking for a sweep. Not yet Terell, not yet.
Nagurski wanted to stand there but Terell had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nagurski manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagurski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Terell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Terell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagurski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Terell wants to control from the top but Nagurski keeps moving.

Terell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Terell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nagurski wants to sweep here but Terell controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nagurski throws a looping overhand right but Terell ducks down to avoid it.
Terell lands with an overhand left.
Terell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagurski was well out of range. Poor timing from Terell.
Terell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Terell.

Terell goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nagurski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Terell but great work by Nagurski.
Terell tries to improve position but can't.
Terell is trying to buck Nagurski off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nagurski stands up and beckons Terell to his feet.

Terell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Terell moves nicely into side control.
Terell working away.
What's Nagurski going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

Terell is trying to get an arm triangle but Nagurski is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski manages to get back to half guard.
Terell tries to pass to full mount but Nagurski defends it.
Nagurski trying to control here.
Terell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Terell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Terell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Terell!