PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Tria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prime Terce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terce has chosen Let it roll as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tria
vs
Terce

168 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Tria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prime Terce!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terce darts in trying to clinch
and Tria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tria throws a low kick but Terce moves out of range easily.
Terce tries to clinch but Tria moves away

and Tria counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terce is looking to regain half guard here but Tria keeps moving and retains side control.
Terce is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tria fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terce is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tria asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Terce trying to remain calm as Tria controls from the top position.
Terce is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Terce's face as Tria controls the position.

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.

We're going to have a standup here because Gaius Tria wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Terce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Terce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tria counters with a leg kick.
Tria swings for the body but Terce moves out of range.
Terce has his takedown stuffed

and Tria moves into the clinch.
Terce tries to break free but Tria pushes him back against the cage.
Tria fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Terce being controlled against the cage.
Terce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terce trying to control the position but instead, Tria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Terce into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terce is trying to break free.
Tria jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terce walks away with a smile on his face. Tria gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terce manages to avoid it.
Terce misses with a body shot.
Tria moves away from the strike by Terce.
Terce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tria looks to score with a jab to the body but Terce is just out of range.
Terce moves out of range as Tria throws a body kick.
Terce scores with a one two! Tria had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Terce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaius Tria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prime Terce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tria throws a chopping leg kick but Terce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Terce does no damage.
Tria throws a wild body kick that Terce sees coming a mile off.
Tria misses with a leg kick.
Terce tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prime Terce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tria circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tria decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terce's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tria 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.
Terce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tria is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Tria dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Terce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Tria is rocked!
Terce drops Tria with a big left hand! Tria is injured, injured bad! Terce jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prime Terce!